Current Drought Conditions for South Carolina - July 14, 2026
South Carolina Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 84% (26,713 square miles) of South Carolina is under active drought conditions, with an additional 13% (4,192 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across South Carolina: 29.9% (9,459 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 30.6% (9,678 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 23.9% (7,576 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 | 4,192 | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Moderate Drought | 9,459 | 29.9% | 29.9% |
| Severe Drought | 9,678 | 30.6% | 30.6% |
| Extreme Drought | 7,576 | 23.9% | 23.9% |
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 | Severe 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Ehrhardt | Extreme Drought |
| Estill | Severe Drought |
| Fair Play | Abnormally Dry |
| Five Forks | Severe Drought |
| Florence | Severe Drought |
| Forest Acres | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Lawn | Moderate Drought |
| Fountain Inn | Moderate Drought |
| Gantt | Severe Drought |
| Gifford | Severe Drought |
| Graniteville | Abnormally Dry |
| Great Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Hardeeville | Severe Drought |
| Harleyville | Extreme Drought |
| Holly Hill | Severe Drought |
| Inman | Severe Drought |
| Jefferson | Severe Drought |
| Johnsonville | Extreme Drought |
| Lesslie | Moderate Drought |
| Lydia | Severe Drought |
| Monetta | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Pleasant | Severe Drought |
| Mullins | Severe Drought |
| Newport | Moderate Drought |
| Nichols | Severe Drought |
| Norris | Moderate Drought |
| North Charleston | Extreme Drought |
| Pendleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Piedmont | Moderate Drought |
| Ravenel | Severe Drought |
| Red Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Scotia | Severe 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 | Abnormally Dry |
| Sycamore | Extreme Drought |
| Tigerville | Severe Drought |
| Timmonsville | Severe Drought |
| Wedgefield | Moderate Drought |
| Westminster | Abnormally Dry |
| Williston | Moderate Drought |
| Windsor | Abnormally Dry |
| Yemassee | Extreme Drought |
| Awendaw | Extreme Drought |
| Lockhart | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Carmel | Abnormally Dry |
| Parksville | Abnormally Dry |
| Russellville | Extreme Drought |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Walhalla | Moderate Drought |
| Alcolu | Severe Drought |
| Arcadia Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Belvedere | Abnormally Dry |
| Bradley | Abnormally Dry |
| Bucksport | Extreme Drought |
| Buffalo | Moderate Drought |
| Chapin | Moderate Drought |
| Chesterfield | Extreme Drought |
| City View | Severe Drought |
| Clarks Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Clearwater | Abnormally Dry |
| Cottageville | Extreme Drought |
| Dunean | Severe Drought |
| East Gaffney | Severe Drought |
| Edisto Beach | Severe Drought |
| Folly Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Gaston | Moderate Drought |
| Gloverville | Abnormally Dry |
| Golden Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Goose Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Hartsville | Severe Drought |
| Hilda | Severe Drought |
| Hodges | Abnormally Dry |
| Hollywood | Severe Drought |
| Homeland Park | Abnormally Dry |
| 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 | Severe Drought |
| Neeses | Moderate Drought |
| New Ellenton | Abnormally Dry |
| Newry | Moderate Drought |
| North | Moderate Drought |
| North Augusta | Abnormally Dry |
| North Hartsville | Severe Drought |
| Oswego | Severe Drought |
| Pamplico | Severe Drought |
| Pelzer | Moderate Drought |
| Perry | Abnormally Dry |
| Pinewood | Severe Drought |
| Reidville | Severe Drought |
| Rembert | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgeway | Moderate Drought |
| Rockville | Extreme Drought |
| Sans Souci | Severe Drought |
| Santee | Severe Drought |
| Sellers | Severe Drought |
| Smoaks | Extreme Drought |
| Startex | Severe Drought |
| Summit | Moderate Drought |
| Swansea | Moderate Drought |
| Utica | Abnormally Dry |
| Vance | Severe Drought |
| Warrenville | Abnormally Dry |
| Waterloo | Moderate Drought |
| Welcome | Severe Drought |
| Wellford | Severe Drought |
| West Union | Moderate Drought |
| Williams | Extreme Drought |
| Winnsboro Mills | Moderate Drought |
| Woodford | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Wylie | Moderate Drought |
| Centerville | Abnormally Dry |
| Brookdale | Moderate Drought |
| Cherryvale | Severe Drought |
| Abbeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Aiken | Abnormally Dry |
| Anderson | Abnormally Dry |
| Andrews | Extreme Drought |
| Bamberg | Severe Drought |
| Barnwell | Severe 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Greeleyville | Extreme Drought |
| Greenville | Severe Drought |
| Greenwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Greer | Severe Drought |
| Hampton | Extreme Drought |
| Heath Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Hemingway | Extreme Drought |
| Hilton Head Island | Severe Drought |
| Honea Path | Abnormally Dry |
| Hopkins | Moderate Drought |
| Iva | Abnormally Dry |
| Jackson | Abnormally Dry |
| Jacksonboro | Severe Drought |
| Joanna | Moderate Drought |
| Johnston | Abnormally Dry |
| Jonesville | Moderate Drought |
| Kershaw | Moderate Drought |
| Kingstree | Extreme Drought |
| Kline | Severe Drought |
| Lake City | Extreme Drought |
| Lake View | Severe Drought |
| Lamar | Severe Drought |
| Lancaster | Moderate Drought |
| Landrum | Severe Drought |
| Lane | Extreme Drought |
| Langley | Abnormally Dry |
| Latta | Severe Drought |
| Laurens | Moderate Drought |
| Lexington | Moderate Drought |
| Liberty | Moderate Drought |
| Loris | Extreme Drought |
| Lowrys | Moderate Drought |
| Lyman | Severe Drought |
| Lynchburg | Severe Drought |
| Marion | Severe Drought |
| Mauldin | Severe Drought |
| Mayesville | Severe Drought |
| McConnells | Moderate Drought |
| McCormick | Abnormally Dry |
| Modoc | Abnormally Dry |
| Moncks Corner | Severe Drought |
| Belton | Abnormally Dry |
| Bennettsville | Severe Drought |
| Berea | Severe Drought |
| Bethune | Severe Drought |
| Blacksburg | Severe Drought |
| Blackville | Moderate Drought |
| Blenheim | Severe Drought |
| Bonneau | Extreme Drought |
| Bowman | Severe Drought |
| Boykin | Moderate Drought |
| Brunson | Extreme Drought |
| Calhoun Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Camden | Moderate Drought |
| Cameron | Moderate Drought |
| Campobello | Severe Drought |
| Carlisle | Moderate Drought |
| Cayce | Moderate Drought |
| Central | Moderate Drought |
| Cheraw | Extreme Drought |
| Chester | Moderate Drought |
| Clemson | Abnormally Dry |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Clio | Severe Drought |
| Cokesbury | Moderate Drought |
| Conway | Extreme Drought |
| Cordova | Moderate Drought |
| Coronaca | Moderate Drought |
| Coward | Severe Drought |
| Cowpens | Severe Drought |
| Cross Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Darlington | Severe Drought |
| Denmark | Moderate Drought |
| Donalds | Abnormally Dry |
| Due West | Abnormally Dry |
| Duncan | Severe Drought |
| Easley | Severe Drought |
| Edgefield | Abnormally Dry |
| Elgin | Moderate Drought |
| Elgin | Moderate Drought |
| Elko | Moderate Drought |
| Elloree | Moderate Drought |
| Enoree | Moderate Drought |
| Eutawville | Severe Drought |
| Fairfax | Extreme Drought |
| Fort Mill | Moderate Drought |
| Furman | Severe Drought |
| Gaffney | Severe Drought |
| Georgetown | Extreme Drought |
| Catawba | Moderate Drought |
| Dentsville | Moderate Drought |
| Gadsden | Moderate Drought |
| Hickory Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Croghan | Extreme Drought |
| Mountville | Moderate Drought |
| Myrtle Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Newberry | Moderate Drought |
| Ninety Six | Moderate Drought |
| Norway | Moderate Drought |
| Olanta | Severe Drought |
| Olar | Severe Drought |
| Orangeburg | Moderate Drought |
| Pacolet | Severe Drought |
| Pageland | Extreme Drought |
| Patrick | Extreme Drought |
| Paxville | Severe Drought |
| Pelion | Moderate Drought |
| Pickens | Severe Drought |
| Pomaria | Moderate Drought |
| Powdersville | Severe Drought |
| Prosperity | Moderate Drought |
| Red Bank | Moderate Drought |
| Reevesville | Extreme Drought |
| Richburg | Moderate Drought |
| Ridge Spring | Abnormally Dry |
| Ridgeland | Severe Drought |
| Ridgeville | Extreme Drought |
| Rock Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Roebuck | Severe Drought |
| Rowesville | Moderate Drought |
| Ruby | Extreme Drought |
| Salley | Abnormally Dry |
| Saluda | Abnormally Dry |
| Saxon | Severe Drought |
| Seneca | Abnormally Dry |
| Simpsonville | Moderate Drought |
| Society Hill | Extreme Drought |
| South Congaree | Moderate Drought |
| Spartanburg | Severe Drought |
| Starr | Abnormally Dry |
| Stateburg | Moderate Drought |
| Summerton | Severe Drought |
| Summerville | Severe Drought |
| Sumter | Severe Drought |
| Taylors | Severe Drought |
| Travelers Rest | Severe Drought |
| Trenton | Abnormally Dry |
| Turbeville | Severe Drought |
| Union | Moderate Drought |
| Valley Falls | Severe Drought |
| Van Wyck | Moderate Drought |
| Varnville | Extreme Drought |
| Wagener | Abnormally Dry |
| Wallace | Extreme Drought |
| Walterboro | Extreme Drought |
| Ward | Abnormally Dry |
| Ware Place | Moderate Drought |
| Ware Shoals | Moderate Drought |
| West Pelzer | Moderate Drought |
| Whitmire | Moderate Drought |
| Williamston | Moderate Drought |
| Winnsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Woodruff | Moderate 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 | Extreme Drought |
| Batesburg-Leesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Pinopolis | Severe Drought |
| Lake Secession | Abnormally Dry |
| Lakewood | Severe Drought |
| Murphys Estates | Abnormally Dry |
| East Sumter | Severe Drought |
| Edisto | Moderate Drought |
| Eureka Mill | Moderate Drought |
| Garden City | Extreme Drought |
| Gayle Mill | Moderate Drought |
| Irwin | Moderate Drought |
| Mulberry | Severe Drought |
| Northlake | Abnormally Dry |
| Parker | Severe Drought |
| Seven Oaks | Moderate Drought |
| Southern Shops | Severe Drought |
| Springdale | Moderate Drought |
| Oak Grove | Moderate Drought |