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United States / South Carolina / Greenwood Metro Area / Abbeville County / Lowndesville / Zip Codes
Lowndesville, SC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 88°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 42°F. Winters are usually relatively dry with occasional snowfall and rainfall. Summers are often humid with frequent rainfall, though there can be periods of drought. On average, Lowndesville receives around 50 inches of rain each year.

Lowndesville, South Carolina gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Lowndesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lowndesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 30
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lowndesville is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.7 Summer - 6.8 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Lowndesville, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 Lowndesville with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Lowndesville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lowndesville are May, September and October.
In Lowndesville, there are 41.6 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 Lowndesville with an average of 29.8°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Lowndesville, there are 65.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Lowndesville, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.
Humidity in Lowndesville 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.
March is the wettest month in Lowndesville with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Lowndesville means that it is drier than most places in South Carolina.
January is the rainiest month in Lowndesville with 9.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 96.8 rainy days annually in Lowndesville, which is less rainy than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Lowndesville means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. March is the snowiest month in Lowndesville with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Luke · Iva, SC
A storybook hamlet for those wanting the quiet lif
Over 5 years ago

We just bought the house right in the very center of town. Lowndesville is a very sleepy little hamlet of a town on the South Carolina/ Georgia State line. With fewer  More

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