30-year climate normals

Chester County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 29.8°F.

Chester County gets 45.92" of precipitation a year, and 28% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	52.2°	29.8°	4.05"
February	56.2°	32.2°	3.36"
March	64.2°	38.4°	4.17"
April	73.4°	46.5°	3.88"
May	80.3°	56.3°	3.51"
June	86.9°	65.2°	4.30"
July	90.1°	68.9°	3.93"
August	88.3°	67.8°	4.43"
September	82.9°	61.5°	3.80"
October	72.9°	48.8°	3.08"
November	62.5°	37.9°	3.37"
December	54.9°	32.3°	4.04"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 28% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 4.05"

February 3.36"

March 4.17"

April 3.88"

May 3.51"

June 4.30"

July 3.93"

August 4.43"

September 3.80"

October 3.08"

November 3.37"

December 4.04"

Annual total 45.92"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,668

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,303

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.18¢/kWh, South Carolina average $270

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $187

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Chester County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Chester County?

Chester County averages a high of 90.1°F in July and a low of 29.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 45.92 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Chester County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 28% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Chester County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.1°F. That drives 1,668 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Chester County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Chester County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CHESTER 1 SE, SC US (USC00381633), 2 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, South Carolina residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.