South Carolina May Temperature by Year

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

1896 was the warmest May in South Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 88.5 °F, and the average low was 64.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in South Carolina History?

1917 was the coolest May in South Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 78.6 °F, and the average low was 53.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	121	77.9	56.8
2022	17	84.4	61.5
2021	88	81.8	56.3
2020	107	79.0	57.0
2019	2	87.3	63.5
2018	8	84.4	63.2
2017	44	83.0	59.9
2016	72	81.1	59.1
2015	42	83.8	59.3
2014	38	84.1	59.4
2013	108	78.9	56.8
2012	19	83.6	61.9
2011	48	83.6	59.1
2010	15	84.3	62.2
2009	57	80.8	61.0
2008	95	81.7	56.3
2007	88	82.6	55.6
2006	98	81.4	56.2
2005	118	79.8	55.2
2004	6	86.0	62.3
2003	71	80.1	60.2
2002	99	81.2	56.0
2001	61	84.2	57.3
2000	12	86.7	60.0
1999	100	80.9	55.9
1998	18	84.4	61.3
1997	127	79.4	53.0
1996	29	84.5	59.5
1995	31	84.4	59.3
1994	115	80.1	55.0
1993	73	82.1	57.9
1992	126	78.8	54.5
1991	12	83.2	63.6
1990	70	82.6	57.9
1989	120	80.1	54.6
1988	103	81.9	54.6
1987	33	84.1	59.4
1986	52	83.8	58.0
1985	65	82.8	58.1
1984	96	81.6	56.3
1983	88	81.5	56.6
1982	31	84.9	58.9
1981	108	81.6	54.2
1980	74	82.2	57.5
1979	82	80.4	58.4
1978	88	80.5	57.6
1977	46	83.9	58.9
1976	124	78.8	55.4
1975	23	83.7	61.3
1974	46	83.0	59.8
1973	103	80.9	55.5
1972	125	77.7	56.3
1971	115	80.0	55.2
1970	61	83.8	57.6
1969	88	81.4	56.8
1968	101	80.5	56.1
1967	115	80.1	55.1
1966	96	79.2	58.6
1965	7	87.2	60.8
1964	59	83.5	58.1
1963	83	81.7	56.8
1962	5	89.0	61.4
1961	121	78.4	56.1
1960	83	82.5	56.1
1959	19	84.2	61.2
1958	65	82.0	59.0
1957	57	82.0	59.7
1956	38	83.7	59.7
1955	21	85.1	60.2
1954	127	78.6	53.7
1953	2	87.8	63.0
1952	33	84.6	59.1
1951	88	83.6	54.6
1950	24	84.5	60.2
1949	59	83.3	58.3
1948	50	83.6	58.7
1947	51	83.7	58.5
1946	75	80.7	58.6
1945	114	80.1	55.3
1944	21	86.1	59.0
1943	29	84.1	59.8
1942	52	83.1	59.0
1941	38	86.8	56.7
1940	103	81.9	54.5
1939	79	82.2	56.8
1938	28	84.5	59.7
1937	65	83.9	57.1
1936	27	86.4	58.0
1935	52	83.5	58.4
1934	88	80.9	57.3
1933	2	88.4	62.4
1932	79	81.5	57.4
1931	101	80.5	56.2
1930	24	84.8	60.0
1929	79	80.9	58.1
1928	108	80.1	55.7
1927	42	84.6	58.6
1926	65	85.1	55.9
1925	108	81.3	54.5
1924	108	80.5	55.3
1923	108	78.8	56.9
1922	63	81.7	59.5
1921	118	79.2	55.8
1920	121	79.2	55.4
1919	52	81.7	60.2
1918	38	83.8	59.5
1917	129	78.6	53.2
1916	14	86.7	59.8
1915	24	83.5	61.4
1914	48	85.6	57.0
1913	52	84.6	57.3
1912	33	83.1	60.5
1911	33	85.9	57.7
1910	83	81.6	56.9
1909	86	81.3	57.1
1908	33	84.4	59.2
1907	78	81.4	57.8
1906	75	82.0	57.3
1905	16	83.7	62.6
1904	75	82.7	56.6
1903	63	81.4	59.8
1902	9	86.1	61.3
1901	44	83.9	59.1
1900	65	83.2	57.8
1899	9	86.2	61.2
1898	11	87.1	60.0
1897	86	81.9	56.6
1896	1	88.5	64.6
1895	103	79.2	57.2