South Carolina · 14 cities · Nov 11, 2026

South Carolina soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)63°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Columbia 66°F · coolest: Clemson 59°F
Cities
14
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−5°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 14 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Mar 2
median date

Soil temperature today, largest South Carolina cities

°F, today's average of the 0–4 in layer. Green band: 50–55°F. Bars start at 30°F, not zero.

Columbia66°FCharleston66°FRock Hill62°FGreenville59°FSummerville64°FSumter64°FHilton Head Island65°FFlorence63°FSpartanburg60°FMyrtle Beach65°FAiken62°FAnderson59°F
Columbia66°FCharleston66°FRock Hill62°FGreenville59°FSummerville64°FSumter64°FHilton Head …65°FFlorence63°FSpartanburg60°FMyrtle Beach65°FAiken62°FAnderson59°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in South Carolina

Daily average of hourly probe readings (NOAA USCRN), latest full day. Measured, not modelled.

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Blackville 3 W62.5°F61.4°F63.5°FNov 10

All 14 cities in South Carolina

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Columbia, SC66°F−3°F52°F–66°FToo late in the season
Charleston, SC66°F−6°F53°F–66°FToo late in the season
Rock Hill, SC62°F−3°F48°F–62°FToo late in the season
Greenville, SC59°F−4°F47°F–60°FToo late in the season
Summerville, SC64°F−6°F51°F–65°FToo late in the season
Sumter, SC64°F−4°F50°F–65°FToo late in the season
Hilton Head Island, SC65°F−7°F52°F–64°FToo late in the season
Florence, SC63°F−4°F49°F–65°FToo late in the season
Spartanburg, SC60°F−4°F47°F–60°FToo late in the season
Myrtle Beach, SC65°F−5°F50°F–67°FToo late in the season
Aiken, SC62°F−6°F50°F–64°FToo late in the season
Anderson, SC59°F−6°F48°F–61°FToo late in the season

City numbers are the modelled average of the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), not a probe at exactly 4 inches. Measured 2, 4 and 8 inch readings · South Carolina by ZIP code

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Data: Global Forecast System (GFS) 0.25°, soil temperature 0–10 cm (TSOIL) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)); U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) hourly data, version 2 (soil temperature at 5 cm and 10 cm, air temperature) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)); GeoNames gazetteer (cities15000) (GeoNames).