Is this weather normal in Sumter County?

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

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Sumter County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.0. Sumter County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 65.8° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 71°, lows near 47°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.9°OctNov: +2.0°NovDec: -0.8°DecJan 2026: -1.1°JanFeb: -1.6°FebMar: +5.9°MarApr: +3.6°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +0.3°JunJul: +2.2°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: +2.2°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: +3.5 inOctNov: -2.3 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -1.8 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -2.8 inMarApr: -2.4 inAprMay: +0.8 inMayJun: -2.5 inJunJul: -1.9 inJulAug: +0.1 inAugSep: -1.6 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 Sumter County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January57° / 34°3.6 in57.4° 197434.1° 1940
February61° / 37°3.4 in58.7° 201836.3° 1895
March68° / 43°3.6 in63.7° 194543.3° 1960
April76° / 50°3.1 in68.2° 200256.2° 1907
May83° / 59°3.6 in77.4° 189666.4° 1997
June89° / 67°4.8 in82.5° 201072.8° 1972
July92° / 71°5.2 in85.1° 199376.8° 1964
August90° / 70°5.2 in84.2° 200775.6° 1969
September85° / 64°4.3 in81.6° 192568.1° 1967
October76° / 52°3.5 in73.3° 191957.2° 1987
November67° / 42°2.9 in63.7° 198547.9° 1901
December59° / 37°3.7 in59.0° 201537.8° 1917

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

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