Humid subtropical
Keowee Key, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina · Population 3.3k · 991 ft elevation
Living in Keowee Key
Keowee Key has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 61″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Keowee Key: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Keowee Key at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 991 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 61″96th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,726 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $512k82th percentile
- Median household income
- $119k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.40%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,953 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 29°F | 5.4″ | 0.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 31°F | 4.8″ | 0.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 37°F | 5.2″ | 0.2″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 45°F | 4.8″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 5.3″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 4.9″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 6.2″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 48°F | 4.6″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 37°F | 4.5″ | — | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 32°F | 5.8″ | 0.5″ | 164 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