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Weather in Bennettsville, South Carolina

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

Bennettsville, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
51%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Bennettsville, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
62°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
51°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
L 44°H 78°
Bennettsville, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    87°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    92°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    91°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72%
    83°67°
Bennettsville, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · veering 18°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 21
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the se.
Bennettsville, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Bennettsville, SC
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bennettsville, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bennettsville, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:26 AM
Moonset
12:38 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bennettsville, 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 →

Bennettsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Bennettsville

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.