Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min6:15 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min7:20 am – 5:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 40°F45 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare73 days above 90°F, 17 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beaufort Mcas station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsSaint Helena Sound Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 3,244 acresTrask Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 96 acresCombahee Island Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 191 acresCoursen Tate Parkpark · 5.5 miBeaufort National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.5 miErnest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.1 mi · 12,224 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Nov 197439 mi away, near Ladson, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 27 Sep 202141 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBeaufort County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025222 of 365 days measured142 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Charleston County, SC, 46 mi away
Drinking waterBjw&sa (sc0720003)serves 164,829 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2023: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeaufort Memorial Hospital9.4 miPost officeLobeco Post Office3.9 miTown hallBeaufort City Hall7.8 miPoliceBeaufort Police Department7.8 miFire stationSheldon Fire Department Station 413.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTechnical College of the Lowcountry9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHilton Head Airport HHH23 miMajor airportSavannah Hilton Head International Airport SAV42 miInterstateI-9513 miUS highwayUS 213.9 miAmtrakYemassee, SC YEM14 miTransit1 stop within a milePalmetto BreezeSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29914 ZIP area.
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