Peak weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Peak, South Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Little Mountain, 9 km from Peak; records cover 1894–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46 in1168 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.4 in3.6 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 7
- Heating degree days
- 2,578
- Cooling degree days
- 2,013
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 20°−7° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Peak in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1949)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 621
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Peak in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1948)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 469
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Peak in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°7°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1907)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 329
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Peak in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 52°11°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1896)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 121
- Cooling degree days
- 73
Peak in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1898)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1927)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 213
Peak in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 384
Peak in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 71°22°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1926)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 493
Peak in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 70°21°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1954)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 450
Peak in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1939)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 283
Peak in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 53°12°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1954)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 111
- Cooling degree days
- 82
Peak in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 43°6°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1961)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 345
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Peak in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 38°3°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1931)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 548
- Cooling degree days
- 3