Yemassee, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from YEMASSEE 1 N, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Yemassee has an annual average temperature of 64.3°F with about 53.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (6.67 in) and November the driest (2.75 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
32.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,953
Cooling need
1,698

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Yemassee'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
14
1910s
24
1920s
43
1930s
42
1940s
18
1950s
54
1960s
23
1970s
7
1980s
25
1990s
26
2000s
32
2010s
38
2020s
16

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 59.2°F 36.2°F 47.7°F 3.92 in 10
February 63.5°F 39.1°F 51.3°F 3.72 in 9
March 69.5°F 44.2°F 56.8°F 3.70 in 8
April 76.5°F 51.1°F 63.8°F 3.56 in 8
May 83.4°F 59.0°F 71.2°F 3.48 in 9
June 87.6°F 66.9°F 77.2°F 6.67 in 13
July 90.1°F 70.0°F 80.1°F 6.38 in 13
August 88.5°F 69.5°F 79.0°F 5.51 in 12
September 83.8°F 64.4°F 74.1°F 6.04 in 10
October 76.3°F 53.5°F 64.9°F 4.09 in 8
November 67.8°F 43.7°F 55.7°F 2.75 in 8
December 61.2°F 38.3°F 49.7°F 3.78 in 10

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