Climate · Johnsonville

Johnsonville, SC climate

Johnsonville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
92°
205th hottest of 475 South Carolina towns
January low
35°
134th mildest of 475 South Carolina towns
Rain + melted snow
50 in
103rd wettest of 475 South Carolina towns
Snow a winter
2 in
74th snowiest of 452 South Carolina towns
A normal year

What a year in Johnsonville feels like

Winter

60° / 37°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

76° / 51°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 23

Summer

90° / 69°
Typical high / low · 43 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

76° / 54°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 15
Best months to be outsideMarAprMayOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Johnsonville 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
January58°35°3.4" 0.4"100 41° – 53°
February61°38°3.3" 0.8"100 42° – 59°
March68°43°3.5" 0.2"90 49° – 64°
April76°51°3.3" 080 59° – 68°
May83°59°3.7" 080 67° – 76°
June89°67°5.0" 0120 74° – 82°
July92°71°5.5" 0110 79° – 84°
August90°70°6.0" 0110 77° – 84°
September85°65°5.4" 090 72° – 80°
October77°53°3.8" 070 61° – 70°
November68°43°3.1" 080 51° – 61°
December61°37°3.7" 0.2"100 39° – 61°
Year76°53°49.7"1.6"1130

“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 Johnsonville

Johnsonville gets 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 113 days a year.

50 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 87% of U.S. towns
2 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 85% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
6.0"

Snowfall by month

About 1.6" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 240 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 23 and the first one by November 15. That leaves about 240 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 88% of U.S. towns.

52
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
43
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 Johnsonville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Johnsonville, 56% of that work is heating and 44% is cooling.

56%heating
2,453 heating degree daysLess heating than 90% of U.S. towns
1,933 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 87% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Johnsonville compares

Summer heat92° July high
Hotter than 86% of U.S. towns205th hottest of 475 South Carolina towns
Winter cold35° January low
Milder than 88% of U.S. towns134th mildest of 475 South Carolina towns
Precipitation50" a year
Wetter than 87% of U.S. towns103rd wettest of 475 South Carolina towns
Snow2" a winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns74th snowiest of 452 South Carolina towns
Growing season240 frost-free days
Longer than 88% of U.S. towns109th longest of 475 South Carolina towns
South Carolina climate rankingsSnowiest, mildest, wettest and more in SC →

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

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.9°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Johnsonville averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 79% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.5° now 48°, was 47°
🌷 Spring+0.6° now 63°, was 63°
☀️ Summer+0.6° now 80°, was 79°
🍂 Fall+0.9° now 65°, was 64°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Johnsonville’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 39° to 61°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Johnsonville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Johnsonville?

January, with a typical high of 58° and a low of 35°.

What is the hottest month in Johnsonville?

July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 71°. About 43 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Johnsonville get?

About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.

When is the first frost in Johnsonville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 15, and the last spring frost by March 23.

What is the rainiest month in Johnsonville?

August, with 6.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 50 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Johnsonville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cades 4 W, SC (24 mi, snow) and Hemingway 8 Ese, SC (10 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.

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