St. Andrews, SC Climate


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St. Andrews, SC has a mild climate with hot summers and warm winters. The coastal location means that temperatures are typically pleasant year-round, although the summer months can be quite humid. Rainfall is abundant during the spring and summer months, but it tends to be sparse in the wintertime. Snowfall is rare in this area of South Carolina, with only a few light snowfalls each year on average. The sunny days make St. Andrews an ideal place for outdoor activities all year round!

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

St. Andrews 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 St. Andrews. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Andrews gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
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 St. Andrews is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

4.3 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in St. Andrews, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Andrews, South CarolinaUnited States
  45.4 in.38.1 in.
  1.0 in.27.8 in.
  108.7 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  93.6°85.8°
  35.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.94.3
  315 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 St. Andrews with an average high temperature of 93.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Carolina. In St. Andrews, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Andrews are April, October and May.
In St. Andrews, there are 79.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Andrews with an average of 35.2°. This is warmer than most places in South Carolina.
In St. Andrews, there are 38.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Carolina.
In St. Andrews, 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 St. Andrews 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 St. Andrews with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in St. Andrews means that it is drier than most places in South Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in St. Andrews with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in St. Andrews, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in St. Andrews means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in St. Andrews with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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