Is this weather normal in Fairfield County?

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

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Fairfield County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 77.0° there, 3.4° above the usual for September (15th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 45°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.2°OctNov: +1.8°NovDec: -1.2°DecJan 2026: -1.8°JanFeb: -1.3°FebMar: +6.1°MarApr: +3.5°AprMay: -0.9°MayJun: -0.4°JunJul: +1.1°JulAug: +1.1°AugSep: +3.4°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: -2.7 inNovDec: -1.5 inDecJan 2026: -2.3 inJanFeb: 0.0 inFebMar: -2.1 inMarApr: -2.0 inAprMay: +3.8 inMayJun: -1.0 inJunJul: +1.3 inJulAug: +0.9 inAugSep: -1.3 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 Fairfield County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January55° / 33°3.8 in54.5° 195031.6° 1940
February59° / 35°3.4 in56.2° 201834.6° 1895
March66° / 41°3.9 in63.0° 201241.2° 1960
April75° / 49°3.1 in67.0° 189654.0° 1901
May82° / 58°3.1 in77.0° 189665.3° 1917
June89° / 66°4.0 in81.8° 195272.4° 1972
July92° / 70°4.1 in84.7° 199376.8° 1947
August90° / 69°4.5 in84.9° 200774.9° 2025
September84° / 63°3.9 in80.9° 192566.6° 1967
October75° / 51°3.3 in71.9° 191955.6° 1987
November65° / 40°3.1 in60.7° 198546.4° 1976
December57° / 35°4.0 in56.6° 201535.0° 1917

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

Towns in Fairfield County

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