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Caesars Head
Caesars Head State Park view, June 2019.jpg
View from Caesars Head, 2019
Highest point
Elevation 3,215 feet (980 m)
Geography
Caesars Head is located in South Carolina
Caesars Head
Caesars Head
Location in South Carolina

Caesars Head is a mountain within Caesars Head State Park in northern Greenville County, South Carolina. The summit has an elevation of 3,215 feet (980 m). The radio tower for TV station WYFF is nearby. Housing developments on top of the mountain are part of the Caesars Head census-designated place.

Climate

Caesars Head has an oceanic climate (Cfb), a rarity for South Carolina, due to its high elevation, with warm summers and mild winters.

Climate data for Caesars Head, South Carolina (3,200 ft or 980 m AMSL), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1925–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 73
(23)
73
(23)
85
(29)
90
(32)
98
(37)
97
(36)
99
(37)
99
(37)
98
(37)
89
(32)
79
(26)
75
(24)
99
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 61.8
(16.6)
64.6
(18.1)
74.5
(23.6)
79.2
(26.2)
81.3
(27.4)
84.4
(29.1)
85.0
(29.4)
83.7
(28.7)
79.8
(26.6)
74.9
(23.8)
69.1
(20.6)
62.1
(16.7)
87.0
(30.6)
Average high °F (°C) 44.8
(7.1)
48.3
(9.1)
55.9
(13.3)
65.0
(18.3)
70.0
(21.1)
75.0
(23.9)
77.6
(25.3)
76.2
(24.6)
71.1
(21.7)
62.9
(17.2)
54.9
(12.7)
47.6
(8.7)
62.4
(16.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 36.3
(2.4)
39.3
(4.1)
46.3
(7.9)
54.7
(12.6)
61.6
(16.4)
67.7
(19.8)
70.7
(21.5)
69.4
(20.8)
64.3
(17.9)
55.3
(12.9)
46.6
(8.1)
39.9
(4.4)
54.3
(12.4)
Average low °F (°C) 27.9
(−2.3)
30.3
(−0.9)
36.6
(2.6)
44.4
(6.9)
53.2
(11.8)
60.4
(15.8)
63.9
(17.7)
62.6
(17.0)
57.6
(14.2)
47.8
(8.8)
38.2
(3.4)
32.1
(0.1)
46.3
(7.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 9.1
(−12.7)
13.2
(−10.4)
18.2
(−7.7)
28.9
(−1.7)
40.0
(4.4)
51.1
(10.6)
57.7
(14.3)
56.1
(13.4)
46.3
(7.9)
33.0
(0.6)
22.4
(−5.3)
16.0
(−8.9)
5.9
(−14.5)
Record low °F (°C) −19
(−28)
−6
(−21)
1
(−17)
17
(−8)
23
(−5)
30
(−1)
42
(6)
45
(7)
28
(−2)
23
(−5)
−1
(−18)
−5
(−21)
−19
(−28)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 6.02
(153)
4.82
(122)
5.17
(131)
5.93
(151)
6.11
(155)
6.93
(176)
7.02
(178)
6.97
(177)
6.62
(168)
5.60
(142)
5.93
(151)
7.08
(180)
74.20
(1,885)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 2.7
(6.9)
1.6
(4.1)
0.3
(0.76)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.25)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
2.6
(6.6)
7.3
(19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.4 9.8 11.0 10.5 11.2 14.1 16.9 15.3 9.7 8.2 9.6 10.0 135.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.6
Source: NOAA
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