Scranton, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAKE CITY 2 SE, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Scranton has an annual average temperature of 64.2°F with about 49.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.81 in) and November the driest (3.13 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,160
Cooling need
1,872

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

24 of 366 (6.6%) of Scranton'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.

1930s
19
1940s
69
1950s
73
1960s
43
1970s
16
1980s
61
1990s
25
2000s
28
2010s
27
2020s
5

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 57.6°F 34.3°F 46.0°F 3.65 in
February 61.3°F 37.0°F 49.2°F 3.48 in
March 68.0°F 42.6°F 55.3°F 3.60 in
April 77.1°F 50.1°F 63.6°F 3.19 in
May 83.4°F 59.4°F 71.4°F 4.20 in
June 89.4°F 67.3°F 78.4°F 4.84 in
July 92.4°F 71.3°F 81.8°F 5.77 in
August 90.5°F 70.3°F 80.4°F 5.81 in
September 85.9°F 64.6°F 75.3°F 4.74 in
October 77.3°F 52.9°F 65.1°F 3.52 in
November 68.1°F 42.2°F 55.1°F 3.13 in
December 60.6°F 36.9°F 48.8°F 3.85 in

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