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Weather in Trenton, South Carolina

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

Trenton, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
83%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Trenton, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
L 48°H 78°
Trenton, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    92°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    92°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    91°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64%
    89°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    61%
    87°65°
Trenton, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 83°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 83° from the s.
Trenton, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Trenton, SC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.3 μg/m³
PM 10
14.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.6 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Trenton, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Trenton, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
12:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Trenton, 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 →

Trenton at a glance

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

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.