Current Drought Conditions for South Carolina - May 26, 2026
South Carolina Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 98% (30,905 square miles) of South Carolina is under drought conditions.
Breaking down current drought conditions across South Carolina: 1.5% (471 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 60.8% (19,262 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 31% (9,808 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 4.3% (1,364 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate Drought | 471 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Severe Drought | 19,262 | 60.8% | 60.8% |
| Extreme Drought | 9,808 | 31% | 31% |
| Exceptional Drought | 1,364 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
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 | Extreme Drought |
| Arcadia | Severe Drought |
| Aynor | Extreme Drought |
| Bishopville | Severe Drought |
| Bluffton | Extreme Drought |
| Boiling Springs | Severe Drought |
| Branchville | Extreme Drought |
| Burton | Extreme Drought |
| Charleston | Extreme Drought |
| Chesnee | Severe Drought |
| Clover | Severe Drought |
| Dalzell | Severe Drought |
| Dillon | Severe Drought |
| Eastover | Severe Drought |
| Ehrhardt | Extreme Drought |
| Estill | Exceptional Drought |
| Fair Play | Severe Drought |
| Five Forks | Severe Drought |
| Florence | Severe Drought |
| Forest Acres | Severe Drought |
| Fort Lawn | Severe Drought |
| Fountain Inn | Severe Drought |
| Gantt | Severe Drought |
| Gifford | Exceptional Drought |
| Graniteville | Severe Drought |
| Great Falls | Severe Drought |
| Hardeeville | Exceptional Drought |
| Harleyville | Extreme Drought |
| Holly Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Inman | Severe Drought |
| Jefferson | Severe Drought |
| Johnsonville | Extreme Drought |
| Lesslie | Severe Drought |
| Lydia | Severe Drought |
| Monetta | Severe Drought |
| Mount Pleasant | Extreme Drought |
| Mullins | Severe Drought |
| Newport | Severe 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 | Exceptional Drought |
| Scranton | Severe Drought |
| Sharon | Severe Drought |
| Shiloh | Severe Drought |
| Silverstreet | Severe Drought |
| Six Mile | Severe Drought |
| Snelling | Severe Drought |
| Socastee | Extreme Drought |
| Springdale | Severe Drought |
| Springfield | Severe Drought |
| Sycamore | Extreme Drought |
| Tigerville | Severe Drought |
| Timmonsville | Severe Drought |
| Wedgefield | Severe Drought |
| Westminster | Severe Drought |
| Williston | Moderate Drought |
| Windsor | Severe Drought |
| Yemassee | Exceptional Drought |
| Awendaw | Extreme Drought |
| Lockhart | Severe Drought |
| Mount Carmel | Severe Drought |
| Parksville | Severe Drought |
| Russellville | Extreme Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Walhalla | Severe Drought |
| Alcolu | Severe Drought |
| Arcadia Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Belvedere | Severe Drought |
| Bradley | Severe Drought |
| Bucksport | Extreme Drought |
| Buffalo | Severe Drought |
| Chapin | Severe Drought |
| Chesterfield | Extreme Drought |
| City View | Severe Drought |
| Clarks Hill | Severe Drought |
| Clearwater | Severe Drought |
| Cottageville | Extreme Drought |
| Dunean | Severe Drought |
| East Gaffney | Severe Drought |
| Edisto Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Folly Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Gaston | Severe Drought |
| Gloverville | Severe Drought |
| Golden Grove | Severe Drought |
| Goose Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Hartsville | Severe Drought |
| Hilda | Severe Drought |
| Hodges | Severe Drought |
| Hollywood | Extreme Drought |
| Homeland Park | Severe Drought |
| Inman Mills | Severe Drought |
| Irmo | Severe Drought |
| Little Mountain | Severe Drought |
| Little River | Extreme Drought |
| Livingston | Severe Drought |
| Lugoff | Severe Drought |
| Manning | Severe Drought |
| Mayo | Severe Drought |
| McBee | Severe Drought |
| Meggett | Extreme Drought |
| Neeses | Severe Drought |
| New Ellenton | Severe Drought |
| Newry | Severe Drought |
| North | Severe Drought |
| North Augusta | Severe Drought |
| North Hartsville | Severe Drought |
| Oswego | Severe Drought |
| Pamplico | Severe Drought |
| Pelzer | Severe Drought |
| Perry | Severe Drought |
| Pinewood | Severe Drought |
| Reidville | Severe Drought |
| Rembert | Severe Drought |
| Ridgeway | Severe Drought |
| Rockville | Extreme Drought |
| Sans Souci | Severe Drought |
| Santee | Extreme Drought |
| Sellers | Severe Drought |
| Smoaks | Extreme Drought |
| Startex | Severe Drought |
| Summit | Severe Drought |
| Swansea | Severe Drought |
| Utica | Severe Drought |
| Vance | Extreme Drought |
| Warrenville | Severe Drought |
| Waterloo | Severe Drought |
| Welcome | Severe Drought |
| Wellford | Severe Drought |
| West Union | Severe Drought |
| Williams | Extreme Drought |
| Winnsboro Mills | Severe Drought |
| Woodford | Severe Drought |
| Lake Wylie | Severe Drought |
| Centerville | Severe Drought |
| Brookdale | Extreme Drought |
| Cherryvale | Severe Drought |
| Abbeville | Severe Drought |
| Aiken | Severe Drought |
| Anderson | Severe Drought |
| Andrews | Extreme Drought |
| Bamberg | Extreme Drought |
| Barnwell | Severe Drought |
| Columbia | Severe Drought |
| Wade Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Blythewood | Severe Drought |
| Clifton | Severe Drought |
| Converse | Severe Drought |
| Fairforest | Severe Drought |
| Gilbert | Severe Drought |
| Glendale | Severe Drought |
| Gray Court | Severe Drought |
| Greeleyville | Extreme Drought |
| Greenville | Severe Drought |
| Greenwood | Severe Drought |
| Greer | Severe Drought |
| Hampton | Exceptional Drought |
| Heath Springs | Severe Drought |
| Hemingway | Extreme Drought |
| Hilton Head Island | Extreme Drought |
| Honea Path | Severe Drought |
| Hopkins | Severe Drought |
| Iva | Severe Drought |
| Jackson | Moderate Drought |
| Jacksonboro | Extreme Drought |
| Joanna | Severe Drought |
| Johnston | Severe Drought |
| Jonesville | Severe Drought |
| Kershaw | Severe Drought |
| Kingstree | Extreme Drought |
| Kline | Extreme Drought |
| Lake City | Severe Drought |
| Lake View | Severe Drought |
| Lamar | Severe Drought |
| Lancaster | Severe Drought |
| Landrum | Severe Drought |
| Lane | Extreme Drought |
| Langley | Severe Drought |
| Latta | Severe Drought |
| Laurens | Severe Drought |
| Lexington | Severe Drought |
| Liberty | Severe Drought |
| Loris | Extreme Drought |
| Lowrys | Severe Drought |
| Lyman | Severe Drought |
| Lynchburg | Severe Drought |
| Marion | Severe Drought |
| Mauldin | Severe Drought |
| Mayesville | Severe Drought |
| McConnells | Severe Drought |
| McCormick | Severe Drought |
| Modoc | Severe Drought |
| Moncks Corner | Extreme Drought |
| Belton | Severe Drought |
| Bennettsville | Severe Drought |
| Berea | Severe Drought |
| Bethune | Severe Drought |
| Blacksburg | Severe Drought |
| Blackville | Severe Drought |
| Blenheim | Severe Drought |
| Bonneau | Extreme Drought |
| Bowman | Extreme Drought |
| Boykin | Severe Drought |
| Brunson | Extreme Drought |
| Calhoun Falls | Severe Drought |
| Camden | Severe Drought |
| Cameron | Extreme Drought |
| Campobello | Severe Drought |
| Carlisle | Severe Drought |
| Cayce | Severe Drought |
| Central | Severe Drought |
| Cheraw | Extreme Drought |
| Chester | Severe Drought |
| Clemson | Severe Drought |
| Clinton | Severe Drought |
| Clio | Severe Drought |
| Cokesbury | Severe Drought |
| Conway | Extreme Drought |
| Cordova | Extreme Drought |
| Coronaca | Severe Drought |
| Coward | Severe Drought |
| Cowpens | Severe Drought |
| Cross Hill | Severe Drought |
| Darlington | Severe Drought |
| Denmark | Severe Drought |
| Donalds | Severe Drought |
| Due West | Severe Drought |
| Duncan | Severe Drought |
| Easley | Severe Drought |
| Edgefield | Severe Drought |
| Elgin | Severe Drought |
| Elgin | Severe Drought |
| Elko | Moderate Drought |
| Elloree | Extreme Drought |
| Enoree | Severe Drought |
| Eutawville | Extreme Drought |
| Fairfax | Extreme Drought |
| Fort Mill | Severe Drought |
| Furman | Exceptional Drought |
| Gaffney | Severe Drought |
| Georgetown | Extreme Drought |
| Catawba | Severe Drought |
| Dentsville | Severe Drought |
| Gadsden | Severe Drought |
| Hickory Grove | Severe Drought |
| Mount Croghan | Extreme Drought |
| Mountville | Severe Drought |
| Myrtle Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Newberry | Severe Drought |
| Ninety Six | Severe Drought |
| Norway | Severe Drought |
| Olanta | Severe Drought |
| Olar | Extreme Drought |
| Orangeburg | Extreme Drought |
| Pacolet | Severe Drought |
| Pageland | Severe Drought |
| Patrick | Severe Drought |
| Paxville | Severe Drought |
| Pelion | Severe Drought |
| Pickens | Severe Drought |
| Pomaria | Severe Drought |
| Powdersville | Severe Drought |
| Prosperity | Severe Drought |
| Red Bank | Severe Drought |
| Reevesville | Extreme Drought |
| Richburg | Severe Drought |
| Ridge Spring | Severe Drought |
| Ridgeland | Exceptional Drought |
| Ridgeville | Extreme Drought |
| Rock Hill | Severe Drought |
| Roebuck | Severe Drought |
| Rowesville | Extreme Drought |
| Ruby | Extreme Drought |
| Salley | Severe Drought |
| Saluda | Severe Drought |
| Saxon | Severe Drought |
| Seneca | Severe Drought |
| Simpsonville | Severe Drought |
| Society Hill | Severe Drought |
| South Congaree | Severe Drought |
| Spartanburg | Severe Drought |
| Starr | Severe Drought |
| Stateburg | Severe Drought |
| Summerton | Extreme Drought |
| Summerville | Extreme Drought |
| Sumter | Severe Drought |
| Taylors | Severe Drought |
| Travelers Rest | Severe Drought |
| Trenton | Severe Drought |
| Turbeville | Severe Drought |
| Union | Severe Drought |
| Valley Falls | Severe Drought |
| Van Wyck | Severe Drought |
| Varnville | Exceptional Drought |
| Wagener | Severe Drought |
| Wallace | Extreme Drought |
| Walterboro | Extreme Drought |
| Ward | Severe Drought |
| Ware Place | Severe Drought |
| Ware Shoals | Severe Drought |
| West Pelzer | Severe Drought |
| Whitmire | Severe Drought |
| Williamston | Severe Drought |
| Winnsboro | Severe Drought |
| Woodruff | Severe Drought |
| York | Severe 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 | Extreme Drought |
| Batesburg-Leesville | Severe Drought |
| Pinopolis | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Secession | Severe Drought |
| Lakewood | Severe Drought |
| Murphys Estates | Severe Drought |
| East Sumter | Severe Drought |
| Edisto | Extreme Drought |
| Eureka Mill | Severe Drought |
| Garden City | Extreme Drought |
| Gayle Mill | Severe Drought |
| Irwin | Severe Drought |
| Mulberry | Severe Drought |
| Northlake | Severe Drought |
| Parker | Severe Drought |
| Seven Oaks | Severe Drought |
| Southern Shops | Severe Drought |
| Springdale | Severe Drought |
| Oak Grove | Severe Drought |