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South Carolina weather by city

VSWeather covers 103 cities and towns in South Carolina, from Charleston (population 152,014) down to Cheraw (population 5,024). Hilton Head Island is the state's sunniest covered city at 218 sunny days a year. Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

South Carolina climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Hilton Head Island 218 sunny days
  2. 2Port Royal 218 sunny days
  3. 3Bluffton 215 sunny days
  4. 4Beaufort 215 sunny days
  5. 5Hardeeville 215 sunny days
  6. 6Burton 215 sunny days
  7. 7Laurel Bay 215 sunny days
  8. 8Georgetown 214 sunny days
  9. 9Charleston 214 sunny days
  10. 10Mount Pleasant 214 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Berea 4 in of snow
  2. 2Travelers Rest 4 in of snow
  3. 3Sans Souci 4 in of snow
  4. 4Greer 4 in of snow
  5. 5Wade Hampton 4 in of snow
  6. 6Taylors 4 in of snow
  7. 7Five Forks 4 in of snow
  8. 8Lyman 4 in of snow
  9. 9Spartanburg 3 in of snow
  10. 10Boiling Springs 3 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Myrtle Beach 135 wet days a year
  2. 2Carolina Forest 135 wet days a year
  3. 3Conway 135 wet days a year
  4. 4Socastee 135 wet days a year
  5. 5Red Hill 135 wet days a year
  6. 6Garden City 135 wet days a year
  7. 7Murrells Inlet 135 wet days a year
  8. 8Forestbrook 135 wet days a year
  9. 9Litchfield Beach 134 wet days a year
  10. 10Summerville 134 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Hilton Head Island 68 °F average
  2. 2Port Royal 68 °F average
  3. 3Bluffton 68 °F average
  4. 4Burton 68 °F average
  5. 5Hardeeville 67 °F average
  6. 6Beaufort 67 °F average
  7. 7Laurel Bay 67 °F average
  8. 8James Island 67 °F average
  9. 9Charleston 67 °F average
  10. 10Hollywood 67 °F average

Popular South Carolina comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered South Carolina cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how South Carolina cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall is anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).