Clemson Weather in August
Clemson in August
The short of it: Clemson in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 89° · low 68° · rain 4.5 in. · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Clemson an average August high of 89°, a low of 68° and some 4.5 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 89° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 4.5 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 27 min in mid-August, 49 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Clemson runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Pendleton, 4 mi to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Clemson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.6 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PendletonSouth Carolina | 4 mi SE | 89° | 67° | 4.4 in. |
| CentralSouth Carolina | 4 mi NE | 88° | 67° | 4.6 in. |
| SenecaSouth Carolina | 7 mi W | 89° | 67° | 4.8 in. |
| LibertySouth Carolina | 11 mi NE | 88° | 67° | 4.6 in. |
| NorthlakeSouth Carolina | 12 mi SE | 89° | 68° | 4.1 in. |
| CentervilleSouth Carolina | 13 mi SE | 89° | 68° | 4.0 in. |
| WalhallaSouth Carolina | 14 mi WNW | 88° | 66° | 5.2 in. |
| PickensSouth Carolina | 16 mi NNE | 87° | 66° | 4.9 in. |