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United States / South Carolina / Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area / Charleston County / Folly Beach / Zip Codes
Folly Beach, SC is known for its pleasant climate. The warm temperatures and sunny days make it a desirable place to live. Summers are hot and humid with average highs in the mid-80s and lows in the low 70s. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. With an average of 211 sunny days per year, there is plenty of time to enjoy the beach and other outdoor activities!

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

Folly Beach 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 Folly Beach. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Folly Beach 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 90 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 Folly Beach is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

4.1 Summer - 7.8 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Folly Beach, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFolly Beach, South CarolinaUnited States
  48.2 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  105.5 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  89.8°85.8°
  39.3°21.7°
  7.27
  5.14.3
  10 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 Folly Beach with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Folly Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Folly Beach are October, May and April.
In Folly Beach, there are 40.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Folly Beach with an average of 39.3°. This is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.
In Folly Beach, there are 17.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.
In Folly 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 Folly Beach 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 Folly Beach with 6.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Folly Beach means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.
August is the rainiest month in Folly Beach with 11.6 days of rain, and May is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 105.5 rainy days annually in Folly Beach, 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 Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Folly Beach means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Folly Beach with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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JEAN · Hilton Head Island, SC
IT'S A PURE BEACH RESIDING ON FOLLY BEACH
Over 6 years ago

I resided in this very overrated village for a year. With the exception of the one local down village pizza place, the best food is from the gas station'shot dog roller  More

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Angel · Charlotte, NC
Best kept secret on the coast
Over 15 years ago

If you're looking for a place that's not uppity or country club-ish, Folly Beach is THE place to be. It is home to some of the nicest most down to earth people  More

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Angel · Charlotte, NC
Best kept secret on the coast
Over 15 years ago

If you're looking for a beautiful place to go without any pretense or country club attitude, Folly Beach is the place to go. The people there are the nicest most down  More

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