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United StatesSouth CarolinaSpartanburg CountyClimate Station SPARTANBURG 3 SSE, SC US Distance 4.7 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Spartanburg County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 31.5°F.

Spartanburg County gets 50.24" of precipitation a year and 0.8" of snow, and 26% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 54.1° 31.5° 4.34" 0.4"
February 58.5° 33.8° 3.77" 0.0"
March 66.0° 39.8° 4.81" 0.2"
April 74.8° 47.3° 4.29" 0.0"
May 81.0° 56.0° 3.92" 0.0"
June 87.0° 64.6° 4.58" 0.0"
July 90.1° 68.6° 3.97" 0.0"
August 88.3° 67.8° 4.56" 0.0"
September 83.4° 61.6° 3.65" 0.0"
October 74.4° 49.0° 3.93" 0.0"
November 63.8° 38.4° 3.72" 0.0"
December 55.8° 33.6° 4.70" 0.2"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 26% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 4.34"
February 3.77"
March 4.81"
April 4.29"
May 3.92"
June 4.58"
July 3.97"
August 4.56"
September 3.65"
October 3.93"
November 3.72"
December 4.70"
Annual total 50.24"

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 1,664
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,015
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.18¢/kWh, South Carolina average $269
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $171

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 Spartanburg County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Spartanburg County?

Spartanburg County averages a high of 90.1°F in July and a low of 31.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 50.24 inches, including 0.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Spartanburg County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 26% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Spartanburg County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.1°F. That drives 1,664 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Spartanburg County?

Yes. Spartanburg County averages 0.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SPARTANBURG 3 SSE, SC US (USC00388188), 4.7 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.