West Union, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

West Union has an annual average temperature of 59.2°F with about 61.1 inches of precipitation per year and 2.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.17 in) and November the driest (4.54 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,318
Cooling need
1,230

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

21 of 366 (5.7%) of West Union'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.

1890s
4
1900s
30
1910s
4
1920s
58
1930s
65
1940s
53
1950s
36
1960s
14
1970s
12
1980s
15
1990s
18
2000s
22
2010s
24
2020s
11

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 51.7°F 29.2°F 40.5°F 5.43 in 0.8 in 10
February 55.7°F 30.9°F 43.3°F 4.78 in 0.7 in 10
March 63.1°F 37.1°F 50.1°F 5.17 in 0.2 in 11
April 72.2°F 44.7°F 58.4°F 4.75 in 10
May 78.9°F 54.5°F 66.7°F 4.79 in 11
June 85.4°F 63.1°F 74.2°F 5.25 in 12
July 88.5°F 66.5°F 77.5°F 4.93 in 12
August 87.3°F 66.0°F 76.6°F 6.17 in 12
September 81.8°F 60.1°F 71.0°F 4.89 in 9
October 71.7°F 47.8°F 59.8°F 4.60 in 8
November 62.0°F 36.8°F 49.4°F 4.54 in 9
December 53.9°F 31.8°F 42.9°F 5.80 in 0.5 in 11

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