The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area is located on a barrier island on the Atlantic Coast, 20 miles northeast of Savannah GA. Hilton Head Island is one of the smaller metros in the United States and is comprised of Beaufort and Jasper counties.
The many benefits of living in the Hilton Head Island metro include strong economy, strong growth, good health, mild winters and plenty of amenities. The region features a coastal shoreline, which is a great recreation resource.
Some disadvantages of the Hilton Head Island metro area include humid, hurricane threat and flooding threat.
The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Carolina. October, April and May are the most pleasant months while July and August are the least comfortable months.
In the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85 degrees. The most pleasant months of the year for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area are October, April and May. July is the hottest month for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area with an average high temperature of 91.1 degrees, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Carolina. January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area with an average of 38.2 degrees. This is one of the warmest places in South Carolina.
The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 19% falls in Summer, which is the driest season. August is the wettest month in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area with 6.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.5 inches.
Humidity in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area means that it is one of the least snowy places in South Carolina. December is the snowiest month in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metro area with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.