Average Temperature Highs and Average Monthly Precipitation Based on 30 years of data (degrees Fahrenheit) for air and water temperatures and 3 years for precipitation

Ocean Water Trivia: During the summer months, the ocean water along the Grand Strand is about twenty degrees warmer than the ocean water along New York beaches. The lowest temperature Grand Strand ocean water has reached is 47 degrees (in January) and the highest is 88 degrees (in July).

• Sunny Days - 215
• Overcast Days - 150
• Frost Days - 42
• Days when maximum temperature is above 90 degrees - 46
• Days with .10 inches of rain or more - 72
• Average air temperature (°F) - 64
• Average water temperature (°F) - 66
• Average 1 p.m. relative humidity - 57%
• Number of sunny days during an average summer month - 18
• Number of sunny days during an average winter month - 15
• Wettest months - July & August
• Driest months - October & November
• Hottest day (105°F) - August 22, 1983
• Coldest day (4°F) - January 21, 1985