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Air & Water Climate Information

Mild temperatures and gentle ocean breezes make the Grand Strand an ideal vacation destination any time of the year.

Average Temperature Highs and Average Monthly Precipitation

(Water and air temperatures based on 30 years of data; in degrees Fahrenheit)

Month Air Water Precipitation
January 57° 51° 4.70"
February 60° 52° 3.53"
March 66° 57° 4.22"
April 75° 62° 3.10"
May 82° 69° 4.01"
June 87° 77° 4.96"
July 90° 81° 5.89"
August 89° 83° 6.43"
September 84° 80° 6.44"
October 76° 73° 3.95"
November 68° 65° 3.25"
December 59° 55° 4.20"
Updated April 2006

Annual Weather Statistical Averages

(Water and air temperatures based on 30 years of data from the S.C. State Climatology Office; in degrees Fahrenheit)

Sunny days 215
Overcast days 150
Frost days 42
Days when maximum temperature is more than 90 degrees 40
Days with .10 inches of rain or more 77
Average air temperature (degrees F) 64°
Average water temperature (degrees F) 66°
Average 1 p.m. relative humidity 58%
Number of sunny days during an average summer month 18
Number of sunny days during an average winter month 15
Wettest months Aug. & Sep.
Driest months Apr. & Nov.
Hottest day (105 degrees F) Aug. 22, 1983
Coldest day (4 degrees F) Jan. 21,1985
Updated April 2006

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