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Weather in Georgetown, South Carolina

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

Georgetown, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 5:22 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
87%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Georgetown, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
1a
59°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
L 49°H 78°
Georgetown, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    84°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    85°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    90°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    20%
    89°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    51%
    85°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    46%
    86°69°
Georgetown, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 84°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 6 · pk 16 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 84° from the sse.
Georgetown, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.10 inHg
Now
1019.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Georgetown, SC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.8 μg/m³
PM 10
16.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Georgetown, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Georgetown, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:28 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Georgetown, 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 →

Georgetown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Georgetown

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.