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United States / South Carolina / Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area / Lancaster County / Lancaster / Zip Codes
Lancaster, SC has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July is 90°F (32°C), while the average low temperature in January is 34°F (1°C). Rainfall averages 48 inches (120 cm) per year with the wettest month being June. The area experiences a relatively dry season from November to May, followed by a wetter season from June to October. Snow occasionally occurs during winter months, but it rarely accumulates more than an inch or two.

Lancaster, South Carolina gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lancaster averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Lancaster. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lancaster gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lancaster is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.3 Summer - 6.9 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Lancaster, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLancaster, South CarolinaUnited States
  44.0 in.38.1 in.
  1.7 in.27.8 in.
  93.0 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  90.6°85.8°
  29.3°21.7°
  7.57
  54.3
  545 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 Lancaster with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Lancaster, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lancaster are May, October and April.
In Lancaster, there are 51.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lancaster with an average of 29.3°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Lancaster, there are 72.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.
In Lancaster, 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 Lancaster can be uncomfortable 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.
July is the wettest month in Lancaster with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in Lancaster means that it is one of the driest places in South Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Lancaster with 9.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 93.0 rainy days annually in Lancaster, which is one of the least rainy places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.7 inches in Lancaster means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. February is the snowiest month in Lancaster with 0.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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