Myrtle Beach weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Myrtle Beach is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with May and October close behind. Myrtle Beach averages about 2,556 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 83 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,556
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 1,450 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 31k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Myrtle Beach?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Myrtle Beach is April, then May and October. The dullest month is January (41/100, 69 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Myrtle Beach?
Myrtle Beach gets a lot of sun: around 2,556 hours a year. April (79/100) is noticeably better than January (41). It ranks #183 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,450 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 69 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| February | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 94 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| March | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 95 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 79 | 21° / 70°F | 16° / 61°F | 83 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 74 | 24° / 75°F | 20° / 68°F | 107 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 149 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 176 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 189 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 172 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 72 | 23° / 73°F | 19° / 66°F | 118 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 71 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 92 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 106 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
Sea temperature in Myrtle Beach by month
The sea off Myrtle Beach is warmest in July at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 10°C / 50°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Wilmington United States · 115 km · best in Apr · 2,584 h sun/yr
- Charleston United States · 135 km · best in Nov · 2,712 h sun/yr
- Fayetteville United States · 146 km · best in Oct · 2,515 h sun/yr
- Richlands United States · 176 km · best in Apr · 2,584 h sun/yr
- Columbia United States · 205 km · best in Apr · 2,571 h sun/yr
- Raleigh/Durham United States · 245 km · best in Oct · 2,515 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hilton Head United States · 231 km · 2,712 h sun/yr · best in Nov
Head-to-head
How Myrtle Beach compares month by month: Myrtle Beach vs Charleston · Myrtle Beach vs Fayetteville · Myrtle Beach vs Wilmington · all comparisons
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