Zip 29585 (Pawleys Island, SC) Climate

29585 Pawleys Island, SC has a pleasant climate year-round, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F (27°C) during the day and 72°F (22°C) at night. In the winter, temperatures range between an average high of 62°F (17°C) during the day and an average low of 45°F (7°C) at night. Rainfall in Pawleys Island is highest between April and October, with an average of around 60 inches (152 cm) per year.

Pawleys Island (zip 29585), South Carolina gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pawleys Island (zip 29585) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Pawleys Island (zip 29585). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pawleys Island (zip 29585) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 37
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 29585 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

4.6 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in the 29585 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pawleys Island, South Carolina	United States
	54.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.5 in.	27.8 in.
	99.4 days	106.2 days
	211 days	205 days
	90.9°	85.8°
	36.9°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5	4.3
	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 the 29585 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Carolina. In the 29585 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 29585 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 29585 zip code, there are 47.9 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 the 29585 zip code with an average of 36.9°. This is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.

In the 29585 zip code, there are 29.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.

In the 29585 zip code, 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 the 29585 zip code 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 the 29585 zip code with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.0 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 54.3 inches in the 29585 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in South Carolina.

August is the rainiest month in the 29585 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 99.4 rainy days annually in the 29585 zip code, 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 Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in the 29585 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. December is the snowiest month in the 29585 zip code with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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