Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:18 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:34 am – 5:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days55 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clemson Univ station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksClemson Universitycollege · 1.0 miEast Beachbeach · 2.1 miLittle Riverriver · 5.6 miSouthern Wesleyan Universitycollege · 4.5 miLamaster Pondlake · 1.6 miThree and Twenty Creek Watershed Ninereservoir · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPresident's Parkstate park · under a mileArmory Ball Fieldstate recreation area · under a mileMountain View Parkpark · 1.8 miNettles Parkrecreation area · 1.8 miFant's Grove Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 7,241 acresKeowee Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 908 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197919 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPickens County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025203 of 365 days measured162 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Greenville County, SC, 29 mi away
Drinking waterClemson City of (sc3910004)serves 17,896 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation828 ft252 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital9.7 miPost officeClemson Post Office1.1 miTown hallClemson City Hallunder a milePoliceClemson Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationClemson University Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryClemson Montessori Schoolunder a mileElementaryClemson Elementary School1.3 miCollegeClemson University1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP37 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS102 miInterstateI-859.2 miUS highwayUS 123under a mileAmtrakClemson, SC CSN1.1 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound13 miTransit39 stops within a mileClemson Area Transit (CAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29632 ZIP area.
