Hopkins has mild winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Hopkins at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Hopkins’s climate
Read from where Hopkins sits among South Carolina’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
About 229 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 25 and the first by November 7.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
1 inches of snow, 46 of rain and melt
August is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 109 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 1.2" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
What a year in Hopkins feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Living with Hopkins’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
229 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 25 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 7.
About 1" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through February. Heating is 53% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 81 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 93°.
The nicest months are March, April, May, October and November. 1.1 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Hopkins averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.8°).
A smaller shift than in 70% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Hopkins compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in South Carolina.
Hopkins 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° | 35° | 3.7" | 0.6" | 10 | 1 | 40° – 52° |
| February | 61° | 38° | 3.3" | 0.4" | 9 | 0 | 42° – 59° |
| March | 69° | 44° | 3.7" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 50° – 64° |
| April | 77° | 51° | 2.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| May | 84° | 60° | 3.4" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| June | 90° | 68° | 4.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 74° – 83° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 4.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 79° – 86° |
| August | 91° | 70° | 5.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 77° – 85° |
| September | 86° | 65° | 4.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 72° – 80° |
| October | 77° | 53° | 3.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61° – 70° |
| November | 67° | 42° | 2.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50° – 60° |
| December | 59° | 37° | 3.7" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 39° – 59° |
| Year | 76° | 53° | 45.8" | 1.2" | 109 | 1 |
Heating and cooling a home in Hopkins
53% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 39° to 59°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Hopkins’s climate
What is the coldest month in Hopkins?
January, with a typical high of 57° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Hopkins?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 72°. About 81 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Hopkins get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Hopkins?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 7, and the last spring frost by March 25.
What is the rainiest month in Hopkins?
August, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Hopkins.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Hopkins itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Columbia, SC (15 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.