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Weather in Chapin, South Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chapin, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
60%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Chapin, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
78°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
L 46°H 80°
Chapin, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    93°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    92°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    68%
    94°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    90°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    65%
    84°65°
Chapin, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 88°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 88° from the sse.
Chapin, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.0
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.0
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Chapin, SC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.3 μg/m³
PM 10
15.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.8 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chapin, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chapin, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
12:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chapin, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chapin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Chapin

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.