Watts Mills weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Watts Mills, South Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Laurens, 4 km from Watts Mills; records cover 1901–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.7 in1186 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.3 in3.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 4
- First fall freeze
- Oct 30
- Heating degree days
- 3,134
- Cooling degree days
- 1,789
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−9° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Watts Mills in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1927)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 719
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Watts Mills in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°0°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1930)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 559
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Watts Mills in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 39°4°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1963)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 407
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Watts Mills in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 47°9°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1902)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 176
- Cooling degree days
- 44
Watts Mills in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°14°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1941)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 170
Watts Mills in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1994)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 359
Watts Mills in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1926)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 473
Watts Mills in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 68°20°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1925)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 426
Watts Mills in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1925)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 250
Watts Mills in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°10°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 154
- Cooling degree days
- 52
Watts Mills in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 38°3°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1961)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 428
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Watts Mills in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 33°1°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1931)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 638
- Cooling degree days
- 1