Humid subtropical
Central, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina · Population 5.3k · 912 ft elevation
Living in Central
Central has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 71 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Central: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,900 ft around town.
Central at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,045 hrs71th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $229k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $973/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.37%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 75 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,120 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,903 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 32°F | 4.9″ | 0.8″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 34°F | 4.4″ | 0.8″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 48°F | 4.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 68°F | 4.1″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 67°F | 5.3″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 50°F | 3.8″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 34°F | 5.1″ | 0.3″ | 186 hrs |
Near Central
- Clemson, SC · 18k
- Clemson University, SC · 6.4k
- Pendleton, SC · 3.5k
- Liberty, SC · 3.3k
- Keowee Key, SC · 3.3k
- Seneca, SC · 8.9k
- Northlake, SC · 3.8k
- Pickens, SC · 3.4k
Largest places in South Carolina
- Charleston, SC · 152k
- Columbia, SC · 138k
- North Charleston, SC · 117k
- Mount Pleasant, SC · 93k
- Rock Hill, SC · 75k
- Greenville, SC · 72k
- Summerville, SC · 51k
- Goose Creek, SC · 47k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology