Climate of South Carolina - wikipedia Climate of South Carolina South Carolina has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. On average, between 40 inches ( 1,000 mm ) and 80 inches ( 2,000 mm ) of precipitation falls annually across the state. Tropical cyclones, and afternoon thunderstorms due to hot and humid conditions, contribute to precipitation during the summer and sometimes fall months, while extratropical cyclones contribute to precipitation during the fall, winter, and spring months. Tornadoes happen mostly in the spring with a secondary peak in November. Hail and damaging winds often occur in summertime thunderstorms. Tornadoes are very uncommon in the summer unless a tropical. Contents 1 Temperatures 2 Precipitation 2.1 Snowfall and ice 2.2 Tropical cyclones 2.3 Thunderstorms and tornadoes 3 Monthly normals and extremes for select cities 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References Temperatures South Carolina has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ), although high elevation areas in the `` Upstate '' area have less subtropical characteristics than areas on the Atlantic coastline. In the summer, South Carolina is hot and humid with temperatures during the day averaging near 90 ° F ( 32 ° C ) across most of the state with overnight lows near 70 ° F ( 21 ° C ). Winter temperatures are much less uniform. Coastal areas of the state have very mild winters with high temperatures averaging about 60 ° F ( 16 ° C ) and overnight lows close to 38 ° F ( 3 ° C ). Further inland in the Piedmont, temperatures average between 50 ° F ( 10 ° C ) during the day and 32 ° F ( 0 ° C ) at night. Event Measurement Date Location County Highest temperature 113 ° F ( 45.0 ° C ) Jun. 29, 2012 USC Columbia Richland, South Carolina Lowest temperature − 19 ° F ( − 28.3 ° C ) 000000001985 - 01 - 21 - 0000 January 21, 1985 Caesars Head Greenville Precipitation Annual average precipitation in South Carolina While precipitation is abundant the entire year in almost the entire state, the coastline tends to have a slightly wetter summer, while inland March tends to be the wettest month. During the cold season, extratropical cyclones is the main cause of precipitation, while during the summer, tropical cyclones and thunderstorms forming due to afternoon heating are the main causes of precipitation. A lee side rain shadow from the Appalachian Mountains lowers annual precipitation across central portions of the state. Inland sections average 40 inches ( 1,000 mm ) to 50 inches ( 1,300 mm ) of rainfall, while near the coast 50 inches ( 1,300 mm ) to 60 inches ( 1,500 mm ), and the Piedmont receives 70 inches ( 1,800 mm ) to 80 inches ( 2,000 mm ) of precipitation. Winter precipitation is determined in large by the El Niño - Southern Oscillation. During El Niño events, the jet stream is further south and east across the U.S., thus leading to cooler and wetter winters in South Carolina, while La Niña keeps the jet stream further north and west causing warmer and drier winters. Event Measurement Date Location County Most precipitation in a year for a single area 120.21 inches ( 3,053 mm ) ? Hogback Mountain Greenville Least precipitation in a year for a single area 22.69 inches ( 58 cm ) ? Event Measurement Date Location County Greatest 24 - hour rainfall 17.00 inches ( 432 mm ) 000000001995 - 08 - 27 - 0000 August 27, 1995 Antreville Abbeville Snowfall and ice Annual snowfall across inland South Carolina is very small, and in coastal areas several years might pass without any measurable snowfall. The snowiest location in the state averages 12 inches ( 30 cm ) of snow a year in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the state. Freezing rain is more common than snow and even rain across much of the state in the winter months. Along the coast snowfall is very rare, with only a few snow events on record. Charleston averages less than 1 inch annually, and often 5 to 10 years might pass without any snowfall. Event Measurement Date Location County Greatest 24 - hour snowfall 24 inches ( 61 cm ) February 10 -- 11, 1973 Rimini Clarendon Most snowfall from one storm 28.9 inches ( 73 cm ) February 15 -- 17, 1969 Caesars Head Greenville Tropical cyclones Hurricane Hugo ( 1989 ) The state is prone to tropical cyclones. This is an annual concern during hurricane season, which is from June through November. The peak time of vulnerability for the southeast Atlantic coast is from early August to early October when tropical cyclone frequency is highest. Major hurricanes can impact the Palmetto state, though there are no category 5 impacts on record. Two of the stronger hurricanes to strike South Carolina in recent times are Hurricane Hazel ( 1954 ) and Hurricane Hugo ( 1989 ), which were of category 4 strength. For weaker systems, rainfall and spin - up tornadoes in the outer bands are the main impacts to the state. The wettest known tropical cyclone to impact South Carolina was a tropical depression named Jerry in 1995 which stalled nearby and had previously been a tropical storm across Florida. Event Measurement Date Location County Wettest tropical cyclone 17.00 inches ( 432 mm ) Tropical Storm Jerry ( 1995 ) Antreville Abbeville Thunderstorms and tornadoes South Carolina averages around 64 days of thunderstorm activity per year. Most thunderstorms occur during the summer. South Carolina is vulnerable to tornadoes. Some notable tornadoes have struck South Carolina and the state averages around 14 tornadoes annually. There have been no F - 5 tornadoes on record but over a dozen F - 4 tornadoes have occurred in many counties in South Carolina. Monthly normals and extremes for select cities Climate data for Greenville, South Carolina ( Greenville -- Spartanburg Int'l ), 1981 -- 2010 normals, extremes 1884 -- present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° F ( ° C ) 82 ( 28 ) 81 ( 27 ) 91 ( 33 ) 94 ( 34 ) 100 ( 38 ) 105 ( 41 ) 107 ( 42 ) 105 ( 41 ) 101 ( 38 ) 97 ( 36 ) 86 ( 30 ) 79 ( 26 ) 107 ( 42 ) Mean maximum ° F ( ° C ) 69.4 ( 20.8 ) 72.5 ( 22.5 ) 80.8 ( 27.1 ) 86.0 ( 30 ) 90.2 ( 32.3 ) 95.1 ( 35.1 ) 97.3 ( 36.3 ) 95.9 ( 35.5 ) 91.1 ( 32.8 ) 84.4 ( 29.1 ) 77.1 ( 25.1 ) 69.5 ( 20.8 ) 98.6 ( 37 ) Average high ° F ( ° C ) 52.4 ( 11.3 ) 56.6 ( 13.7 ) 64.5 ( 18.1 ) 72.8 ( 22.7 ) 80.2 ( 26.8 ) 87.5 ( 30.8 ) 90.3 ( 32.4 ) 88.6 ( 31.4 ) 82.2 ( 27.9 ) 72.8 ( 22.7 ) 63.5 ( 17.5 ) 54.1 ( 12.3 ) 72.1 ( 22.3 ) Average low ° F ( ° C ) 32.0 ( 0 ) 34.9 ( 1.6 ) 41.2 ( 5.1 ) 48.3 ( 9.1 ) 57.2 ( 14 ) 65.8 ( 18.8 ) 69.4 ( 20.8 ) 68.7 ( 20.4 ) 61.8 ( 16.6 ) 50.4 ( 10.2 ) 41.3 ( 5.2 ) 34.0 ( 1.1 ) 50.4 ( 10.2 ) Mean minimum ° F ( ° C ) 14.6 ( − 9.7 ) 19.0 ( − 7.2 ) 24.2 ( − 4.3 ) 32.6 ( 0.3 ) 42.7 ( 5.9 ) 55.0 ( 12.8 ) 61.7 ( 16.5 ) 60.7 ( 15.9 ) 47.9 ( 8.8 ) 34.1 ( 1.2 ) 26.0 ( − 3.3 ) 18.1 ( − 7.7 ) 11.8 ( − 11.2 ) Record low ° F ( ° C ) − 6 ( − 21 ) − 5 ( − 21 ) 11 ( − 12 ) 22 ( − 6 ) 27 ( − 3 ) 40 ( 4 ) 53 ( 12 ) 50 ( 10 ) 32 ( 0 ) 25 ( − 4 ) 11 ( − 12 ) ( − 16 ) − 6 ( − 21 ) Average precipitation inches ( mm ) 3.82 ( 97 ) 3.97 ( 100.8 ) 4.52 ( 114.8 ) 3.36 ( 85.3 ) 3.76 ( 95.5 ) 3.80 ( 96.5 ) 4.80 ( 121.9 ) 4.48 ( 113.8 ) 3.43 ( 87.1 ) 3.44 ( 87.4 ) 3.70 ( 94 ) 4.11 ( 104.4 ) 47.19 ( 1,198.6 ) Average snowfall inches ( cm ) 2.3 ( 5.8 ) 1.0 ( 2.5 ) 0.9 ( 2.3 ) trace 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0.1 ( 0.3 ) 0.4 ( 1 ) 4.7 ( 11.9 ) Average precipitation days ( ≥ 0.01 in ) 10.2 9.2 9.6 9.0 9.7 10.4 11.7 10.4 8.1 7.2 8.9 9.8 114.2 Average snowy days ( ≥ 0.1 in ) 0.7 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.4 2.8 Average relative humidity ( % ) 65.8 62.6 62.1 60.7 68.5 70.5 74.0 75.6 75.8 70.9 68.2 67.7 68.5 Mean monthly sunshine hours 176.6 182.7 236.2 264.7 269.2 270.8 267.8 253.9 229.2 235.2 184.3 169.4 2,740 Percent possible sunshine 56 60 64 68 62 62 61 61 62 67 59 55 62 Source : NOAA ( relative humidity 1962 -- 1990, sun 1961 -- 1990 ) Climate data for Columbia, South Carolina ( Columbia Airport ), 1981 -- 2010 normals, extremes 1887 -- present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° F ( ° C ) 84 ( 29 ) 84 ( 29 ) 93 ( 34 ) 96 ( 36 ) 101 ( 38 ) 109 ( 43 ) 107 ( 42 ) 107 ( 42 ) 106 ( 41 ) 101 ( 38 ) 90 ( 32 ) 83 ( 28 ) 109 ( 43 ) Mean maximum ° F ( ° C ) 73.7 ( 23.2 ) 77.6 ( 25.3 ) 83.9 ( 28.8 ) 89.3 ( 31.8 ) 94.0 ( 34.4 ) 98.5 ( 36.9 ) 100.2 ( 37.9 ) 98.9 ( 37.2 ) 94.5 ( 34.7 ) 88.2 ( 31.2 ) 80.9 ( 27.2 ) 75.3 ( 24.1 ) 101.6 ( 38.7 ) Average high ° F ( ° C ) 56.0 ( 13.3 ) 60.3 ( 15.7 ) 68.2 ( 20.1 ) 76.3 ( 24.6 ) 83.8 ( 28.8 ) 90.0 ( 32.2 ) 92.7 ( 33.7 ) 90.7 ( 32.6 ) 85.2 ( 29.6 ) 76.1 ( 24.5 ) 67.3 ( 19.6 ) 58.2 ( 14.6 ) 75.4 ( 24.1 ) Average low ° F ( ° C ) 33.7 ( 0.9 ) 36.8 ( 2.7 ) 43.0 ( 6.1 ) 50.4 ( 10.2 ) 59.5 ( 15.3 ) 68.2 ( 20.1 ) 71.6 ( 22 ) 71.0 ( 21.7 ) 64.2 ( 17.9 ) 52.1 ( 11.2 ) 42.3 ( 5.7 ) 35.3 ( 1.8 ) 52.3 ( 11.3 ) Mean minimum ° F ( ° C ) 16.4 ( − 8.7 ) 20.6 ( − 6.3 ) 25.5 ( − 3.6 ) 33.2 ( 0.7 ) 44.1 ( 6.7 ) 56.6 ( 13.7 ) 63.5 ( 17.5 ) 62.0 ( 16.7 ) 49.0 ( 9.4 ) 34.4 ( 1.3 ) 26.2 ( − 3.2 ) 19.1 ( − 7.2 ) 14.7 ( − 9.6 ) Record low ° F ( ° C ) − 1 ( − 18 ) − 2 ( − 19 ) ( − 16 ) 26 ( − 3 ) 34 ( 1 ) 44 ( 7 ) 54 ( 12 ) 53 ( 12 ) 40 ( 4 ) 23 ( − 5 ) 12 ( − 11 ) ( − 16 ) − 2 ( − 19 ) Average precipitation inches ( mm ) 3.58 ( 90.9 ) 3.61 ( 91.7 ) 3.73 ( 94.7 ) 2.62 ( 66.5 ) 2.97 ( 75.4 ) 4.69 ( 119.1 ) 5.46 ( 138.7 ) 5.26 ( 133.6 ) 3.54 ( 89.9 ) 3.17 ( 80.5 ) 2.74 ( 69.6 ) 3.22 ( 81.8 ) 44.59 ( 1,132.6 ) Average snowfall inches ( cm ) 0.8 ( 2 ) 0.5 ( 1.3 ) 0.1 ( 0.3 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0.1 ( 0.3 ) 1.5 ( 3.8 ) Average precipitation days ( ≥ 0.01 in ) 9.9 9.1 8.6 8.0 7.7 10.5 11.8 10.5 7.3 7.0 7.3 9.0 106.7 Average snowy days ( ≥ 0.1 in ) 0.5 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.0 Average relative humidity ( % ) 69.2 65.8 64.6 62.1 68.2 70.8 73.4 76.5 75.9 73.0 71.6 70.7 70.2 Mean monthly sunshine hours 172.7 180.7 237.3 269.6 292.9 280.0 286.0 263.3 239.8 235.0 193.8 175.0 2,826.1 Percent possible sunshine 55 59 64 69 68 65 65 63 64 67 62 57 64 Source : NOAA ( relative humidity and sun 1961 − 1990 ) Climate data for Charleston Int'l, South Carolina ( 1981 -- 2010 normals, extremes 1938 -- present ) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° F ( ° C ) 83 ( 28 ) 87 ( 31 ) 90 ( 32 ) 95 ( 35 ) 99 ( 37 ) 103 ( 39 ) 104 ( 40 ) 105 ( 41 ) 99 ( 37 ) 94 ( 34 ) 88 ( 31 ) 83 ( 28 ) 105 ( 41 ) Mean maximum ° F ( ° C ) 75.3 ( 24.1 ) 78.1 ( 25.6 ) 83.5 ( 28.6 ) 88.5 ( 31.4 ) 92.7 ( 33.7 ) 96.8 ( 36 ) 98.0 ( 36.7 ) 96.5 ( 35.8 ) 92.6 ( 33.7 ) 87.1 ( 30.6 ) 81.9 ( 27.7 ) 76.8 ( 24.9 ) 99.2 ( 37.3 ) Average high ° F ( ° C ) 59.0 ( 15 ) 62.8 ( 17.1 ) 69.6 ( 20.9 ) 76.4 ( 24.7 ) 83.2 ( 28.4 ) 88.4 ( 31.3 ) 91.1 ( 32.8 ) 89.5 ( 31.9 ) 84.8 ( 29.3 ) 77.1 ( 25.1 ) 69.8 ( 21 ) 61.6 ( 16.4 ) 76.1 ( 24.5 ) Average low ° F ( ° C ) 37.5 ( 3.1 ) 40.6 ( 4.8 ) 46.7 ( 8.2 ) 53.3 ( 11.8 ) 61.8 ( 16.6 ) 69.6 ( 20.9 ) 73.0 ( 22.8 ) 72.3 ( 22.4 ) 67.2 ( 19.6 ) 56.8 ( 13.8 ) 47.5 ( 8.6 ) 40.1 ( 4.5 ) 55.5 ( 13.1 ) Mean minimum ° F ( ° C ) 21.4 ( − 5.9 ) 25.5 ( − 3.6 ) 30.4 ( − 0.9 ) 38.6 ( 3.7 ) 49.5 ( 9.7 ) 61.1 ( 16.2 ) 67.5 ( 19.7 ) 66.0 ( 18.9 ) 55.6 ( 13.1 ) 41.0 ( 5 ) 32.6 ( 0.3 ) 24.0 ( − 4.4 ) 18.8 ( − 7.3 ) Record low ° F ( ° C ) 6 ( − 14 ) 12 ( − 11 ) 15 ( − 9 ) 29 ( − 2 ) 36 ( 2 ) 50 ( 10 ) 58 ( 14 ) 56 ( 13 ) 42 ( 6 ) 27 ( − 3 ) 15 ( − 9 ) 8 ( − 13 ) 6 ( − 14 ) Average precipitation inches ( mm ) 3.71 ( 94.2 ) 2.96 ( 75.2 ) 3.71 ( 94.2 ) 2.91 ( 73.9 ) 3.02 ( 76.7 ) 5.65 ( 143.5 ) 6.53 ( 165.9 ) 7.15 ( 181.6 ) 6.10 ( 154.9 ) 3.75 ( 95.3 ) 2.43 ( 61.7 ) 3.11 ( 79 ) 51.03 ( 1,296.2 ) Average snowfall inches ( cm ) trace 0.2 ( 0.5 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0.3 ( 0.8 ) 0.5 ( 1.3 ) Average precipitation days ( ≥ 0.01 in ) 9.6 8.6 7.9 7.7 7.8 11.9 13.0 13.2 10.0 7.3 7.0 8.7 112.7 Average snowy days ( ≥ 0.1 in ) 0.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.5 Average relative humidity ( % ) 69.8 67.4 68.1 67.5 72.5 75.1 76.6 78.9 78.2 74.1 72.7 71.6 72.7 Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.3 186.7 243.9 275.1 294.8 279.5 287.8 256.7 219.7 224.5 189.5 171.3 2,808.8 Percent possible sunshine 56 61 66 71 69 65 66 62 59 64 60 55 63 Source : NOAA ( relative humidity and sun 1961 -- 1990 ) Climate data for Charleston, South Carolina ( Downtown ), 1981 -- 2010 normals, extremes 1893 -- present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° F ( ° C ) 82 ( 28 ) 83 ( 28 ) 94 ( 34 ) 94 ( 34 ) 99 ( 37 ) 104 ( 40 ) 103 ( 39 ) 103 ( 39 ) 100 ( 38 ) 95 ( 35 ) 87 ( 31 ) 81 ( 27 ) 104 ( 40 ) Mean maximum ° F ( ° C ) 71.3 ( 21.8 ) 74.6 ( 23.7 ) 79.7 ( 26.5 ) 84.6 ( 29.2 ) 90.0 ( 32.2 ) 94.0 ( 34.4 ) 96.2 ( 35.7 ) 94.2 ( 34.6 ) 91.2 ( 32.9 ) 85.2 ( 29.6 ) 79.0 ( 26.1 ) 73.9 ( 23.3 ) 97.4 ( 36.3 ) Average high ° F ( ° C ) 56.7 ( 13.7 ) 59.6 ( 15.3 ) 65.0 ( 18.3 ) 72.0 ( 22.2 ) 78.7 ( 25.9 ) 84.5 ( 29.2 ) 87.6 ( 30.9 ) 86.4 ( 30.2 ) 82.0 ( 27.8 ) 74.6 ( 23.7 ) 67.3 ( 19.6 ) 59.5 ( 15.3 ) 72.8 ( 22.7 ) Average low ° F ( ° C ) 42.8 ( 6 ) 45.5 ( 7.5 ) 51.6 ( 10.9 ) 58.8 ( 14.9 ) 67.1 ( 19.5 ) 74.0 ( 23.3 ) 76.9 ( 24.9 ) 76.1 ( 24.5 ) 71.8 ( 22.1 ) 62.5 ( 16.9 ) 53.6 ( 12 ) 45.6 ( 7.6 ) 60.5 ( 15.8 ) Mean minimum ° F ( ° C ) 27.5 ( − 2.5 ) 31.6 ( − 0.2 ) 36.4 ( 2.4 ) 44.8 ( 7.1 ) 55.6 ( 13.1 ) 66.5 ( 19.2 ) 71.0 ( 21.7 ) 69.8 ( 21 ) 61.6 ( 16.4 ) 48.1 ( 8.9 ) 39.1 ( 3.9 ) 30.2 ( − 1 ) 24.8 ( − 4 ) Record low ° F ( ° C ) 10 ( − 12 ) 7 ( − 14 ) 22 ( − 6 ) 36 ( 2 ) 45 ( 7 ) 52 ( 11 ) 61 ( 16 ) 59 ( 15 ) 50 ( 10 ) 37 ( 3 ) 17 ( − 8 ) 12 ( − 11 ) 7 ( − 14 ) Average precipitation inches ( mm ) 2.94 ( 74.7 ) 2.51 ( 63.8 ) 3.30 ( 83.8 ) 2.53 ( 64.3 ) 2.16 ( 54.9 ) 4.65 ( 118.1 ) 5.40 ( 137.2 ) 6.71 ( 170.4 ) 5.76 ( 146.3 ) 3.67 ( 93.2 ) 2.19 ( 55.6 ) 2.60 ( 66 ) 44.42 ( 1,128.3 ) Average precipitation days ( ≥ 0.01 in ) 9.0 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.6 10.0 11.3 11.3 8.9 6.6 6.3 8.6 101.3 Source : NOAA See also Climate of the United States List of wettest tropical cyclones in South Carolina United States rainfall climatology Notes Jump up ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima ( i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month ) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010. Jump up ^ Official records for Greenville kept April 1884 to 10 December 1941 at downtown, 11 December 1941 to 14 October 1962 at Greenville Downtown Airport, and at Greenville -- Spartanburg Int'l near Greer since 15 October 1962. For more information, see Threadex Jump up ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima ( i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month ) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010. Jump up ^ Official records for Columbia were kept at downtown from June 1887 to December 1947, and at Columbia Airport since January 1948. For more information, see Threadex References Jump up ^ `` South Carolina Record Maximum Temperatures and Date ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` Map of South Carolina Record Maximum Temperatures and Year ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` South Carolina Record Minimum Temperatures and Date ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` Map of South Carolina Record Minimum Temperatures and Year ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010. Jump up ^ South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Climate. Retrieved on 2008 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ National Atlas.gov. Average annual precipitation for South Carolina. Archived 2008 - 08 - 16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2008 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ `` South Carolina Maximum 24 - Hour Precipitation ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` Map of South Carolina Record 24 Hour Precipitation and Date ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 February 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` August 27, 1995 ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` South Carolina Maximum 24 - Hour Snow ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` South Carolina Historical Maximum Snowfall events ''. South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 7 November 2011. Jump up ^ National Hurricane Center. Graphic showing seasonal activity by date. Retrieved on 2008 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ Eric S. Blake, Edward N. Rappaport, and Chris Landsea. The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones From 1851 to 2006 ( and other frequently requested hurricane facts ). Jump up ^ ( ( National Hurricane Center ) ainblk. gif Tropical Storm Jerry Color - Filled Rainfall Graphic. ) Retrieved on 2008 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ National Climatic Data Center. Annual average number of tornadoes. Retrieved on 2006 - 10 - 24. Jump up ^ `` NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Station Name : SC GREER ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` WMO Climate Normals for GREENVILLE / G - SPARTANBURG, SC 1961 -- 1990 ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` NowData -- NOAA Online Weather Data ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Station Name : SC COLUMBIA ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` WMO Climate Normals for COLUMBIA / METRO ARPT SC 1961 -- 1990 ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. ^ Jump up to : Mean monthly maxima and minima ( i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month ) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Station Name : SC CHARLESTON INTL AP ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` WMO Climate Normals for CHARLESTON / MUNICIPAL, SC 1961 -- 1990 ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Station Name : SC CHARLESTON CITY ''. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 09. Climate of the United States States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Federal district Washington, D.C. Insular areas American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Climate_of_South_Carolina&oldid=830416466 '' Categories : Climate of South Carolina Climate of the United States by state Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 14 March 2018, at 18 : 07. About Wikipedia

Question: what type of weather does south carolina have
Answer: humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters