Lake City, SC Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Lake City actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Lake City, SC, the comfort score comes out to 53/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Lake City's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Lake City run from 46°F in Jan up to 82°F in Jul, a 35.9°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Lake City, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 34°F | 3.65in |
| Feb | 61°F | 37°F | 3.48in |
| Mar | 68°F | 43°F | 3.6in |
| Apr | 77°F | 50°F | 3.19in |
| May | 83°F | 59°F | 4.2in |
| Jun | 89°F | 67°F | 4.84in |
| Jul | 92°F | 71°F | 5.77in |
| Aug | 91°F | 70°F | 5.81in |
| Sep | 86°F | 65°F | 4.74in |
| Oct | 77°F | 53°F | 3.52in |
| Nov | 68°F | 42°F | 3.13in |
| Dec | 61°F | 37°F | 3.85in |
If you're timing a visit, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, and Nov are Lake City's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Lake City actually gets
Lake City averages 49.78in of precipitation a year across roughly 0 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Lake City against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Lake City comes in at 1145; within SC alone it ranks 25 of 66. Population is about 5,916.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Lake City 2 Se, SC US, the NOAA station 1.4 miles from Lake City, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station