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United States / South Carolina / Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach Metro Area / Horry County / Atlantic Beach / Zip Codes
Atlantic Beach, SC has a subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 86°F while the average winter temperature is around 53°F. Precipitation throughout the year is fairly steady with an annual average of over 50 inches. Atlantic Beach, SC also receives plenty of sunshine year-round, making it a great destination for sunny beach days.

Atlantic Beach, South Carolina gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Atlantic Beach averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Atlantic Beach. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atlantic Beach gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Atlantic Beach is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

5.7 Summer - 7.3 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Atlantic Beach, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAtlantic Beach, South CarolinaUnited States
  52.4 in.38.1 in.
  1.1 in.27.8 in.
  112.7 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  88.1°85.8°
  34.5°21.7°
  7.47
  5.14.3
  30 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 Atlantic Beach with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In Atlantic Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Atlantic Beach are May, October and September.
In Atlantic Beach, there are 22.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Atlantic Beach with an average of 34.5°. This is warmer than most places in South Carolina.
In Atlantic Beach, there are 40.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Carolina.
In Atlantic Beach, 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 Atlantic Beach can be oppressive during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
August is the wettest month in Atlantic Beach with 6.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.4 inches in Atlantic Beach means that it is one of the wettest places in South Carolina.
August is the rainiest month in Atlantic Beach with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 112.7 rainy days annually in Atlantic Beach, which is one of the rainiest places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.1 inches in Atlantic Beach means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Atlantic Beach with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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