The weather throughout the year in Beaufort is mild throughout the year. Given its location on an island within South Carolina's Low Country on the coast, aside from hurricane season, most any time of the year is a good time to visit Beaufort. High temperatures in the winter average in the upper 50s to low to mid 60s. Average lows in the wintertime average in the upper 30s to mid 40s. During the summertime, temperatures are much warmer. High temperatures in the summer average in the mid to upper 80s, with some days reaching the low to mid 90s during the months of July and August. Low temperatures in the summer average in the mid 60s to low 70s. Rainfall averages around 3 to 4 inches monthly during the year; with the greatest chance of rain during the summer months of June, July, and August, all of which coincide with the hurricane season.

Summer time is obviously the high season in Beaufort, but depending on what the goal of your vacation is, the chance to catch plenty of rays on the beach may outweigh the crowds you may face. If you plan to travel during the summer or early fall, be aware that hurricane season runs from June to October. Given its exposed location on the coast, Beaufort is definitely not somewhere you'd like to be caught during a hurricane.

Although the chances for a hurricane to strike along the East Coast of the U.S. always exist, it should be noted that Beaufort has not sustained a direct hit from a hurricane in over 110 years, thanks in part to gulf stream currents which push most hurricanes north of Charleston and closer to Wilmington.