Climate of Dorchester

Dorchester has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Dorchester is 24° degrees and there is about 216 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 222 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 13°C and 33°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 4°C and 23°C
Rain: it rains 114 days and there is a total of approximately 216 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3083 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 13°C and 33°C
Warmest month:	33°C in July
Coldest month:	13°C in January
Night temperature:	between 4°C and 23°C
Dry days:	251 days
Days with rain:	114 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	216 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3083 hours

Climate of Dorchester
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Dorchester
The best travel time for Dorchester
Climate of Dorchester by month
Experiences with the weather of Dorchester

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Dorchester.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Dorchester.

Climate table of Dorchester

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Dorchester. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Dorchester might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	13	16	19	24	28	32	33	32	30	24	19	15
Night temp. (°C)	4	6	9	13	18	22	23	23	20	14	9	6
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	10	11	15	12	17	21	27	29	22	13	11	28
Days with rain	6	7	8	9	11	13	16	15	11	6	5	7
Dry days	25	21	23	21	20	17	15	16	19	25	25	24
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	6	7	8	10	10	11	11	11	9	7	6	5
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	3	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	6	5	4	3

Best time to visit Dorchester

The best time to visit Dorchester in the state of South Carolina is from March through June and August through November. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Dorchester is 33°C in July and the lowest is 13°C in January.

Climate of Dorchester by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Dorchester? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January