Climate · Boiling Springs

Boiling Springs, SC climate

Boiling Springs has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
89°
42nd coolest of 475 South Carolina towns
January low
31°
42nd coldest of 475 South Carolina towns
Rain + melted snow
49 in
117th wettest of 475 South Carolina towns
Snow a winter
1 in
112th snowiest of 452 South Carolina towns
A normal year

What a year in Boiling Springs feels like

Winter

54° / 33°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

72° / 48°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 13

Summer

88° / 67°
Typical high / low · 55 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

72° / 50°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 26
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Boiling Springs weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January52°31°4.2" 0.5"101 35° – 47°
February56°34°3.7" 0100 37° – 53°
March64°40°4.6" 0.3"110 46° – 61°
April72°48°4.3" 090 56° – 64°
May79°56°3.8" 0100 63° – 73°
June86°65°4.3" 0110 71° – 79°
July89°68°4.4" 0120 75° – 82°
August87°67°4.4" 0110 74° – 83°
September82°61°3.9" 090 68° – 77°
October72°50°3.6" 070 57° – 66°
November62°39°3.8" 080 46° – 56°
December54°34°4.3" 0.4"110 35° – 53°
Year71°49°49.4"1.2"1191

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Boiling Springs

Boiling Springs gets 49 inches of rain and melted snow a year. March is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 119 days a year.

49 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 86% of U.S. towns
1 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 85% of U.S. towns
1 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 80% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.6"

Snowfall by month

About 1.2" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 195 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 13 and the first one by October 26. That leaves about 195 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 69% of U.S. towns.

93
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
55
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Boiling Springs

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Boiling Springs, 72% of that work is heating and 28% is cooling.

72%heating
3,681 heating degree daysLess heating than 81% of U.S. towns
1,400 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 76% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Around Boiling Springs

Boiling Springs and its neighbors

Boiling Springs borders 1 town with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Valley Falls has both the coldest January nights (31°) and the hottest July afternoons (90°). Boiling Springs’s January low is 31° and its July high 89°.

Southern Shops: January low 32°, July high 89°Whitney: January low 31°, July high 90°Valley Falls: January low 31°, July high 90°Boiling Springs: January low 31°, July high 89° Boiling SpringsValley Falls
ColderMilder31° to 32°
Boiling Springs31.1°
Valley Falls31.3° +0.2°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Boiling Springs compares

Summer heat89° July high
Hotter than 76% of U.S. towns42nd coolest of 475 South Carolina towns
Winter cold31° January low
Milder than 83% of U.S. towns42nd coldest of 475 South Carolina towns
Precipitation49" a year
Wetter than 86% of U.S. towns117th wettest of 475 South Carolina towns
Snow1" a winter
Less snow than 85% of U.S. towns112th snowiest of 452 South Carolina towns
Growing season195 frost-free days
Longer than 69% of U.S. towns11th shortest of 475 South Carolina towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Boiling Springs averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 61% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.6° now 43°, was 42°
🌷 Spring+1.0° now 60°, was 59°
☀️ Summer+0.9° now 77°, was 76°
🍂 Fall+0.9° now 61°, was 60°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Boiling Springs’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 35° to 53°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Boiling Springs’s climate

What is the coldest month in Boiling Springs?

January, with a typical high of 52° and a low of 31°.

What is the hottest month in Boiling Springs?

July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 68°. About 55 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Boiling Springs get?

About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Boiling Springs?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 26, and the last spring frost by April 13.

What is the rainiest month in Boiling Springs?

March, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 49 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Boiling Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Chesnee 7 Wsw, SC (5 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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