Saluda weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Saluda, South Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Batesburg, 24 km from Saluda; records cover 1894–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.9 in1192 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.1 in2.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 18
- First fall freeze
- Nov 18
- Heating degree days
- 2,636
- Cooling degree days
- 1,939
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 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Saluda in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1911)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 626
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Saluda in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 37°3°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1907)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 488
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Saluda in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 42°6°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1907)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1914)
- Heating degree days
- 350
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Saluda in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 51°10°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1921)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1907)
- Heating degree days
- 134
- Cooling degree days
- 55
Saluda in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°15°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1898)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 27
- Cooling degree days
- 194
Saluda in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 377
Saluda in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 71°21°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1897)
- Record low
- 54°12° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 482
Saluda in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 70°21°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1900)
- Record low
- 52°11° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 449
Saluda in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 65°18°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 285
Saluda in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°24° and lows 54°12°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1904)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 106
- Cooling degree days
- 74
Saluda in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 43°6°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1909)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 348
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Saluda in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 38°3°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1909)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 548
- Cooling degree days
- 0