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Weather in South Sumter, South Carolina

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

South Sumter, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
South Sumter, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
L 46°H 79°
South Sumter, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    93°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    90°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    92°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73%
    87°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    66%
    90°65°
South Sumter, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 150°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 150° from the sse.
South Sumter, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
South Sumter, SC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.8 μg/m³
PM 10
14.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
South Sumter, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Sumter, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
12:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
South Sumter, 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 →

South Sumter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 South Sumter

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.