Bethune weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Bethune, South Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Bishopville 1.4 Ene, 24 km from Bethune; records cover 1933–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.7 in1185 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 25
- First fall freeze
- Nov 3
- Heating degree days
- 2,752
- Cooling degree days
- 1,923
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 18°−8° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Bethune in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°0°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2002)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 649
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Bethune in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 35°2°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1989)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 504
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Bethune in March
Highs average 67°19° and lows 41°5°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1945)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 363
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Bethune in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 49°10°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1941)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 141
- Cooling degree days
- 59
Bethune in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1941)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 28
- Cooling degree days
- 192
Bethune in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 373
Bethune in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 70°21°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1940)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 493
Bethune in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1983)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 436
Bethune in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1944)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 267
Bethune in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 51°11°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1986)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 127
- Cooling degree days
- 71
Bethune in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 40°4°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1961)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 365
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Bethune in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 35°2°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2001)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 566
- Cooling degree days
- 4