Clifton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Clifton, South Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Chesnee 7 Wsw, 19 km from Clifton; records cover 1928–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.7 in1313 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.2 in3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 3,681
- Cooling degree days
- 1,400
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 13°−11° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Clifton in January
Highs average 51°11° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2002)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 795
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Clifton in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1996)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 632
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Clifton in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 36°2°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1945)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 500
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Clifton in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 44°7°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1980)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 235
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Clifton in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 54°12°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1944)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 65
- Cooling degree days
- 113
Clifton in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 282
Clifton in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 406
Clifton in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1983)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 358
Clifton in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1954)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 23
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Clifton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 46°8°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1954)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 210
- Cooling degree days
- 29
Clifton in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 35°2°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2005)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 494
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Clifton in December
Highs average 54°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1931)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 722
- Cooling degree days
- 0