Saluda, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALUDA, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Saluda has an annual average temperature of 62.2°F with about 46.8 inches of precipitation per year and 0.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.7°F). March is typically the wettest month (4.57 in) and April the driest (3.07 in). Snow typically falls from March through March.

Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,754
Cooling need
1,746

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

19 of 366 (5.2%) of Saluda's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s
22
1910s
58
1920s
28
1930s
30
1940s
54
1950s
66
1960s
16
1970s
16
1980s
27
1990s
9
2000s
15
2010s
13
2020s
12

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 53.9°F 31.7°F 42.8°F 4.09 in 11
February 58.5°F 34.2°F 46.3°F 3.82 in 10
March 66.4°F 40.2°F 53.3°F 4.57 in 0.2 in 10
April 75.4°F 48.3°F 61.9°F 3.07 in 9
May 82.8°F 57.8°F 70.3°F 3.49 in 8
June 89.3°F 66.5°F 77.9°F 4.18 in 10
July 92.6°F 70.2°F 81.4°F 4.28 in 11
August 90.8°F 69.0°F 79.9°F 4.50 in 9
September 85.1°F 62.4°F 73.7°F 3.97 in 7
October 75.1°F 49.8°F 62.4°F 3.22 in 7
November 64.1°F 39.0°F 51.5°F 3.36 in 0.1 in 8
December 56.3°F 33.8°F 45.0°F 4.25 in 0.1 in 11

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