Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Florence, SC. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Florence lands right in the sweet spot of spring, with average highs of 72° and lows of 48° based on 78 years of data. It's a comfortable day historically, though the range has been wild — from a freezing 32° low back in 1966 to a sweltering 90° high in 1978. There's about a 1-in-4 chance of rain today, but snow is effectively off the table.
Florence plays for keeps when the weather turns extreme — the all-time high hit 108° in June 1954, and the mercury once bottomed out at exactly 0° on January 21, 1985. On the wet side, Hurricane Matthew dropped a staggering 11.74" in a single day in October 2016, while a February 1973 snowstorm buried the city under 13" — a number that still stands as the record.
Florence runs hot and humid from June through September, peaking the week of July 16-22 with average highs of 92° — plan accordingly if you're heat-sensitive. The coolest stretch is mid-January, when highs average just 55°, making it the mildest version of winter you'll find in the Carolinas. Late July is the wettest period of the year, averaging 1.59" of precipitation in a week, so afternoon storms are a near-daily ritual.