Current Drought Conditions for South Carolina - June 9, 2026
South Carolina Drought Report
As of June 9, 2026 approximately 96% (30,434 square miles) of South Carolina is under active drought conditions, with an additional 1% (471 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across South Carolina: 32.9% (10,414 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 42.7% (13,528 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 20.5% (6,491 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current South Carolina drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 471 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Moderate Drought | 10,414 | 32.9% | 32.9% |
| Severe Drought | 13,528 | 42.7% | 42.7% |
| Extreme Drought | 6,491 | 20.5% | 20.5% |
South Carolina Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in South Carolina
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Allendale | Severe Drought |
| Arcadia | Severe Drought |
| Aynor | Severe Drought |
| Bishopville | Severe Drought |
| Bluffton | Extreme Drought |
| Boiling Springs | Severe Drought |
| Branchville | Severe Drought |
| Burton | Extreme Drought |
| Charleston | Extreme Drought |
| Chesnee | Severe Drought |
| Clover | Moderate Drought |
| Dalzell | Severe Drought |
| Dillon | Severe Drought |
| Eastover | Severe Drought |
| Ehrhardt | Severe Drought |
| Estill | Extreme Drought |
| Fair Play | Severe Drought |
| Five Forks | Severe Drought |
| Florence | Severe Drought |
| Forest Acres | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Lawn | Moderate Drought |
| Fountain Inn | Severe Drought |
| Gantt | Severe Drought |
| Gifford | Extreme Drought |
| Graniteville | Moderate Drought |
| Great Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Hardeeville | Extreme Drought |
| Harleyville | Severe Drought |
| Holly Hill | Severe Drought |
| Inman | Severe Drought |
| Jefferson | Severe Drought |
| Johnsonville | Severe Drought |
| Lesslie | Moderate Drought |
| Lydia | Severe Drought |
| Monetta | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Pleasant | Extreme Drought |
| Mullins | Severe Drought |
| Newport | Moderate Drought |
| Nichols | Severe Drought |
| Norris | Severe Drought |
| North Charleston | Extreme Drought |
| Pendleton | Severe Drought |
| Piedmont | Severe Drought |
| Ravenel | Extreme Drought |
| Red Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Scotia | Extreme Drought |
| Scranton | Severe Drought |
| Sharon | Moderate Drought |
| Shiloh | Severe Drought |
| Silverstreet | Moderate Drought |
| Six Mile | Severe Drought |
| Snelling | Moderate Drought |
| Socastee | Extreme Drought |
| Springdale | Moderate Drought |
| Springfield | Moderate Drought |
| Sycamore | Severe Drought |
| Tigerville | Severe Drought |
| Timmonsville | Severe Drought |
| Wedgefield | Severe Drought |
| Westminster | Severe Drought |
| Williston | Abnormally Dry |
| Windsor | Moderate Drought |
| Yemassee | Extreme Drought |
| Awendaw | Extreme Drought |
| Lockhart | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Carmel | Moderate Drought |
| Parksville | Moderate Drought |
| Russellville | Severe Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Walhalla | Severe Drought |
| Alcolu | Severe Drought |
| Arcadia Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Belvedere | Moderate Drought |
| Bradley | Moderate Drought |
| Bucksport | Extreme Drought |
| Buffalo | Severe Drought |
| Chapin | Moderate Drought |
| Chesterfield | Severe Drought |
| City View | Severe Drought |
| Clarks Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Clearwater | Moderate Drought |
| Cottageville | Extreme Drought |
| Dunean | Severe Drought |
| East Gaffney | Severe Drought |
| Edisto Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Folly Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Gaston | Moderate Drought |
| Gloverville | Moderate Drought |
| Golden Grove | Severe Drought |
| Goose Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Hartsville | Severe Drought |
| Hilda | Moderate Drought |
| Hodges | Moderate Drought |
| Hollywood | Extreme Drought |
| Homeland Park | Severe Drought |
| Inman Mills | Severe Drought |
| Irmo | Moderate Drought |
| Little Mountain | Moderate Drought |
| Little River | Extreme Drought |
| Livingston | Moderate Drought |
| Lugoff | Moderate Drought |
| Manning | Severe Drought |
| Mayo | Severe Drought |
| McBee | Severe Drought |
| Meggett | Extreme Drought |
| Neeses | Moderate Drought |
| New Ellenton | Moderate Drought |
| Newry | Severe Drought |
| North | Moderate Drought |
| North Augusta | Moderate Drought |
| North Hartsville | Severe Drought |
| Oswego | Severe Drought |
| Pamplico | Severe Drought |
| Pelzer | Severe Drought |
| Perry | Moderate Drought |
| Pinewood | Severe Drought |
| Reidville | Severe Drought |
| Rembert | Severe Drought |
| Ridgeway | Moderate Drought |
| Rockville | Extreme Drought |
| Sans Souci | Severe Drought |
| Santee | Severe Drought |
| Sellers | Severe Drought |
| Smoaks | Severe Drought |
| Startex | Severe Drought |
| Summit | Moderate Drought |
| Swansea | Moderate Drought |
| Utica | Severe Drought |
| Vance | Severe Drought |
| Warrenville | Moderate Drought |
| Waterloo | Moderate Drought |
| Welcome | Severe Drought |
| Wellford | Severe Drought |
| West Union | Severe Drought |
| Williams | Extreme Drought |
| Winnsboro Mills | Moderate Drought |
| Woodford | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Wylie | Moderate Drought |
| Centerville | Severe Drought |
| Brookdale | Severe Drought |
| Cherryvale | Severe Drought |
| Abbeville | Moderate Drought |
| Aiken | Moderate Drought |
| Anderson | Severe Drought |
| Andrews | Extreme Drought |
| Bamberg | Severe Drought |
| Barnwell | Moderate Drought |
| Columbia | Moderate Drought |
| Wade Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Blythewood | Moderate Drought |
| Clifton | Severe Drought |
| Converse | Severe Drought |
| Fairforest | Severe Drought |
| Gilbert | Moderate Drought |
| Glendale | Severe Drought |
| Gray Court | Severe Drought |
| Greeleyville | Severe Drought |
| Greenville | Severe Drought |
| Greenwood | Moderate Drought |
| Greer | Severe Drought |
| Hampton | Extreme Drought |
| Heath Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Hemingway | Severe Drought |
| Hilton Head Island | Extreme Drought |
| Honea Path | Moderate Drought |
| Hopkins | Moderate Drought |
| Iva | Moderate Drought |
| Jackson | Abnormally Dry |
| Jacksonboro | Extreme Drought |
| Joanna | Moderate Drought |
| Johnston | Moderate Drought |
| Jonesville | Severe Drought |
| Kershaw | Moderate Drought |
| Kingstree | Severe Drought |
| Kline | Moderate Drought |
| Lake City | Severe Drought |
| Lake View | Severe Drought |
| Lamar | Severe Drought |
| Lancaster | Moderate Drought |
| Landrum | Severe Drought |
| Lane | Severe Drought |
| Langley | Moderate Drought |
| Latta | Severe Drought |
| Laurens | Moderate Drought |
| Lexington | Moderate Drought |
| Liberty | Severe Drought |
| Loris | Severe Drought |
| Lowrys | Moderate Drought |
| Lyman | Severe Drought |
| Lynchburg | Severe Drought |
| Marion | Severe Drought |
| Mauldin | Severe Drought |
| Mayesville | Severe Drought |
| McConnells | Moderate Drought |
| McCormick | Moderate Drought |
| Modoc | Moderate Drought |
| Moncks Corner | Extreme Drought |
| Belton | Severe Drought |
| Bennettsville | Severe Drought |
| Berea | Severe Drought |
| Bethune | Severe Drought |
| Blacksburg | Severe Drought |
| Blackville | Moderate Drought |
| Blenheim | Severe Drought |
| Bonneau | Severe Drought |
| Bowman | Severe Drought |
| Boykin | Severe Drought |
| Brunson | Extreme Drought |
| Calhoun Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Camden | Moderate Drought |
| Cameron | Severe Drought |
| Campobello | Severe Drought |
| Carlisle | Moderate Drought |
| Cayce | Moderate Drought |
| Central | Severe Drought |
| Cheraw | Severe Drought |
| Chester | Moderate Drought |
| Clemson | Severe Drought |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Clio | Severe Drought |
| Cokesbury | Moderate Drought |
| Conway | Extreme Drought |
| Cordova | Severe Drought |
| Coronaca | Moderate Drought |
| Coward | Severe Drought |
| Cowpens | Severe Drought |
| Cross Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Darlington | Severe Drought |
| Denmark | Moderate Drought |
| Donalds | Moderate Drought |
| Due West | Moderate Drought |
| Duncan | Severe Drought |
| Easley | Severe Drought |
| Edgefield | Moderate Drought |
| Elgin | Moderate Drought |
| Elgin | Moderate Drought |
| Elko | Abnormally Dry |
| Elloree | Severe Drought |
| Enoree | Severe Drought |
| Eutawville | Severe Drought |
| Fairfax | Severe Drought |
| Fort Mill | Moderate Drought |
| Furman | Extreme Drought |
| Gaffney | Severe Drought |
| Georgetown | Extreme Drought |
| Catawba | Moderate Drought |
| Dentsville | Moderate Drought |
| Gadsden | Severe Drought |
| Hickory Grove | Severe Drought |
| Mount Croghan | Severe Drought |
| Mountville | Moderate Drought |
| Myrtle Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Newberry | Moderate Drought |
| Ninety Six | Moderate Drought |
| Norway | Moderate Drought |
| Olanta | Severe Drought |
| Olar | Moderate Drought |
| Orangeburg | Severe Drought |
| Pacolet | Severe Drought |
| Pageland | Severe Drought |
| Patrick | Severe Drought |
| Paxville | Severe Drought |
| Pelion | Moderate Drought |
| Pickens | Severe Drought |
| Pomaria | Moderate Drought |
| Powdersville | Severe Drought |
| Prosperity | Moderate Drought |
| Red Bank | Moderate Drought |
| Reevesville | Severe Drought |
| Richburg | Moderate Drought |
| Ridge Spring | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgeland | Extreme Drought |
| Ridgeville | Severe Drought |
| Rock Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Roebuck | Severe Drought |
| Rowesville | Severe Drought |
| Ruby | Severe Drought |
| Salley | Moderate Drought |
| Saluda | Moderate Drought |
| Saxon | Severe Drought |
| Seneca | Severe Drought |
| Simpsonville | Severe Drought |
| Society Hill | Severe Drought |
| South Congaree | Moderate Drought |
| Spartanburg | Severe Drought |
| Starr | Moderate Drought |
| Stateburg | Severe Drought |
| Summerton | Severe Drought |
| Summerville | Extreme Drought |
| Sumter | Severe Drought |
| Taylors | Severe Drought |
| Travelers Rest | Severe Drought |
| Trenton | Moderate Drought |
| Turbeville | Severe Drought |
| Union | Moderate Drought |
| Valley Falls | Severe Drought |
| Van Wyck | Moderate Drought |
| Varnville | Extreme Drought |
| Wagener | Moderate Drought |
| Wallace | Severe Drought |
| Walterboro | Extreme Drought |
| Ward | Moderate Drought |
| Ware Place | Severe Drought |
| Ware Shoals | Moderate Drought |
| West Pelzer | Severe Drought |
| Whitmire | Moderate Drought |
| Williamston | Severe Drought |
| Winnsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Woodruff | Severe Drought |
| York | Moderate Drought |
| North Myrtle Beach | Extreme Drought |
| McClellanville | Extreme Drought |
| Arial | Severe Drought |
| McColl | Severe Drought |
| Murrells Inlet | Extreme Drought |
| Quinby | Severe Drought |
| Kiawah Island | Extreme Drought |
| Seabrook Island | Extreme Drought |
| Stuckey | Severe Drought |
| Batesburg-Leesville | Moderate Drought |
| Pinopolis | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Secession | Moderate Drought |
| Lakewood | Severe Drought |
| Murphys Estates | Moderate Drought |
| East Sumter | Severe Drought |
| Edisto | Severe Drought |
| Eureka Mill | Moderate Drought |
| Garden City | Extreme Drought |
| Gayle Mill | Moderate Drought |
| Irwin | Moderate Drought |
| Mulberry | Severe Drought |
| Northlake | Severe Drought |
| Parker | Severe Drought |
| Seven Oaks | Moderate Drought |
| Southern Shops | Severe Drought |
| Springdale | Moderate Drought |
| Oak Grove | Moderate Drought |