Seneca, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLEMSON OCONEE CO AP, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Seneca has an annual average temperature of 61.4°F with about 49 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.91 in) and May the driest (3.49 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,793
Cooling need
1,488

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

137 of 366 (37.4%) of Seneca'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.

1990s
4
2000s
128
2010s
196
2020s
38

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 51.9°F 33.6°F 42.7°F 4.51 in 11
February 55.7°F 36.3°F 46.0°F 4.16 in 11
March 63.9°F 42.5°F 53.2°F 4.67 in 10
April 72.0°F 49.8°F 60.9°F 3.78 in 10
May 79.0°F 58.5°F 68.8°F 3.49 in 10
June 85.3°F 66.0°F 75.7°F 4.40 in 11
July 88.7°F 69.9°F 79.3°F 3.65 in 12
August 87.3°F 68.8°F 78.0°F 4.91 in 13
September 82.0°F 63.5°F 72.8°F 3.68 in 9
October 72.3°F 51.8°F 62.1°F 3.60 in 9
November 62.3°F 41.8°F 52.0°F 3.64 in 10
December 53.8°F 36.2°F 45.0°F 4.50 in 11

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