Climate · Mount Croghan

Mount Croghan, SC climate

Mount Croghan has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
91°
203rd coolest of 475 South Carolina towns
January low
32°
91st coldest of 475 South Carolina towns
Rain + melted snow
47 in
183rd driest of 475 South Carolina towns
Snow a winter
3 in
17th snowiest of 452 South Carolina towns
A normal year

What a year in Mount Croghan feels like

Winter

56° / 34°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

74° / 49°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 27

Summer

89° / 68°
Typical high / low · 58 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

74° / 51°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 8
Best months to be outsideMarAprMaySepOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Mount Croghan 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
January54°32°3.8" 1.9"101 38° – 49°
February58°35°3.2" 0.9"90 38° – 55°
March66°41°3.8" 0.2"90 46° – 62°
April75°49°3.3" 080 57° – 66°
May82°57°3.6" 080 65° – 75°
June88°66°4.5" 0100 72° – 81°
July91°69°5.1" 0110 77° – 84°
August89°68°4.6" 0100 76° – 84°
September84°62°4.6" 080 69° – 79°
October74°50°3.8" 070 58° – 67°
November64°40°3.5" 080 47° – 58°
December57°35°3.7" 0.2"90 36° – 57°
Year73°50°47.3"3.2"1061

“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 Mount Croghan

Mount Croghan gets 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 106 days a year.

47 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 79% of U.S. towns
3 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 81% of U.S. towns
1 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 78% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.1"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
1.9"
Frost & the growing season

About 228 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 27 and the first one by November 8. That leaves about 228 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 85% of U.S. towns.

50
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
58
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 Mount Croghan

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Mount Croghan, 59% of that work is heating and 41% is cooling.

59%heating
2,802 heating degree daysLess heating than 87% of U.S. towns
1,937 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 Mount Croghan compares

Summer heat91° July high
Hotter than 84% of U.S. towns203rd coolest of 475 South Carolina towns
Winter cold32° January low
Milder than 84% of U.S. towns91st coldest of 475 South Carolina towns
Precipitation47" a year
Wetter than 79% of U.S. towns183rd driest of 475 South Carolina towns
Snow3" a winter
Less snow than 81% of U.S. towns17th snowiest of 452 South Carolina towns
Growing season228 frost-free days
Longer than 85% of U.S. towns203rd shortest of 475 South Carolina towns
South Carolina climate rankingsSnowiest, mildest, wettest and more in SC →

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Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Mount Croghan averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.3°). The shift is smaller than in 54% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.8° now 45°, was 43°
🌷 Spring+1.1° now 61°, was 60°
☀️ Summer+0.9° now 79°, was 78°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 62°, was 62°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Mount Croghan’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 36° to 57°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Mount Croghan’s climate

What is the coldest month in Mount Croghan?

January, with a typical high of 54° and a low of 32°.

What is the hottest month in Mount Croghan?

July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 69°. About 58 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Mount Croghan get?

About 3 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Mount Croghan?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 8, and the last spring frost by March 27.

What is the rainiest month in Mount Croghan?

July, with 5.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 47 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Mount Croghan itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Wadesboro, NC (16 mi, snow) and Pageland, SC (8 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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