Lowndesville weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lowndesville, South Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Elberton 2 N, 21 km from Lowndesville; records cover 1891–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.4 in1255 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.4 in1 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 26
- Heating degree days
- 3,270
- Cooling degree days
- 1,557
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lowndesville in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1975)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 722
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lowndesville in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 32°0°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2026)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 570
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lowndesville in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 38°3°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1907)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 420
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Lowndesville in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 46°8°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1896)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 194
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Lowndesville in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 56°13°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1914)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 49
- Cooling degree days
- 132
Lowndesville in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1914)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 314
Lowndesville in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 68°20°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1913)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 426
Lowndesville in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°20°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1983)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 391
Lowndesville in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1896)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 213
Lowndesville in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 48°9°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 178
- Cooling degree days
- 40
Lowndesville in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 37°3°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2016)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 455
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Lowndesville in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 32°0°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1893)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 664
- Cooling degree days
- 1