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United States / South Carolina / Columbia Metro Area / Kershaw County / Boykin / Zip Codes
Boykin, SC has a humid subtropical climate. The summers in Boykin can be quite hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s during the day and the 70s at night. Winters are typically mild, with temperatures ranging from the 50s during the day to 30s at night. The area receives an average amount of rainfall throughout the year, making it relatively easy to grow vegetation.

Boykin, South Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Boykin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Boykin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 33
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.9 Summer - 7.2 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Boykin, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Boykin with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Boykin, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Boykin are April, October and May.
In Boykin, there are 48.9 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 Boykin with an average of 32.5°. This is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Boykin, there are 53.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Boykin, 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 Boykin 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.
August is the wettest month in Boykin with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in Boykin means that it is drier than most places in South Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Boykin with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 108.1 rainy days annually in Boykin, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.6 inches in Boykin means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Boykin with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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