South Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Richland County, SC

A 64.0°F / 45.0" normal · 2025 ran +0°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +0.7°F (62.4°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 12th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 69% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

64.0°F
annual mean · 45.0" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0°F
64.0°F · 43.4" (96% of normal)

Warmest Year

65.6°F
1990 · coldest 61.0°F (1966)

Wettest Year

67.5in
1964 · driest 26.3" (1954)

Hottest Day

107.0°F
Aug 22 · 1983

Coldest Day

1.5°F
Jan 22 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

5.98in
Oct 4 · 2015

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

46°
J
49°
F
56°
M
64°
A
71°
M
78°
J
82°
J
80°
A
75°
S
64°
O
54°
N
48°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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