Beach
Burkmeyer Beach
South Carolina · United States · Pacific Ocean
32.4021, -80.6684 · Beaufort, 3 km
- 29°Sea · August
- 31°High · July
- 9.2 hSunshine · May
Your month at the beach
Burkmeyer Beach in January
- 14°CAir, daytime high6°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 5.7 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month63 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in February
- 16°CAir, daytime high8°C at night
- 15°CSea temperature
- 6.0 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month79 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in March
- 19°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 7.1 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month83 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in April
- 23°CAir, daytime high16°C at night
- 19°CSea temperature
- 8.9 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month75 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in May
- 27°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 23°CSea temperature
- 9.2 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month90 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in June
- 30°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 8.9 hSunshine a day
- 19 daysRainy days in the month140 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in July
- 31°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 8.8 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month136 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in August
- 31°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.9 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month154 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in September
- 29°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month100 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in October
- 25°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 7.1 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month87 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in November
- 20°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 20°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 7 daysRainy days in the month59 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Burkmeyer Beach in December
- 16°CAir, daytime high8°C at night
- 17°CSea temperature
- 5.3 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month86 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 10Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 20 kmAirport: Hilton Head Airport (HHH)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 10.5 °C — 5.5 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 16.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 14.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 11.9 °C — 3.5 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 15.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 14.7 °C — 1.5 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 16.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 19.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 20.6 °C — 1.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 19.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 24.5 °C — 1.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 27.8 °C — 1.2 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 29.5 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 31.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 28.9 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 26.4 °C — 0.9 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 22.6 °C — 1.5 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 17.9 °C — 2.1 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 19.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 19.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 14.1 °C — 3.3 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 17.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 16.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan16°6 h63 mm
- Feb15°6 h79 mm
- Mar16°7 h83 mm
- Apr19°9 h75 mm
- May23°9 h90 mm
- Jun27°9 h140 mm
- Jul29°9 h136 mm
- Aug29°8 h154 mm
- Sep27°7 h100 mm
- Oct24°7 h87 mm
- Nov20°6 h59 mm
- Dec17°5 h86 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Burkmeyer Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 10 | 5.7 | 19 |
| February | 16 | 8 | 15 | 79 | 9 | 6.0 | 19 |
| March | 19 | 11 | 16 | 83 | 10 | 7.1 | 19 |
| April | 23 | 16 | 19 | 75 | 9 | 8.9 | 20 |
| May | 27 | 20 | 23 | 90 | 12 | 9.2 | 18 |
| June | 30 | 24 | 27 | 140 | 19 | 8.9 | 17 |
| July | 31 | 26 | 29 | 136 | 21 | 8.8 | 16 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 31 | 25 | 29 | 154 | 21 | 7.9 | 15 |
| September | 29 | 23 | 27 | 100 | 15 | 7.2 | 17 |
| October | 25 | 18 | 24 | 87 | 9 | 7.1 | 17 |
| November | 20 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 7 | 6.4 | 18 |
| December | 16 | 8 | 17 | 86 | 10 | 5.3 | 18 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
The nearest sea measurement point is 28 km away, so this figure is less precise here.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 12 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 28 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 12 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |