Counties in South Carolina by average annual temperature

Beaufort County had the highest average annual temperature of 46 counties in 2014, at 66.1 °F. Oconee County had the lowest, at 59 °F. The median was 62.3 °F and the figure for South Carolina was 62.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest66.1Beaufort County
Median62.346 counties
South Carolina62.2History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 60.8 °FAiken County: 62.8 °FAllendale County: 63.6 °FAnderson County: 60.2 °FBamberg County: 63.4 °FBarnwell County: 63.2 °FBeaufort County: 66.1 °FBerkeley County: 64.4 °FCalhoun County: 62.9 °FCharleston County: 65.3 °FCherokee County: 59 °FChester County: 60.1 °FChesterfield County: 61.2 °FClarendon County: 62.8 °FColleton County: 64.4 °FDarlington County: 62.2 °FDillon County: 62.3 °FDorchester County: 64.4 °FEdgefield County: 62.3 °FFairfield County: 61.4 °FFlorence County: 63 °FGeorgetown County: 63.2 °FGreenville County: 59.2 °FGreenwood County: 61.1 °FHampton County: 64.2 °FHorry County: 62.9 °FJasper County: 65.4 °FKershaw County: 61.3 °FLancaster County: 60.1 °FLaurens County: 60.4 °FLee County: 61.5 °FLexington County: 62.6 °FMcCormick County: 61.9 °FMarion County: 62.9 °FMarlboro County: 62 °FNewberry County: 61.5 °FOconee County: 59 °FOrangeburg County: 63.3 °FPickens County: 59.2 °FRichland County: 62.6 °FSaluda County: 61.6 °FSpartanburg County: 59.5 °FSumter County: 61.7 °FUnion County: 60.3 °FWilliamsburg County: 63.2 °FYork County: 59.3 °F
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°F, 2014. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Beaufort County: 66.1 °FBeaufort County66.1Jasper County: 65.4 °FJasper County65.4Charleston County: 65.3 °FCharleston County65.3Berkeley County: 64.4 °FBerkeley County64.4Colleton County: 64.4 °FColleton County64.4Dorchester County: 64.4 °FDorchester County64.4Hampton County: 64.2 °FHampton County64.2Allendale County: 63.6 °FAllendale County63.6Bamberg County: 63.4 °FBamberg County63.4Orangeburg County: 63.3 °FOrangeburg County63.3Barnwell County: 63.2 °FBarnwell County63.2Georgetown County: 63.2 °FGeorgetown County63.2Williamsburg County: 63.2 °FWilliamsburg County63.2Florence County: 63 °FFlorence County63Calhoun County: 62.9 °FCalhoun County62.9Horry County: 62.9 °FHorry County62.9Marion County: 62.9 °FMarion County62.9Aiken County: 62.8 °FAiken County62.8Clarendon County: 62.8 °FClarendon County62.8Lexington County: 62.6 °FLexington County62.6Richland County: 62.6 °FRichland County62.6Dillon County: 62.3 °FDillon County62.3Edgefield County: 62.3 °FEdgefield County62.3Darlington County: 62.2 °FDarlington County62.2Marlboro County: 62 °FMarlboro County62McCormick County: 61.9 °FMcCormick County61.9Sumter County: 61.7 °FSumter County61.7Saluda County: 61.6 °FSaluda County61.6Lee County: 61.5 °FLee County61.5Newberry County: 61.5 °FNewberry County61.5Fairfield County: 61.4 °FFairfield County61.4Kershaw County: 61.3 °FKershaw County61.3Chesterfield County: 61.2 °FChesterfield County61.2Greenwood County: 61.1 °FGreenwood County61.1Abbeville County: 60.8 °FAbbeville County60.8Laurens County: 60.4 °FLaurens County60.4Union County: 60.3 °FUnion County60.3Anderson County: 60.2 °FAnderson County60.2Chester County: 60.1 °FChester County60.1Lancaster County: 60.1 °FLancaster County60.1Spartanburg County: 59.5 °FSpartanburg County59.5York County: 59.3 °FYork County59.3Greenville County: 59.2 °FGreenville County59.2Pickens County: 59.2 °FPickens County59.2Cherokee County: 59 °FCherokee County59Oconee County: 59 °FOconee County59Beaufort County: 66.1 °FBeaufort County66.1Jasper County: 65.4 °FJasper County65.4Charleston County: 65.3 °FCharleston County65.3Berkeley County: 64.4 °FBerkeley County64.4Colleton County: 64.4 °FColleton County64.4Dorchester County: 64.4 °FDorchester County64.4Hampton County: 64.2 °FHampton County64.2Allendale County: 63.6 °FAllendale County63.6Bamberg County: 63.4 °FBamberg County63.4Orangeburg County: 63.3 °FOrangeburg County63.3Barnwell County: 63.2 °FBarnwell County63.2Georgetown County: 63.2 °FGeorgetown County63.2Williamsburg County: 63.2 °FWilliamsburg County63.2Florence County: 63 °FFlorence County63Calhoun County: 62.9 °FCalhoun County62.9Horry County: 62.9 °FHorry County62.9Marion County: 62.9 °FMarion County62.9Aiken County: 62.8 °FAiken County62.8Clarendon County: 62.8 °FClarendon County62.8Lexington County: 62.6 °FLexington County62.6Richland County: 62.6 °FRichland County62.6Dillon County: 62.3 °FDillon County62.3Edgefield County: 62.3 °FEdgefield County62.3Darlington County: 62.2 °FDarlington County62.2Marlboro County: 62 °FMarlboro County62McCormick County: 61.9 °FMcCormick County61.9Sumter County: 61.7 °FSumter County61.7Saluda County: 61.6 °FSaluda County61.6Lee County: 61.5 °FLee County61.5Newberry County: 61.5 °FNewberry County61.5Fairfield County: 61.4 °FFairfield County61.4Kershaw County: 61.3 °FKershaw County61.3Chesterfield County: 61.2 °FChesterfield County61.2Greenwood County: 61.1 °FGreenwood County61.1Abbeville County: 60.8 °FAbbeville County60.8Laurens County: 60.4 °FLaurens County60.4Union County: 60.3 °FUnion County60.3Anderson County: 60.2 °FAnderson County60.2Chester County: 60.1 °FChester County60.1Lancaster County: 60.1 °FLancaster County60.1Spartanburg County: 59.5 °FSpartanburg County59.5York County: 59.3 °FYork County59.3Greenville County: 59.2 °FGreenville County59.2Pickens County: 59.2 °FPickens County59.2Cherokee County: 59 °FCherokee County59Oconee County: 59 °FOconee County59
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
°F
Change on 2013
1Beaufort County66.1+0.2%
2Jasper County65.40%
3Charleston County65.3-0.2%
4Berkeley County64.4-0.2%
4Colleton County64.4-0.5%
4Dorchester County64.4-0.5%
7Hampton County64.2-0.3%
8Allendale County63.6-0.3%
9Bamberg County63.4-0.3%
10Orangeburg County63.3-0.3%
11Barnwell County63.2-0.3%
11Georgetown County63.20%
11Williamsburg County63.2-0.2%
14Florence County63-0.2%
15Calhoun County62.9-0.2%
15Horry County62.9+0.3%
15Marion County62.90%
18Aiken County62.80%
18Clarendon County62.8-0.3%
20Lexington County62.6+0.3%
20Richland County62.6-0.3%
22Dillon County62.3-0.2%
22Edgefield County62.3+0.3%
24Darlington County62.2-0.5%
25Marlboro County62-0.2%
26McCormick County61.9+0.3%
27Sumter County61.7-0.5%
28Saluda County61.60%
29Lee County61.5-0.6%
29Newberry County61.50%
31Fairfield County61.4-0.2%
32Kershaw County61.3-0.5%
33Chesterfield County61.2-0.2%
34Greenwood County61.1+0.2%
35Abbeville County60.80%
36Laurens County60.4-0.2%
37Union County60.3-0.5%
38Anderson County60.2-0.2%
39Chester County60.1-0.5%
39Lancaster County60.1-0.3%
41Spartanburg County59.5-0.2%
42York County59.3-0.8%
43Greenville County59.20%
43Pickens County59.20%
45Cherokee County59-0.3%
45Oconee County590%

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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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in South Carolina by average annual temperature, 2014}},
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Beaufort County, with 66.1 °F in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Oconee County, with 59 °F in 2014.

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