Hampton, SC Climate

Hampton, SC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Summers are usually warm with temperatures reaching an average high of around 87°F during the summer months. Winters are cool but rarely cold, with temperatures often reaching an average low of around 40°F during the winter months. Precipitation levels are relatively consistent throughout the year, averaging around 4 inches per month throughout most of the year.

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

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Hampton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hampton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
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 Hampton is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

4.6 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Hampton, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hampton, South Carolina	United States
	48.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.3 in.	27.8 in.
	105.8 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	92.5°	85.8°
	34.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.5	4.3
	108 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 Hampton with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Carolina. In Hampton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hampton are October, April and May.

In Hampton, there are 71.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in South Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hampton with an average of 34.5°. This is warmer than most places in South Carolina.

In Hampton, there are 43.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Carolina.

In Hampton, 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 Hampton can be oppressive during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

August is the wettest month in Hampton with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Hampton means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.

August is the rainiest month in Hampton with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 105.8 rainy days annually in Hampton, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Hampton means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Hampton with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.