Garden City, SC Climate


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Garden City, SC is a beautiful city with a temperate climate and moderate temperatures throughout the year. It experiences all four seasons - spring, summer, fall and winter - with summer months being the warmest and the winters usually mild but with occasional snowfall. The summers are hot and humid while the winters tend to be cooler and more comfortable. Rainfall is plentiful in the area, ensuring plenty of vegetation and lush landscapes. The coastal location of Garden City also adds to its pleasant year-round climate, making it an ideal destination for outdoor activities such as fishing, boating, swimming, and sunbathing.

Garden City, South Carolina gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Garden City averages 1 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 Garden City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garden City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 36
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Garden City is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

4.9 Summer - 7.5 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Garden City, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGarden City, South CarolinaUnited States
  52.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  99.9 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  89.9°85.8°
  36.1°21.7°
  7.47
  5.14.3
  20 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 Garden City with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Garden City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Garden City are October, May and April.
In Garden City, there are 39.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Garden City with an average of 36.1°. This is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.
In Garden City, there are 31.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.
In Garden City, 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 Garden City 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 Garden City with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.7 inches in Garden City means that it is one of the wettest places in South Carolina.
August is the rainiest month in Garden City with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 99.9 rainy days annually in Garden City, 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 Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Garden City means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Garden City with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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My husband and our 2 little ones packed up and moved from Myrtle Beach to Solon, Ohio in 2013 for a job offer but after 3 very lonely years we are coming home. Life  More

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