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Towns with the mildest winters in South Carolina

Ranked by the typical overnight low in January, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. Neighboring towns on the same 5 km grid square have the same numbers, so each square is listed once, under its largest town. 163 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Pendleton
South Carolina · Mildest winters

Where Pendleton lands: #101 of 163

33.0° · Visit Pendleton →

Hilton Head Island 1 Hilton Head Island 41.0° January high 60° James Island 2 James Island 40.9° January high 59° Map of Mount Pleasant 3 Mount Pleasant 40.8° January high 59°
#TownJanuary lowJanuary highSnow a year
1 Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island37,911 people 41.0° 60° 0 in
2 James Island James Island12,198 people 40.9° 59° 0.3 in
3 Map of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant93,993 people 40.8° 59° 0.3 in
4 Map of Port Royal Port Royal15,579 people 40.8° 60° 0 in
5 Isle of Palms Isle of Palms4,362 people 40.6° 59° 0.3 in
6 Beaufort Beaufort13,747 people 40.5° 60° 0 in
7 Map of Laurel Bay Laurel Bay5,882 people 40.3° 60° 0 in
8 Charleston Charleston154,338 people 39.7° 60° 0.3 in
9 Bluffton Bluffton33,157 people 38.8° 61° 0 in
10 Hardeeville Hardeeville10,871 people 38.2° 61° 0 in
11 Ridgeland Ridgeland3,764 people 38.2° 60° 0 in
12 Hanahan21,452 people 37.8° 60° 0.3 in
13 Map of Hollywood Hollywood5,382 people 37.8° 61° 0.3 in
14 North Charleston North Charleston119,913 people 37.7° 60° 0.3 in
15 Ravenel Ravenel2,615 people 37.7° 61° 0.3 in
16 Goose Creek Goose Creek48,078 people 37.5° 60° 0.3 in
17 Litchfield Beach Litchfield Beach9,044 people 37.4° 57° —
18 Surfside Beach4,270 people 37.1° 57° —
19 Map of Ladson Ladson16,140 people 37.0° 60° 0.3 in
20 Map of Georgetown Georgetown8,565 people 37.0° 58° —
21 Sangaree8,681 people 36.8° 60° 0.3 in
22 Summerville Summerville51,654 people 36.7° 60° 0.3 in
23 Map of Garden City Garden City11,591 people 36.7° 57° —
24 Murrells Inlet Murrells Inlet10,044 people 36.7° 58° —
25 North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach19,855 people 36.6° 56° 0.5 in
26 Moncks Corner Moncks Corner15,485 people 36.5° 59° 0 in
27 Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach38,371 people 36.4° 57° —
28 Hampton Hampton2,636 people 36.3° 60° 0.1 in
29 Varnville2,571 people 36.3° 60° 0.1 in
30 Walterboro Walterboro5,480 people 36.2° 60° 0 in
31 Carolina Forest26,263 people 35.9° 57° —
32 Socastee Socastee23,796 people 35.9° 58° —
33 North Augusta North Augusta25,653 people 35.8° 57° 0.8 in
34 Map of Forestbrook Forestbrook7,479 people 35.8° 58° —
35 Map of Red Hill Red Hill15,920 people 35.7° 58° —
36 Map of Little River Little River11,771 people 35.7° 57° 0.5 in
37 Wyboo3,639 people 35.5° 58° 0.5 in
38 Andrews Andrews3,485 people 35.5° 59° —
39 Conway Conway27,263 people 35.4° 58° —
40 Map of Clearwater Clearwater3,319 people 35.4° 57° 0.8 in
41 Bamberg Bamberg2,996 people 35.4° 59° 0.3 in
42 Aiken Aiken32,521 people 35.3° 57° 0.7 in
43 Orangeburg Orangeburg13,253 people 35.3° 58° 0.1 in
44 Map of Brookdale Brookdale4,291 people 35.3° 58° 0.1 in
45 Map of Allendale Allendale2,653 people 35.3° 59° 0.1 in
46 Burnettown Burnettown3,135 people 35.2° 57° 0.7 in
47 Denmark Denmark3,117 people 35.2° 59° 0.3 in
48 Map of New Ellenton New Ellenton2,837 people 35.2° 57° 0.7 in
49 Homewood2,708 people 35.2° 58° —
50 Map of Gloverville Gloverville2,505 people 35.2° 57° 0.7 in
51 Manning Manning3,863 people 35.1° 58° 0.5 in
52 Lake City Lake City5,988 people 35.0° 58° 2 in
53 Kingstree Kingstree3,132 people 35.0° 58° 2 in
54 Barnwell Barnwell4,613 people 34.9° 59° 0.3 in
55 Cayce Cayce13,741 people 34.8° 57° 1 in
56 Capitol View4,374 people 34.8° 57° 1 in
57 Arthurtown3,272 people 34.8° 57° 1 in
58 Map of Williston Williston2,870 people 34.8° 58° 0.7 in
59 Columbia Columbia139,643 people 34.7° 56° 0.4 in
60 Marion Marion6,206 people 34.7° 57° 0.8 in
61 Map of Loris Loris2,645 people 34.7° 57° 0.5 in
62 West Columbia West Columbia17,963 people 34.6° 57° 1 in
63 Forest Acres Forest Acres10,530 people 34.6° 57° 1 in
64 Mullins Mullins3,914 people 34.6° 57° 0.8 in
65 Lakewood3,544 people 34.6° 57° 0.3 in
66 Pine Ridge Pine Ridge2,596 people 34.6° 57° 1 in
67 Oak Grove Oak Grove12,256 people 34.5° 57° 1 in
68 Map of Cherryvale Cherryvale2,611 people 34.5° 57° 0.8 in
69 Map of Dentsville Dentsville15,209 people 34.4° 57° 0.4 in
70 Edgefield Edgefield4,010 people 34.4° 56° 0.6 in
71 Florence Florence40,408 people 34.3° 57° 0.4 in
72 St. Andrews St. Andrews19,868 people 34.3° 57° 1 in
73 Sumter Sumter43,053 people 34.2° 57° 0.3 in
74 Lexington Lexington24,585 people 34.1° 57° 1 in
75 Seven Oaks Seven Oaks15,921 people 34.1° 57° 1 in
76 Red Bank Red Bank11,314 people 34.1° 57° 1 in
77 Dalzell2,946 people 34.1° 56° 0.3 in
78 Irmo Irmo11,813 people 34.0° 56° 1 in
79 White Knoll White Knoll8,310 people 34.0° 57° 1 in
80 McCormick McCormick2,506 people 34.0° 55° 0.6 in
81 Darlington Darlington6,120 people 33.9° 56° 0 in
82 Map of Lake Murray of Richland Lake Murray of Richland7,023 people 33.8° 56° 1 in
83 Greenwood Greenwood22,536 people 33.6° 54° 1 in
84 Dillon Dillon6,354 people 33.6° 56° 0.8 in
85 Map of Blythewood Blythewood5,731 people 33.6° 55° 0.4 in
86 Batesburg-Leesville Batesburg-Leesville4,941 people 33.6° 56° 1 in
87 Abbeville Abbeville4,872 people 33.6° 54° 0 in
88 Bishopville Bishopville2,910 people 33.5° 56° 0.5 in
89 Hartsville Hartsville7,419 people 33.3° 56° 0.5 in
90 Map of Ninety Six Ninety Six2,521 people 33.3° 55° 0.4 in
91 Lugoff9,786 people 33.2° 56° 0.4 in
92 Saluda Saluda3,055 people 33.2° 55° 0.4 in
93 Newberry Newberry10,790 people 33.1° 55° 1 in
94 Belton Belton4,458 people 33.1° 53° 0.9 in
95 Map of Honea Path Honea Path3,739 people 33.1° 53° 0.7 in
96 Winnsboro Winnsboro3,322 people 33.1° 55° 0 in
97 Map of North Hartsville North Hartsville3,304 people 33.1° 56° 0.5 in
98 Anderson Anderson30,051 people 33.0° 53° 0.9 in
99 Bennettsville Bennettsville7,751 people 33.0° 55° 0.1 in
100 Map of Centerville Centerville7,049 people 33.0° 53° 0.9 in
101 Pendleton Pendleton3,594 people 33.0° 53° 2 in
102 Camden Camden8,267 people 32.9° 56° 0 in
103 Map of Homeland Park Homeland Park6,632 people 32.9° 53° 0.9 in
104 East Camden4,194 people 32.9° 56° 0 in
105 Williamston Williamston4,170 people 32.9° 53° 1 in
106 Fountain Inn Fountain Inn12,020 people 32.8° 53° 0.4 in
107 Map of Northlake Northlake4,390 people 32.8° 53° 0.9 in
108 Mauldin Mauldin27,055 people 32.7° 52° 4 in
109 Simpsonville Simpsonville26,144 people 32.7° 53° 0.4 in
110 Map of Clemson Clemson18,072 people 32.7° 53° 2 in
111 Map of Piedmont Piedmont5,462 people 32.7° 53° 1 in
112 Greenville Greenville72,935 people 32.6° 52° 2 in
113 Five Forks18,656 people 32.6° 53° 4 in
114 Map of Gantt Gantt15,401 people 32.6° 52° 4 in
115 Dunean3,668 people 32.6° 52° 2 in
116 Map of Golden Grove Golden Grove2,913 people 32.6° 53° 1 in
117 Powdersville10,771 people 32.5° 52° 1 in
118 Clemson University7,015 people 32.5° 53° 2 in
119 Central Central5,320 people 32.5° 53° 2 in
120 Liberty Liberty3,350 people 32.5° 52° 1 in
121 Greer Greer41,536 people 32.4° 52° 4 in
122 Easley24,841 people 32.4° 52° 1 in
123 Map of Taylors Taylors24,505 people 32.4° 52° 2 in
124 Parker12,898 people 32.4° 52° 2 in
125 Laurens Laurens9,336 people 32.4° 54° 1 in
126 Welcome6,527 people 32.4° 52° 4 in
127 Cheraw Cheraw4,960 people 32.4° 55° 0.1 in
128 Seneca Seneca8,993 people 32.3° 53° 2 in
129 Clinton Clinton7,676 people 32.3° 54° 1 in
130 Sans Souci7,665 people 32.3° 52° 2 in
131 Map of Berea Berea16,862 people 32.2° 52° 2 in
132 Woodruff Woodruff4,538 people 32.2° 53° 0.4 in
133 Westminster Westminster2,521 people 32.2° 53° 2 in
134 Map of Travelers Rest Travelers Rest8,370 people 32.1° 52° 2 in
135 Map of Lyman Lyman6,547 people 32.1° 52° 4 in
136 Duncan Duncan4,310 people 32.1° 52° 4 in
137 Map of Wellford Wellford3,515 people 31.9° 52° 4 in
138 Inman Inman3,166 people 31.7° 52° 4 in
139 Map of Roebuck Roebuck2,902 people 31.6° 53° 0.8 in
140 Chester Chester5,218 people 31.5° 54° 3 in
141 Map of Saxon Saxon4,085 people 31.5° 52° 0.8 in
142 Arkwright2,816 people 31.5° 53° 0.8 in
143 Walhalla Walhalla4,157 people 31.4° 53° 2 in
144 Keowee Key3,351 people 31.4° 53° 1 in
145 Pickens Pickens3,155 people 31.4° 52° 1 in
146 Rock Hill Rock Hill75,259 people 31.3° 53° 0.2 in
147 Spartanburg Spartanburg38,910 people 31.3° 52° 0.8 in
148 Map of Valley Falls Valley Falls8,239 people 31.3° 52° 0.8 in
149 Whitney3,685 people 31.3° 52° 0.8 in
150 Map of Lesslie Lesslie3,077 people 31.3° 53° 3 in
151 Map of Union Union8,079 people 31.2° 53° 0.1 in
152 Landrum Landrum2,620 people 31.2° 52° 5 in
153 Fort Mill Fort Mill30,775 people 31.1° 53° 0.2 in
154 Map of Tega Cay Tega Cay13,615 people 31.1° 53° 0.2 in
155 Map of Boiling Springs Boiling Springs12,936 people 31.1° 52° 1 in
156 Baxter Village4,542 people 31.1° 53° 0.2 in
157 Map of Newport Newport4,121 people 31.1° 53° 0.2 in
158 Lancaster Lancaster8,921 people 31.0° 54° 3 in
159 Lake Wylie Lake Wylie16,006 people 30.9° 52° 0.2 in
160 York York8,969 people 30.8° 52° 4 in
161 Clover Clover7,234 people 30.5° 52° 1 in
162 Gaffney Gaffney12,596 people 30.0° 52° 2 in
163 Map of East Gaffney East Gaffney2,824 people 29.6° 52° 2 in

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the typical overnight low in January, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast, and each town’s Climate page shows its whole year month by month.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals, about 5 km (3 miles) square, read at each town’s center, so hills and coastlines are built in. Towns whose centers fall in the same square have the same numbers, so only the largest of them is listed.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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