BEAUFORT SC US

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Population: 12,950

 

Elevation: 11 feet

Land Area: 18.6 square miles

Location:  Beaufort is located in southeastern South Carolina along Highway 17 between   Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina.

Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone

Weather:

 

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average temp. (°F)	48.5	50.7	57.3	64.4	72.7	78.5	81.6	80.4	76.0	67.1	58.5	50.8
High temperature (°F)	58.4	61.3	67.8	74.8	81.9	87.0	89.8	88.3	83.8	76.3	68.2	60.4
Low temperature (°F)	38.5	40.1	46.7	54.1	63.4	69.9	73.4	72.5	68.2	57.9	48.7	41.2
Precipitation (in)	4.1	3.1	3.7	3.0	3.1	5.7	5.7	7.5	5.3	3.1	2.6	3.1

 

Climate:

 

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precip.	9	8	9	7	8	12	13	13	10	6	7	8
Wind speed (mph)	8.4	8.8	9.3	8.8	7.8	7.6	7.1	6.8	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.8
Morning humidity (%)	83	82	84	84	86	88	89	91	91	89	87	84
Afternoon humidity (%)	55	51	49	47	51	57	59	61	60	54	53	55
Sunshine (%)	54	57	63	71	68	65	65	62	59	63	61	55
Days clear of clouds	9	8	9	11	9	7	6	6	7	12	11	9
Partly cloudy days	6	6	9	9	10	11	14	14	10	8	7	7
Cloudy days	16	14	13	11	12	12	12	12	13	11	12	15
Snowfall (in)	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1

 

Local Seasons:  Beaufort winters are moderate and summers are pleasant to hot, with continuous, cooling on-shore breezes. Average annual temperature is 65ºF and annual precipitation is 49.4 inches. Temperatures in August can run into the 90s and lows in winter may reach 20 degrees. And yes, once every few winters there may be a few snowflakes, but the snow rarely sticks. When a winter front passes through, the temperatures usually bounce back to the high 60s or low 70s within a couple of days.

 

How to Get There

By Air

International airports are located in Charleston (Charleston International Airport) to the north of Beaufort and in Savannah (Savannah International Airport) to the south.  Savannah is about a 45-minute drive, and Charleston is 65 miles away, an easy hour and a half drive. Each is about an hour to an hour and a half drive from the City of Beaufort. Major carriers offer scheduled flights from both airports. The Beaufort County Airport and Hilton Head County Airport offer private and corporate service.

 

By Car 

It's easy to get to beautiful Beaufort, just a short drive from I-95 or US 17 which both run north-south the length of the United States and connect to other interstates and major highways.

Driving south on US 17, exit onto US 21 at Gardens Corner and enjoy the scenic marsh views driving approximately 20 miles east into the downtown Beaufort area.

Driving south on I-95, Exit 33 at Point South and connect to US 21 for a direct route into the center of Beaufort.

Driving north on I-95, exit 8 onto US 278 toward Hilton Head Island and directly into the Bluffton area and the southern part of Beaufort County. This route connects to SC 170 to cross the river into the City of Beaufort in the northern part of the county.

 

By Train 

Train travel via Amtrak (800-usa-rail) is convenient to Beaufort with the Yemassee station only a few miles to the west of downtown. Daily north-south service is available.

 

By Bus

Greyhound Buses stop at Beaufort’s Boundary Street station. Buses usually stop at Parris Island except during periods of heightened security. Greyhound telephone numbers are (843) 524-4646 for local information and (800) 231-2222 for fare and schedule information.

 

National Holidays:

New Year's Day: Jan. 1

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: 3rd Mon. in Jan.

President's Day:  3rd Mon. in Feb.

Memorial Day: last Mon. in May

Independence Day: July 4

Labor Day: 1st Mon. in Sept.

Thanksgiving Day:  4th Thurs. in Nov.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: Dec. 24 and 25

New Year's Eve: Dec. 31

 

 

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