Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in South Carolina
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oconee County | 2.2" | 3,483 | $1,747 |
| 2 | Union County | 1.9" | 3,296 | $942 |
| 3 | Laurens County | 1.3" | 3,135 | $1,308 |
| 4 | Lexington County | 1.2" | 2,473 | $1,774 |
| 5 | Pickens County | 1.0" | 3,229 | $1,736 |
| 6 | Anderson County | 0.9" | 2,935 | $1,726 |
| 7 | Dillon County | 0.8" | 2,752 | $827 |
| 8 | Edgefield County | 0.8" | 2,181 | $1,596 |
| 9 | Spartanburg County | 0.8" | 3,015 | $1,769 |
| 10 | Clarendon County | 0.5" | 2,595 | $1,281 |
| 11 | Saluda County | 0.4" | 2,954 | $1,108 |
| 12 | Bamberg County | 0.3" | 2,284 | $935 |
| 13 | Sumter County | 0.3" | 2,821 | $1,363 |
| 14 | Hampton County | 0.1" | 1,720 | $981 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Carolina