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United States / South Carolina / Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Metro Area / Beaufort County / Laurel Bay / Zip Codes
Laurel Bay, SC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers with occasional afternoon thunderstorms and mild winters. The average daily high temperature for summer is around 90°F (32°C), while the average daily low temperature for winter is around 45°F (7°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 4 to 5 inches (10-13 cm) per month. The area also sees an average of 205 sunny days per year.

Laurel Bay, South Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Laurel Bay averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Laurel Bay. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Laurel Bay gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Laurel Bay is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

3.9 Summer - 7.8 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Laurel Bay, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLaurel Bay, South CarolinaUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  108.2 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  91.1°85.8°
  38.7°21.7°
  7.27
  5.54.3
  36 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Laurel Bay with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Carolina. In Laurel Bay, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Laurel Bay are October, April and May.
In Laurel Bay, there are 56.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Laurel Bay with an average of 38.7°. This is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.
In Laurel Bay, there are 19.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.
In Laurel Bay, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
Humidity in Laurel Bay can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
August is the wettest month in Laurel Bay with 6.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.5 inches in Laurel Bay means that it is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
August is the rainiest month in Laurel Bay with 12.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 108.2 rainy days annually in Laurel Bay, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Laurel Bay means that it is one of the least snowy places in South Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Laurel Bay with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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