Average Temperature in South Carolina by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of South Carolina for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in South Carolina History?

2017 was the warmest year in South Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 76.3 °F, and the average low was 53.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in South Carolina History?

1901 was the coolest year in South Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 72.2 °F, and the average low was 49.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	9	75.5	53.2
2022	20	75.0	52.5
2021	20	74.8	52.6
2020	6	75.0	54.2
2019	2	76.2	53.9
2018	9	74.9	53.6
2017	1	76.3	53.8
2016	4	76.1	53.6
2015	7	75.3	53.7
2014	86	73.6	50.8
2013	81	73.1	51.6
2012	7	75.8	53.2
2011	13	76.1	52.1
2010	58	74.3	50.8
2009	54	73.6	51.8
2008	47	74.7	51.3
2007	9	76.4	52.1
2006	25	75.5	51.8
2005	39	74.2	51.9
2004	38	74.2	52.1
2003	74	73.2	51.5
2002	20	75.1	52.3
2001	34	75.3	51.3
2000	86	74.2	50.3
1999	31	75.3	51.4
1998	5	75.9	53.4
1997	86	73.4	50.9
1996	100	73.3	50.3
1995	68	73.7	51.2
1994	50	74.0	51.6
1993	58	74.1	51.1
1992	96	72.9	51.0
1991	17	74.7	52.8
1990	2	77.0	52.9
1989	86	73.3	51.2
1988	114	73.3	49.0
1987	81	74.0	50.7
1986	13	75.7	52.4
1985	42	74.5	51.6
1984	74	74.3	50.5
1983	112	72.9	49.7
1982	54	73.7	51.7
1981	114	73.6	48.8
1980	96	73.6	50.1
1979	109	72.9	50.0
1978	106	73.2	49.9
1977	86	74.0	50.4
1976	120	73.0	48.8
1975	39	74.4	51.9
1974	42	74.8	51.2
1973	58	74.0	51.1
1972	93	73.4	50.7
1971	74	73.6	51.3
1970	81	74.2	50.4
1969	124	72.1	49.3
1968	121	72.8	48.7
1967	117	73.2	49.1
1966	124	72.1	49.2
1965	86	73.7	50.7
1964	104	73.0	50.4
1963	124	72.8	48.7
1962	100	73.5	50.1
1961	104	73.4	49.9
1960	118	72.6	49.4
1959	54	73.7	51.6
1958	124	72.0	49.4
1957	42	74.1	52.0
1956	39	75.0	51.2
1955	68	74.3	50.8
1954	34	75.9	50.7
1953	28	75.5	51.5
1952	42	75.0	51.0
1951	58	74.6	50.6
1950	68	74.2	50.9
1949	17	74.9	52.6
1948	50	74.1	51.4
1947	100	73.0	50.6
1946	25	75.2	51.9
1945	34	74.8	51.8
1944	74	74.3	50.5
1943	81	74.6	50.0
1942	58	74.5	50.7
1941	54	74.8	50.7
1940	121	72.7	48.9
1939	20	75.8	51.6
1938	28	75.3	51.7
1937	86	73.6	50.8
1936	58	74.0	51.2
1935	58	74.0	51.2
1934	58	74.3	50.9
1933	9	76.2	52.3
1932	16	75.2	52.6
1931	31	75.7	51.0
1930	93	73.6	50.7
1929	74	73.2	51.5
1928	96	73.2	50.6
1927	25	75.1	52.1
1926	74	74.1	50.6
1925	20	75.7	51.8
1924	114	72.8	49.6
1923	58	73.8	51.4
1922	28	74.5	52.4
1921	13	75.9	52.3
1920	112	72.5	50.0
1919	34	74.5	52.0
1918	81	73.8	50.8
1917	124	72.4	48.9
1916	68	74.2	50.7
1915	100	73.3	50.3
1914	111	72.9	50.0
1913	50	74.4	51.2
1912	106	72.7	50.5
1911	17	75.6	52.0
1910	106	73.5	49.8
1909	74	74.1	50.8
1908	47	74.3	51.5
1907	68	74.1	50.9
1906	68	73.7	51.3
1905	96	73.2	50.6
1904	121	72.7	48.9
1903	109	72.5	50.6
1902	93	73.5	50.7
1901	124	72.2	49.2
1900	42	74.4	51.7
1899	58	73.9	51.3
1898	50	73.9	51.7
1897	47	74.1	51.8
1896	31	74.6	52.1
1895	118	71.9	50.1