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United States / South Carolina / No Metro Area / McCormick County / Mount Carmel / Zip Codes
Mount Carmel, SC has a mild climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 85 degrees Fahrenheit with lows around 65. The winter highs are usually around 53 degrees and the lows are usually 30 to 40 degrees. The area experiences light precipitation throughout the year, with an average of about 46 inches per year. Winters tend to be drier than the rest of the year, with April being one of the wettest months on record.

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

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

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Mount Carmel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Carmel 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
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 Mount Carmel is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

5.8 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Mount Carmel, 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 Mount Carmel with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Carolina. In Mount Carmel, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Carmel are April, October and May.
In Mount Carmel, there are 60.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Carmel with an average of 31.2°. This is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Mount Carmel, there are 50.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Mount Carmel, 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 Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in Mount Carmel means that it is drier than most places in South Carolina.
January is the rainiest month in Mount Carmel with 9.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 97.1 rainy days annually in Mount Carmel, 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 0.6 inches in Mount Carmel means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Mount Carmel with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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