South Carolina January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in 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 January in South Carolina History?

1974 was the warmest January in South Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 66.0 °F, and the average low was 46.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in South Carolina History?

1940 was the coolest January in South Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 44.1 °F, and the average low was 22.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	13	61.6	39.3
2022	75	54.9	32.4
2021	46	55.7	36.1
2020	15	60.4	40.2
2019	37	56.9	36.6
2018	109	52.8	28.4
2017	8	62.0	40.7
2016	87	53.4	32.6
2015	71	54.7	32.8
2014	115	51.6	27.9
2013	16	61.6	38.8
2012	26	60.6	36.0
2011	109	51.7	29.5
2010	108	51.9	29.4
2009	62	55.0	33.4
2008	68	54.7	33.1
2007	25	59.2	37.5
2006	12	62.4	38.7
2005	32	58.9	36.3
2004	87	55.1	30.8
2003	98	53.0	30.1
2002	34	59.0	34.9
2001	83	55.2	31.4
2000	79	54.0	32.9
1999	19	61.8	36.3
1998	30	58.1	38.1
1997	44	56.5	35.4
1996	89	54.0	31.9
1995	54	55.9	34.2
1994	103	52.4	29.9
1993	27	57.7	38.6
1992	51	56.6	34.7
1991	50	54.6	36.8
1990	13	62.9	38.2
1989	19	60.5	37.4
1988	122	48.8	28.8
1987	90	53.0	32.5
1986	96	54.8	29.6
1985	120	50.4	27.7
1984	98	52.3	30.8
1983	105	50.2	31.5
1982	113	51.2	29.0
1981	122	51.8	25.8
1980	58	53.9	35.8
1979	105	52.8	29.0
1978	126	47.5	27.2
1977	128	43.7	23.5
1976	98	53.7	29.3
1975	21	59.8	38.0
1974	1	66.0	46.2
1973	68	54.6	33.2
1972	17	60.5	39.5
1971	68	54.1	33.8
1970	125	48.7	26.3
1969	102	52.6	30.0
1968	117	50.3	28.8
1967	43	57.8	34.5
1966	115	49.6	29.9
1965	54	57.8	32.4
1964	92	54.0	31.3
1963	111	51.7	29.1
1962	85	53.6	32.6
1961	112	52.3	28.2
1960	59	54.9	34.0
1959	85	55.6	30.5
1958	124	48.9	28.3
1957	36	57.1	36.6
1956	97	53.7	29.4
1955	81	54.2	32.6
1954	39	58.6	34.6
1953	22	60.1	37.1
1952	9	62.6	39.9
1951	54	57.4	32.9
1950	2	66.8	44.4
1949	5	64.7	42.6
1948	119	49.9	28.6
1947	18	59.9	39.3
1946	44	56.3	35.7
1945	64	55.1	33.0
1944	59	55.7	33.3
1943	39	57.4	35.8
1942	71	55.8	31.8
1941	67	55.4	32.5
1940	129	44.1	22.9
1939	33	59.9	34.9
1938	59	54.8	34.2
1937	3	63.4	47.0
1936	107	51.6	30.1
1935	48	56.5	35.2
1934	34	58.3	35.6
1933	10	61.6	40.3
1932	4	64.6	43.4
1931	76	55.4	31.8
1930	41	57.0	35.6
1929	37	57.8	35.6
1928	64	57.1	31.1
1927	52	57.0	33.6
1926	79	53.4	33.5
1925	62	54.4	34.0
1924	90	54.9	30.7
1923	27	59.7	36.7
1922	84	52.6	33.6
1921	46	57.7	34.1
1920	57	55.8	34.1
1919	48	58.2	33.4
1918	127	46.9	25.3
1917	22	59.0	38.3
1916	11	61.5	40.0
1915	76	53.8	33.3
1914	53	56.7	33.7
1913	6	62.7	42.0
1912	121	49.2	28.6
1911	27	60.1	36.4
1910	71	55.5	32.1
1909	24	59.7	37.3
1908	81	54.9	31.9
1907	7	63.4	40.6
1906	41	56.6	35.9
1905	114	52.1	27.8
1904	118	50.4	28.4
1903	94	51.5	33.0
1902	98	53.2	29.8
1901	64	55.4	32.7
1900	76	55.0	32.1
1899	71	54.5	33.0
1898	30	58.7	37.5
1897	104	51.3	30.7
1896	94	52.6	32.1
1895	92	52.3	33.1