Humid subtropical
Seneca, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina · Population 8.9k · 958 ft elevation
Living in Seneca
Seneca has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 67 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 Seneca: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,000 ft around town.
Seneca at a glance
- Population
- 8.9k
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,936 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $223k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $806/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 463 per 100k86th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,464 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,034 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 33°F | 4.5″ | 0.8″ | 192 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 36°F | 4.2″ | 0.7″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 42°F | 4.7″ | 0.2″ | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 50°F | 3.8″ | — | 260 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 70°F | 3.6″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 69°F | 4.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | — | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 36°F | 4.5″ | 0.5″ | 176 hrs |
Near Seneca
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology