Is this weather normal in Beaufort County?

South Carolina · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Beaufort County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.0. The last 12 months brought 31.3 inches of rain and snow there, 64% of the usual 48.7.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 73°, lows near 54°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Beaufort County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.9°OctNov: +1.2°NovDec: -0.3°DecJan 2026: -0.3°JanFeb: -1.0°FebMar: +5.4°MarApr: +3.2°AprMay: +0.8°MayJun: +1.0°JunJul: +3.2°JulAug: +2.7°AugSep: +2.3°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.4 inOctNov: -2.5 inNovDec: -0.9 inDecJan 2026: -1.8 inJanFeb: -1.0 inFebMar: -2.9 inMarApr: -3.0 inAprMay: +1.6 inMayJun: -3.4 inJunJul: -2.2 inJulAug: -0.2 inAugSep: -0.7 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Beaufort County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January60° / 40°3.4 in62.5° 193738.4° 1940
February63° / 43°3.2 in62.2° 201841.6° 1895
March69° / 49°3.4 in65.9° 201246.5° 1960
April76° / 55°3.2 in70.9° 200259.0° 1907
May83° / 64°3.2 in78.7° 189668.4° 1917
June88° / 71°5.4 in83.5° 195273.9° 1966
July91° / 74°5.9 in85.6° 201678.1° 1964
August89° / 73°6.4 in84.7° 190077.6° 1922
September85° / 69°4.7 in83.0° 192570.4° 1967
October78° / 59°4.0 in76.1° 191961.2° 1987
November69° / 48°2.6 in66.6° 198550.8° 1976
December62° / 43°3.2 in63.7° 201541.5° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Beaufort County

Crime Radar: Beaufort, Port Royal

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