Gaffney, SC Weather & Climate Normals
Gaffney's real weather, in one number
Gaffney, SC scores 52/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Gaffney's hottest and coldest months
Gaffney's hottest month is Jul, averaging 77°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 39°F, a 38.1°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Gaffney's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 27°F | 3.7in |
| Feb | 55°F | 29°F | 3.31in |
| Mar | 63°F | 35°F | 4.39in |
| Apr | 72°F | 43°F | 3.65in |
| May | 78°F | 53°F | 3.63in |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.11in |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 3.72in |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 4.68in |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.63in |
| Oct | 72°F | 46°F | 3.06in |
| Nov | 62°F | 34°F | 3.42in |
| Dec | 54°F | 29°F | 4.02in |
Apr, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Gaffney at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Gaffney
Over a typical year, Gaffney sees about 45.32in of precipitation a year across roughly 104 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Gaffney ranks
Gaffney ranks 1313 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 27 of 66 within SC. About 12,546 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Ninety Nine Is, SC US, 10.0 miles from Gaffney, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is