Fairview Crossroads, SC climate
Fairview Crossroads has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Fairview Crossroads feels like
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Fairview Crossroads weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 34° | 4.0" | 0.6" | 10 | 1 | 39° – 52° |
| February | 61° | 36° | 3.7" | 0.4" | 9 | 0 | 41° – 58° |
| March | 68° | 43° | 4.1" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 49° – 64° |
| April | 76° | 50° | 3.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 59° – 68° |
| May | 84° | 59° | 3.3" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| June | 89° | 67° | 5.2" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 74° – 82° |
| July | 92° | 70° | 4.7" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 78° – 85° |
| August | 91° | 69° | 4.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 76° – 85° |
| September | 85° | 63° | 4.1" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| October | 76° | 51° | 3.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| November | 66° | 41° | 3.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49° – 59° |
| December | 59° | 36° | 4.1" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 38° – 58° |
| Year | 75° | 51° | 47.5" | 1.2" | 109 | 1 |
“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 and snow in Fairview Crossroads
Fairview Crossroads gets 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 109 days a year.
About 221 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 28 and the first one by November 4. That leaves about 221 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 82% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Fairview Crossroads
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Fairview Crossroads, 50% of that work is heating and 50% is cooling.
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.
How Fairview Crossroads compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Fairview Crossroads averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 63% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Fairview Crossroads’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 38° to 58°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Fairview Crossroads’s climate
What is the coldest month in Fairview Crossroads?
January, with a typical high of 57° and a low of 34°.
What is the hottest month in Fairview Crossroads?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 70°. About 68 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Fairview Crossroads get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Fairview Crossroads?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 4, and the last spring frost by March 28.
What is the rainiest month in Fairview Crossroads?
June, with 5.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Fairview Crossroads itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Columbia, SC (19 mi, snow) and Pelion 0.8 Nw, SC (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.