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Weather in Bamberg, South Carolina

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

Bamberg, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Bamberg, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
L 50°H 79°
Bamberg, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    45%
    93°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69%
    89°67°
Bamberg, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 167°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 167° from the sse.
Bamberg, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.88 inHg
Now
1012.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Bamberg, SC
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.3 μg/m³
PM 10
14.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bamberg, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bamberg, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:36 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bamberg, 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 →

Bamberg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Bamberg

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.