Cottageville, SC Climate

Cottageville, SC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plentiful rainfall throughout the year. The average temperature in Cottageville is around 75°F in the summertime and 51°F in the wintertime. The rainiest months of the year are April through October, peaking in June and September when nearly 6 inches of rain falls each month. The warmest and sunniest months occur between May and August when temperatures reach into the high 80s and low 90s with plenty of sunshine on most days.

Cottageville, South Carolina gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cottageville 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 Cottageville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cottageville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cottageville is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

4.9 Summer - 7.5 Winter

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

Climate	Cottageville, South Carolina	United States
	48.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.6 in.	27.8 in.
	98.1 days	106.2 days
	213 days	205 days
	91.7°	85.8°
	33.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.5	4.3
	46 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 Cottageville with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Carolina. In Cottageville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cottageville are October, April and May.

In Cottageville, there are 62.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cottageville with an average of 33.5°. This is warmer than most places in South Carolina.

In Cottageville, there are 46.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Carolina.

In Cottageville, 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 Cottageville 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 Cottageville with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.8 inches in Cottageville means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.

August is the rainiest month in Cottageville with 11.7 days of rain, and May is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 98.1 rainy days annually in Cottageville, which is less rainy than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.6 inches in Cottageville means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Cottageville with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.