Counties in South Carolina by average annual temperature, 2025

Beaufort County had the highest average annual temperature of 46 counties in 2025, at 67 °F. Cherokee County had the lowest, at 60.5 °F. The median was 63.8 °F and the figure for South Carolina was 63.7 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Lowest60.5Cherokee County
Median63.846 counties
South Carolina63.7History

Map of counties, 2025

Abbeville County: 63.3 °FAiken County: 64.4 °FAllendale County: 65.2 °FAnderson County: 62.6 °FBamberg County: 65 °FBarnwell County: 64.8 °FBeaufort County: 67 °FBerkeley County: 65.3 °FCalhoun County: 64.8 °FCharleston County: 66.3 °FCherokee County: 60.5 °FChester County: 61.3 °FChesterfield County: 62.4 °FClarendon County: 64.5 °FColleton County: 66 °FDarlington County: 63.6 °FDillon County: 63.9 °FDorchester County: 65.7 °FEdgefield County: 63.7 °FFairfield County: 62.3 °FFlorence County: 64.3 °FGeorgetown County: 64.1 °FGreenville County: 60.7 °FGreenwood County: 63.1 °FHampton County: 65.7 °FHorry County: 63.8 °FJasper County: 66.3 °FKershaw County: 62.6 °FLancaster County: 61.6 °FLaurens County: 62.2 °FLee County: 63.6 °FLexington County: 64 °FMcCormick County: 63.6 °FMarion County: 64.3 °FMarlboro County: 63.4 °FNewberry County: 62.9 °FOconee County: 60.6 °FOrangeburg County: 64.9 °FPickens County: 61 °FRichland County: 63.9 °FSaluda County: 63.5 °FSpartanburg County: 61.1 °FSumter County: 64.5 °FUnion County: 61.4 °FWilliamsburg County: 64.3 °FYork County: 60.9 °F
  • Under 62
  • 62 to 63
  • 63 to 64
  • 64 to 65
  • 65 and over
°F, 2025. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Beaufort County: 67 °FBeaufort County67Charleston County: 66.3 °FCharleston County66.3Jasper County: 66.3 °FJasper County66.3Colleton County: 66 °FColleton County66Dorchester County: 65.7 °FDorchester County65.7Hampton County: 65.7 °FHampton County65.7Berkeley County: 65.3 °FBerkeley County65.3Allendale County: 65.2 °FAllendale County65.2Bamberg County: 65 °FBamberg County65Orangeburg County: 64.9 °FOrangeburg County64.9Barnwell County: 64.8 °FBarnwell County64.8Calhoun County: 64.8 °FCalhoun County64.8Clarendon County: 64.5 °FClarendon County64.5Sumter County: 64.5 °FSumter County64.5Aiken County: 64.4 °FAiken County64.4Florence County: 64.3 °FFlorence County64.3Marion County: 64.3 °FMarion County64.3Williamsburg County: 64.3 °FWilliamsburg County64.3Georgetown County: 64.1 °FGeorgetown County64.1Lexington County: 64 °FLexington County64Dillon County: 63.9 °FDillon County63.9Richland County: 63.9 °FRichland County63.9Horry County: 63.8 °FHorry County63.8Edgefield County: 63.7 °FEdgefield County63.7Darlington County: 63.6 °FDarlington County63.6Lee County: 63.6 °FLee County63.6McCormick County: 63.6 °FMcCormick County63.6Saluda County: 63.5 °FSaluda County63.5Marlboro County: 63.4 °FMarlboro County63.4Abbeville County: 63.3 °FAbbeville County63.3Greenwood County: 63.1 °FGreenwood County63.1Newberry County: 62.9 °FNewberry County62.9Anderson County: 62.6 °FAnderson County62.6Kershaw County: 62.6 °FKershaw County62.6Chesterfield County: 62.4 °FChesterfield County62.4Fairfield County: 62.3 °FFairfield County62.3Laurens County: 62.2 °FLaurens County62.2Lancaster County: 61.6 °FLancaster County61.6Union County: 61.4 °FUnion County61.4Chester County: 61.3 °FChester County61.3Spartanburg County: 61.1 °FSpartanburg County61.1Pickens County: 61 °FPickens County61York County: 60.9 °FYork County60.9Greenville County: 60.7 °FGreenville County60.7Oconee County: 60.6 °FOconee County60.6Cherokee County: 60.5 °FCherokee County60.5Beaufort County: 67 °FBeaufort County67Charleston County: 66.3 °FCharleston County66.3Jasper County: 66.3 °FJasper County66.3Colleton County: 66 °FColleton County66Dorchester County: 65.7 °FDorchester County65.7Hampton County: 65.7 °FHampton County65.7Berkeley County: 65.3 °FBerkeley County65.3Allendale County: 65.2 °FAllendale County65.2Bamberg County: 65 °FBamberg County65Orangeburg County: 64.9 °FOrangeburg County64.9Barnwell County: 64.8 °FBarnwell County64.8Calhoun County: 64.8 °FCalhoun County64.8Clarendon County: 64.5 °FClarendon County64.5Sumter County: 64.5 °FSumter County64.5Aiken County: 64.4 °FAiken County64.4Florence County: 64.3 °FFlorence County64.3Marion County: 64.3 °FMarion County64.3Williamsburg County: 64.3 °FWilliamsburg County64.3Georgetown County: 64.1 °FGeorgetown County64.1Lexington County: 64 °FLexington County64Dillon County: 63.9 °FDillon County63.9Richland County: 63.9 °FRichland County63.9Horry County: 63.8 °FHorry County63.8Edgefield County: 63.7 °FEdgefield County63.7Darlington County: 63.6 °FDarlington County63.6Lee County: 63.6 °FLee County63.6McCormick County: 63.6 °FMcCormick County63.6Saluda County: 63.5 °FSaluda County63.5Marlboro County: 63.4 °FMarlboro County63.4Abbeville County: 63.3 °FAbbeville County63.3Greenwood County: 63.1 °FGreenwood County63.1Newberry County: 62.9 °FNewberry County62.9Anderson County: 62.6 °FAnderson County62.6Kershaw County: 62.6 °FKershaw County62.6Chesterfield County: 62.4 °FChesterfield County62.4Fairfield County: 62.3 °FFairfield County62.3Laurens County: 62.2 °FLaurens County62.2Lancaster County: 61.6 °FLancaster County61.6Union County: 61.4 °FUnion County61.4Chester County: 61.3 °FChester County61.3Spartanburg County: 61.1 °FSpartanburg County61.1Pickens County: 61 °FPickens County61York County: 60.9 °FYork County60.9Greenville County: 60.7 °FGreenville County60.7Oconee County: 60.6 °FOconee County60.6Cherokee County: 60.5 °FCherokee County60.5
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
°F
Change on 2024
1Beaufort County67-1.9%
2Charleston County66.3-1.8%
2Jasper County66.3-1.9%
4Colleton County66-1.9%
5Dorchester County65.7-2.7%
5Hampton County65.7-1.6%
7Berkeley County65.3-2.1%
8Allendale County65.2-1.7%
9Bamberg County65-2.4%
10Orangeburg County64.9-2.7%
11Barnwell County64.8-2%
11Calhoun County64.8-2.3%
13Clarendon County64.5-2%
13Sumter County64.5-2%
15Aiken County64.4-2%
16Florence County64.3-2.1%
16Marion County64.3-2%
16Williamsburg County64.3-1.8%
19Georgetown County64.1-1.8%
20Lexington County64-2%
21Dillon County63.9-2.1%
21Richland County63.9-2%
23Horry County63.8-1.5%
24Edgefield County63.7-2.2%
25Darlington County63.6-2%
25Lee County63.6-1.9%
25McCormick County63.6-1.7%
28Saluda County63.5-1.4%
29Marlboro County63.4-2%
30Abbeville County63.3-1.2%
31Greenwood County63.1-1.6%
32Newberry County62.9-1.6%
33Anderson County62.6-1.4%
33Kershaw County62.6-1.9%
35Chesterfield County62.4-1.7%
36Fairfield County62.3-2.2%
37Laurens County62.2-1.6%
38Lancaster County61.6-1.8%
39Union County61.4-1.6%
40Chester County61.3-1.8%
41Spartanburg County61.1-1.6%
42Pickens County61-1.5%
43York County60.9-1.6%
44Greenville County60.7-1.6%
45Oconee County60.6-1.5%
46Cherokee County60.5-1.6%

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Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, 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 average temperature, counties (Counties in South Carolina by average annual temperature, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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Beaufort County, with 67 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Cherokee County, with 60.5 °F in 2025.

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