Seven Oaks weather in August

In August, Seven Oaks sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Seven Oaks's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seven Oaks's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
73°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
13.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:50 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Seven Oaks is census-designated place in Lexington County, South Carolina.

Density
759/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in Seven Oaks reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°F cooler than July and about 5°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Seven Oaks

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Seven Oaks weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 38°3.59.10.6103.6
Feb58° / 40°3.58.20.310.74.4
Mar65° / 46°3.69.10.111.76.1
Apr73° / 54°3.38012.87.2
May80° / 63°2.98.9013.76.7
Jun86° / 71°4.113.5014.24.5
Jul89° / 74°4.414.90143.7
Aug88° / 73°4.013.4013.34.2
Sep83° / 67°3.58.6012.26.1
Oct74° / 56°3.36.9011.17.5
Nov64° / 46°2.86.9010.26.3
Dec57° / 41°3.78.90.19.84.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
84951
94951
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315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Seven Oaks gets around 4.0 in of rain over 13.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
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349
449
548
648
747
847
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1046
1146
1245
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1544
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1842
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2041
2140
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2638
2738
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2937
3036
3136

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101719694
201719694
301720684
401720684
501721674
601722655
701722655
801723645
901723635
1001724626
1101724626
1201725616
1301725616
1401726606
1501727596
1601728586
1701729576
1801729576
1901830556
2001831555
2101832545
2202832544
2302833534
2402933533
2502934523
26031034512
27031134502
28131134492
29141235471
30151335461
31151435451

Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:397:22
213.75:407:21
313.75:417:20
413.65:417:19
513.65:427:19
613.65:437:18
713.65:447:17
813.55:447:16
913.55:457:15
1013.55:467:14
1113.45:477:13
1213.45:477:12
1313.45:487:10
1413.35:497:09
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1713.25:517:06
1813.25:527:05
1913.25:537:04
2013.25:537:02
2113.15:547:01
2213.15:557:00
2313.15:556:59
2413.05:566:57
2513.05:576:56
2613.05:586:55
2712.95:586:53
2812.95:596:52
2912.86:006:51
3012.86:016:49
3112.86:016:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Seven Oaks

In seasonPeak

In August, Seven Oaks sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Seven Oaks sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Seven Oaks?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Seven Oaks for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Seven Oaks in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Seven Oaks sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Seven Oaks in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Seven Oaks peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Seven Oaks in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Seven Oaks is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Dec 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Seven Oaks?

Seven Oaks sits at 34.0°N, 81.1°W, 217 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Saint Andrews, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Seven Oaks

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Seven Oaks.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Seven Oaks has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 266 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 ft.

The land around Seven Oaks is covered by trees (68%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, trees (67%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
253 ft
10 miles
965 ft
50 miles
1,175 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Saint Andrews 2.5 mi · West Columbia 5.6 mi · Lexington 6.8 mi · Columbia 7.5 mi · Sumter 47 mi · Aiken 47 mi · Greenwood 59 mi · North Augusta 60 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Seven Oaks (34.0488°, -81.1465°, elevation 217 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).