Is this weather normal in Saluda County?

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

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Saluda County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 76.8° there, 3.0° above the usual for September (14th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 46°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.5°OctNov: +2.8°NovDec: -0.2°DecJan 2026: -0.3°JanFeb: -0.3°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +4.1°AprMay: +0.2°MayJun: -0.1°JunJul: +1.6°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: +3.0°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: -0.2 inOctNov: -2.9 inNovDec: -1.5 inDecJan 2026: -2.2 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -2.6 inMarApr: -2.1 inAprMay: +4.4 inMayJun: -1.6 inJunJul: -0.6 inJulAug: -0.1 inAugSep: -0.9 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 Saluda County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January55° / 33°4.0 in55.4° 195032.5° 1940
February59° / 36°3.7 in57.0° 201835.6° 1895
March67° / 42°4.3 in63.5° 201242.0° 1960
April76° / 49°3.2 in67.6° 201754.0° 1901
May83° / 58°3.2 in76.4° 189665.4° 1997
June89° / 66°4.4 in82.9° 195272.8° 1955
July92° / 70°4.1 in85.1° 199376.9° 1947
August90° / 69°4.3 in84.9° 200775.8° 2025
September85° / 63°3.8 in82.1° 192567.1° 1967
October75° / 51°3.2 in72.5° 191956.0° 1987
November65° / 41°3.3 in61.4° 198546.3° 1976
December58° / 35°4.2 in57.4° 201535.7° 1917

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

Towns in Saluda County

Crime Radar: Batesburg-Leesville, Saluda

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