Weather in Darlington, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Darlington, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 5:57 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Darlington, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
Darlington, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—92°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—93°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast11%94°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle56%95°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%92°68°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Showers60%89°67°
Darlington, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Darlington, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
185° · veering 73°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Darlington, SC
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Darlington, 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
14h 01m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Darlington, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Darlington, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Darlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.