# Rainfall in South Carolina (statewide average)

Average rainfall across all of South Carolina, retrieved 8:22 PM EDT on Friday, October 16, 2026.

| Period | Statewide average | Normal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Since 8 AM EDT Fri, Oct 16 (in progress) | 0.00 in |  |
| 8 AM EDT Thu, Oct 15 to 8 AM EDT Fri, Oct 16 | 0.00 in |  |
| October 2026 (to date) | 1.24 in | 1.98 in |
| 2026 to date | 35.80 in | 38.77 in |

## Monthly rainfall

| Month | Statewide average | Normal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | 5.64 in | 4.89 in |
| August 2026 | 8.17 in | 4.96 in |
| September 2026 | 2.35 in | 4.28 in |
| October 2026 (to date) | 1.24 in | 1.98 in |

## About this data

- These are averages over the whole state. Rain varies a lot within a state; for a specific place use its ZIP code: https://www.raindrop.farm/rainfall-totals/zipcode/{ZIP}.md (for example https://www.raindrop.farm/rainfall-totals/zipcode/50010.md).
- A day here runs 24 hours from 8 AM EDT (12:00 UTC) and is named for the date it starts on. Rainfall is in inches.
- Normal: the 30-year PRISM climate normal for the same period, to date for the current month and year.
- Source: [RainDrop](https://www.raindrop.farm), which estimates rainfall from NOAA Doppler radar, rain gauges and satellite observations.
- Map and full page: https://www.raindrop.farm/rainfall-totals/state/south-carolina
- Rainfall for any date back to January 2015, at any address or field: the [RainDrop app](https://www.raindrop.farm/app) or the [RainDrop API](https://www.raindrop.farm/api).