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Weather in Dillon, South Carolina

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

Dillon, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Dillon, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
60°
10p
L 45°H 77°
Dillon, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    92°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    52%
    91°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    67%
    86°66°
Dillon, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 29°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the sse.
Dillon, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Dillon, SC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dillon, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dillon, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:25 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dillon, 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 →

Dillon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 Dillon

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.