Climate
According to Köppen climate classification, the Myrtle Beach area has a humid subtropical climate that is heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, giving the area a more oceanic feel. The city experiences cool winters and hot, humid summers.
Rainfall is plentiful throughout the whole year, but most concentrated during the summer months, where it is not uncommon for almost every day to have at least a 30% chance of rain. The area is susceptible to strong thunderstorms, especially in the summer months. These typically have a very short duration, although some may have intense hail with tornadoes rarely.
Snowfall is extremely rare in this part of the state, but does occasionally occur, such as when Myrtle Beach received five inches of snow in January 2000.
| Climate data for Myrtle Beach | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28) |
85 (29) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
101 (38) |
106 (41) |
104 (40) |
106 (41) |
102 (39) |
98 (37) |
89 (32) |
84 (29) |
106 (41) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 57 (14) |
61 (16) |
68 (20) |
76 (24) |
83 (28) |
88 (31) |
91 (33) |
90 (32) |
85 (29) |
77 (25) |
69 (21) |
60 (16) |
75.4 (24.1) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 34 (1) |
37 (3) |
44 (7) |
51 (11) |
60 (16) |
69 (21) |
72 (22) |
71 (22) |
65 (18) |
54 (12) |
45 (7) |
37 (3) |
53.3 (11.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 4 (−16) |
11 (−12) |
12 (−11) |
22 (−6) |
35 (2) |
42 (6) |
51 (11) |
55 (13) |
45 (7) |
22 (−6) |
16 (−9) |
8 (−13) |
4 (−16) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 4.12 (104.6) |
3.35 (85.1) |
3.92 (99.6) |
3.05 (77.5) |
3.19 (81) |
4.63 (117.6) |
6.81 (173) |
7.38 (187.5) |
5.52 (140.2) |
3.55 (90.2) |
3.01 (76.5) |
3.48 (88.4) |
52.01 (1,321.1) |
| Source: The Weather Channel | |||||||||||||
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