The Town Files

25 Small Towns in South Carolina With the Mildest Winters

Ranked by january average low (°f) among 98 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in South Carolina. #1 is Burton, SC (January lows average 40.1°F).

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Numbers match the ranking.
25 Small Towns in South Carolina With the Mildest Winters1. Burton402. Laurel Bay403. Ridgeland404. Hardeeville405. Hollywood406. Ravenel407. Belvedere408. Clearwater409. Hampton3910. Georgetown3711. Capitol View3712. Hopkins3713. Murrells Inlet3714. Litchfield Beach3715. Surfside Beach3716. Brookdale3717. Isle of Palms3718. Denmark3719. Bamberg3720. Williston3621. Lake Murray of Richland3522. Walterboro3523. Manning3524. Wyboo3525. Batesburg-Leesville35
  1. 25Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina

    January lows average 34.9°F

    5,270 people · Lexington County · median home $135,100 · income $49,646 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

  2. 24Wyboo, South Carolina

    January lows average 35.2°F

    3,661 people · Clarendon County · median home $253,000 · income $59,074 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

  3. 23Manning, South Carolina

    January lows average 35.2°F

    3,878 people · Clarendon County · median home $157,600 · income $28,569 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

  4. 22Walterboro, South Carolina

    January lows average 35.2°F

    5,544 people · Colleton County · median home $183,500 · income $56,457 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Lake Murray of Richland, South Carolina

    January lows average 35.3°F

    8,110 people · Richland County · median home $422,100 · income $119,107 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

  6. 20Williston, South Carolina

    January lows average 35.6°F

    2,877 people · Barnwell County · median home $105,100 · income $39,484 · Jan low 36°F · 1 in snow

  7. 19Bamberg, South Carolina

    January lows average 36.5°F

    3,076 people · Bamberg County · median home $157,900 · income $49,531 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  8. 18Denmark, South Carolina

    January lows average 36.5°F

    3,186 people · Bamberg County · median home $63,900 · income $27,451 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Isle of Palms, South Carolina

    January lows average 36.5°F

    4,347 people · Charleston County · median home $1,581,300 · income $156,979 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Brookdale, South Carolina

    January lows average 36.6°F

    3,845 people · Orangeburg County · median home $96,500 · income $39,449 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  11. 15Surfside Beach, South Carolina

    January lows average 36.8°F

    4,155 people · Horry County · median home $450,100 · income $70,106 · Jan low 37°F

  12. 14Litchfield Beach, South Carolina

    January lows average 36.8°F

    8,370 people · Georgetown County · median home $459,000 · income $76,351 · Jan low 37°F

  13. 13Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

    January lows average 36.8°F

    9,740 people · Georgetown County · median home $366,000 · income $77,438 · Jan low 37°F

  14. 12Hopkins, South Carolina

    January lows average 37.0°F

    2,514 people · Richland County · median home $99,300 · income $50,063 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow

  15. 11Capitol View, South Carolina

    January lows average 37.0°F

    4,653 people · Richland County · median home $187,600 · income $46,645 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  16. 10Georgetown, South Carolina

    January lows average 37.0°F

    8,403 people · Georgetown County · median home $168,100 · income $56,981 · Jan low 37°F

  17. 9Hampton, South Carolina

    January lows average 39.2°F

    2,694 people · Hampton County · median home $206,400 · income $43,472 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Clearwater, South Carolina

    January lows average 39.8°F

    4,079 people · Aiken County · median home $158,100 · income $51,731 · Jan low 40°F · 1 in snow

  19. 7Belvedere, South Carolina

    January lows average 39.8°F

    5,380 people · Aiken County · median home $143,500 · income $53,021 · Jan low 40°F · 1 in snow

  20. 6Ravenel, South Carolina

    January lows average 40.0°F

    2,542 people · Charleston County · median home $238,700 · income $82,738 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Hollywood, South Carolina

    January lows average 40.0°F

    5,339 people · Charleston County · median home $460,100 · income $73,693 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  22. 4Hardeeville, South Carolina

    January lows average 40.0°F

    7,473 people · Jasper County · median home $488,900 · income $78,365 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  23. 3Ridgeland, South Carolina

    January lows average 40.1°F

    3,758 people · Jasper County · median home $228,400 · income $62,981 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  24. 2Laurel Bay, South Carolina

    January lows average 40.1°F

    5,082 people · Beaufort County · median home $231,800 · income $54,345 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Burton, South Carolina

    January lows average 40.1°F

    6,777 people · Beaufort County · median home $247,600 · income $68,063 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 98 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in South Carolina (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: