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Weather extremes

How extreme does Spartanburg's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Spartanburg has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Greer station 27 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Spartanburg has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
107°F Jul 1, 2012

That is about 17°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Spartanburg (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 107°F Jul 1, 2012
2 105°F Aug 10, 2007
3 105°F Jun 29, 2012
❄️ Coldest night
-4°F Jan 21, 1985

About 36°F colder than a normal January night in Spartanburg (typical low near 32°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -4°F Jan 21, 1985
2 1°F Jan 20, 1985
3 2°F Jan 10, 1982
🌧️ Most rain in one day
9.32 in Aug 26, 1995

More rain in a single day than Spartanburg usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 4.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 9.32 in Aug 26, 1995
2 5.36 in Feb 6, 2020
3 4.75 in Aug 27, 1995
Most snow in one day
12.0 in Jan 7, 1988

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Spartanburg averages about 2 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 12.0 in Jan 7, 1988
2 11.4 in Dec 3, 1971
3 10.2 in Jan 22, 1987

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 107°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Spartanburg's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 107°F is about 17°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Spartanburg's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 107°F and as low as −4°F. A single day has delivered over 9 inches of rain or close to 12 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Greer (NOAA GHCN station USW00003870), about 27 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →