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