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Counties in South Carolina by annual precipitation

Marion County had the highest annual precipitation of 46 counties in 2016, at 60.66 inches. Cherokee County had the lowest, at 26.56 inches. The median was 48.78 inches and the figure for South Carolina was 46.25 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest60.66Marion County
Lowest26.56Cherokee County
Median48.7846 counties
South Carolina46.25History

Map of counties, 2016

Abbeville County: 29.55 inchesAiken County: 40.68 inchesAllendale County: 52.16 inchesAnderson County: 29.52 inchesBamberg County: 53.24 inchesBarnwell County: 47.52 inchesBeaufort County: 58.57 inchesBerkeley County: 56.85 inchesCalhoun County: 51.39 inchesCharleston County: 55.49 inchesCherokee County: 26.56 inchesChester County: 35.22 inchesChesterfield County: 50.43 inchesClarendon County: 59.15 inchesColleton County: 58.44 inchesDarlington County: 53.93 inchesDillon County: 56.13 inchesDorchester County: 55.42 inchesEdgefield County: 34.43 inchesFairfield County: 38.98 inchesFlorence County: 55.19 inchesGeorgetown County: 57.51 inchesGreenville County: 36.58 inchesGreenwood County: 31.27 inchesHampton County: 59.02 inchesHorry County: 57.63 inchesJasper County: 58.71 inchesKershaw County: 38.97 inchesLancaster County: 34.26 inchesLaurens County: 29.19 inchesLee County: 51.05 inchesLexington County: 41.07 inchesMcCormick County: 31.36 inchesMarion County: 60.66 inchesMarlboro County: 50.04 inchesNewberry County: 34.39 inchesOconee County: 35.29 inchesOrangeburg County: 52.63 inchesPickens County: 37.92 inchesRichland County: 43.76 inchesSaluda County: 36.34 inchesSpartanburg County: 32.12 inchesSumter County: 54.9 inchesUnion County: 32.38 inchesWilliamsburg County: 56.63 inchesYork County: 31 inches
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inches, 2016. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Marion County: 60.66 inchesMarion County60.66Clarendon County: 59.15 inchesClarendon County59.15Hampton County: 59.02 inchesHampton County59.02Jasper County: 58.71 inchesJasper County58.71Beaufort County: 58.57 inchesBeaufort County58.57Colleton County: 58.44 inchesColleton County58.44Horry County: 57.63 inchesHorry County57.63Georgetown County: 57.51 inchesGeorgetown County57.51Berkeley County: 56.85 inchesBerkeley County56.85Williamsburg County: 56.63 inchesWilliamsburg County56.63Dillon County: 56.13 inchesDillon County56.13Charleston County: 55.49 inchesCharleston County55.49Dorchester County: 55.42 inchesDorchester County55.42Florence County: 55.19 inchesFlorence County55.19Sumter County: 54.9 inchesSumter County54.9Darlington County: 53.93 inchesDarlington County53.93Bamberg County: 53.24 inchesBamberg County53.24Orangeburg County: 52.63 inchesOrangeburg County52.63Allendale County: 52.16 inchesAllendale County52.16Calhoun County: 51.39 inchesCalhoun County51.39Lee County: 51.05 inchesLee County51.05Chesterfield County: 50.43 inchesChesterfield County50.43Marlboro County: 50.04 inchesMarlboro County50.04Barnwell County: 47.52 inchesBarnwell County47.52Richland County: 43.76 inchesRichland County43.76Lexington County: 41.07 inchesLexington County41.07Aiken County: 40.68 inchesAiken County40.68Fairfield County: 38.98 inchesFairfield County38.98Kershaw County: 38.97 inchesKershaw County38.97Pickens County: 37.92 inchesPickens County37.92Greenville County: 36.58 inchesGreenville County36.58Saluda County: 36.34 inchesSaluda County36.34Oconee County: 35.29 inchesOconee County35.29Chester County: 35.22 inchesChester County35.22Edgefield County: 34.43 inchesEdgefield County34.43Newberry County: 34.39 inchesNewberry County34.39Lancaster County: 34.26 inchesLancaster County34.26Union County: 32.38 inchesUnion County32.38Spartanburg County: 32.12 inchesSpartanburg County32.12McCormick County: 31.36 inchesMcCormick County31.36Greenwood County: 31.27 inchesGreenwood County31.27York County: 31 inchesYork County31Abbeville County: 29.55 inchesAbbeville County29.55Anderson County: 29.52 inchesAnderson County29.52Laurens County: 29.19 inchesLaurens County29.19Cherokee County: 26.56 inchesCherokee County26.56Marion County: 60.66 inchesMarion County60.66Clarendon County: 59.15 inchesClarendon County59.15Hampton County: 59.02 inchesHampton County59.02Jasper County: 58.71 inchesJasper County58.71Beaufort County: 58.57 inchesBeaufort County58.57Colleton County: 58.44 inchesColleton County58.44Horry County: 57.63 inchesHorry County57.63Georgetown County: 57.51 inchesGeorgetown County57.51Berkeley County: 56.85 inchesBerkeley County56.85Williamsburg County: 56.63 inchesWilliamsburg County56.63Dillon County: 56.13 inchesDillon County56.13Charleston County: 55.49 inchesCharleston County55.49Dorchester County: 55.42 inchesDorchester County55.42Florence County: 55.19 inchesFlorence County55.19Sumter County: 54.9 inchesSumter County54.9Darlington County: 53.93 inchesDarlington County53.93Bamberg County: 53.24 inchesBamberg County53.24Orangeburg County: 52.63 inchesOrangeburg County52.63Allendale County: 52.16 inchesAllendale County52.16Calhoun County: 51.39 inchesCalhoun County51.39Lee County: 51.05 inchesLee County51.05Chesterfield County: 50.43 inchesChesterfield County50.43Marlboro County: 50.04 inchesMarlboro County50.04Barnwell County: 47.52 inchesBarnwell County47.52Richland County: 43.76 inchesRichland County43.76Lexington County: 41.07 inchesLexington County41.07Aiken County: 40.68 inchesAiken County40.68Fairfield County: 38.98 inchesFairfield County38.98Kershaw County: 38.97 inchesKershaw County38.97Pickens County: 37.92 inchesPickens County37.92Greenville County: 36.58 inchesGreenville County36.58Saluda County: 36.34 inchesSaluda County36.34Oconee County: 35.29 inchesOconee County35.29Chester County: 35.22 inchesChester County35.22Edgefield County: 34.43 inchesEdgefield County34.43Newberry County: 34.39 inchesNewberry County34.39Lancaster County: 34.26 inchesLancaster County34.26Union County: 32.38 inchesUnion County32.38Spartanburg County: 32.12 inchesSpartanburg County32.12McCormick County: 31.36 inchesMcCormick County31.36Greenwood County: 31.27 inchesGreenwood County31.27York County: 31 inchesYork County31Abbeville County: 29.55 inchesAbbeville County29.55Anderson County: 29.52 inchesAnderson County29.52Laurens County: 29.19 inchesLaurens County29.19Cherokee County: 26.56 inchesCherokee County26.56
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
inches		Change on 2015
1Marion County60.66+5.6%
2Clarendon County59.15+0.2%
3Hampton County59.02+0.6%
4Jasper County58.71+6.9%
5Beaufort County58.57+3.6%
6Colleton County58.44-8.4%
7Horry County57.63-6.5%
8Georgetown County57.51-11.1%
9Berkeley County56.85-14.2%
10Williamsburg County56.63-9.2%
11Dillon County56.13+2.2%
12Charleston County55.49-20.8%
13Dorchester County55.42-17%
14Florence County55.19-6.2%
15Sumter County54.9-4.7%
16Darlington County53.93-1.9%
17Bamberg County53.24-9.6%
18Orangeburg County52.63-12.2%
19Allendale County52.16-9.1%
20Calhoun County51.39-15.8%
21Lee County51.05-7.5%
22Chesterfield County50.43-9.8%
23Marlboro County50.04-7.4%
24Barnwell County47.52-15.4%
25Richland County43.76-31.1%
26Lexington County41.07-37.4%
27Aiken County40.68-26.9%
28Fairfield County38.98-34.6%
29Kershaw County38.97-29.1%
30Pickens County37.92-45.5%
31Greenville County36.58-45.7%
32Saluda County36.34-40.7%
33Oconee County35.29-50.9%
34Chester County35.22-33.7%
35Edgefield County34.43-39.1%
36Newberry County34.39-45%
37Lancaster County34.26-34.7%
38Union County32.38-45.1%
39Spartanburg County32.12-49.5%
40McCormick County31.36-50.3%
41Greenwood County31.27-49.6%
42York County31-38%
43Abbeville County29.55-56.4%
44Anderson County29.52-53.1%
45Laurens County29.19-54%
46Cherokee County26.56-51.4%

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About this ranking

Total precipitation from January to December, in inches: rain plus the water content of snow and other frozen precipitation. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, not the reading at one weather station. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties (Counties in South Carolina by annual precipitation, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in South Carolina by annual precipitation, 2016. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/south-carolina-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Counties in South Carolina by annual precipitation, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/south-carolina-counties?period=2016.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in South Carolina by annual precipitation, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/south-carolina-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in South Carolina by annual precipitation, 2016}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Marion County, with 60.66 inches in 2016, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Cherokee County, with 26.56 inches in 2016.

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