Humid subtropical
Bennettsville, South Carolina
Marlboro County, South Carolina · Population 6.8k · 148 ft elevation
Living in Bennettsville
Bennettsville has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 96 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bennettsville at a glance
- Population
- 6.8k
- Elevation
- 148 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,049 hrs72th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $83k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $650/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 67%1th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 480 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,173 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2626th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 51°F | 2.9″ | — | 274 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 59°F | 3.0″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 68°F | 4.4″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 71°F | 4.2″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 70°F | 3.7″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 53°F | 2.7″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | — | 194 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology