2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Pickens, SC vs The Colony, TX

Highlights

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in The Colony. Pickens averages 223 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

The Colony, Texas gets 39.4 inches of rain, on average, per year. Pickens, South Carolina gets 59.8 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

The Colony averages 1.1 inches of snow per year. Pickens averages 1.3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

The Colony, Texas
Summer High: the July high is around 94.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34.4
Rain: averages 39.4 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1.1 inches of snow a year

Pickens, South Carolina
Summer High: the July high is around 88.4 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26.5
Rain: averages 59.8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1.3 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for The Colony is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pickens is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

Today's Weather - Pickens, SC

60°F

Today's Weather - The Colony, TX

67°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Pickens / The Colony

July is the hottest month for Pickens with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In Pickens, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pickens are May, September and April.

August is the hottest month for The Colony with an average high temperature of 95.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In The Colony, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for The Colony are October, April and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pickens with an average of 26.5°. This is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for The Colony with an average of 34.4°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In Pickens, there are 33.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Carolina.

In The Colony, there are 86.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

In Pickens, there are 88.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In The Colony, there are 34.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Pickens, 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.

In The Colony, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

December is the wettest month in Pickens with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.8 inches in Pickens means that it is one of the wettest places in South Carolina.


May is the wettest month in The Colony with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 32% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.4 inches in The Colony means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

July is the rainiest month in Pickens with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 108.9 rainy days annually in Pickens, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

May is the rainiest month in The Colony with 8.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 74.6 rainy days annually in The Colony, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in Pickens means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina.

An annual snowfall of 1.1 inches in The Colony means that it is snowier than most places in Texas.

January is the snowiest month in Pickens with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

February is the snowiest month in The Colony with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.