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===Climate=== [[File:Snow in Rock Hill.jpg|thumb|Snow in Rock Hill]] Rock Hill has a [[humid subtropical climate]] with four distinct seasons, characterized by hot humid summers and cool dry winters. The city itself is part of the USDA hardiness zone 7b with yearly minimum low temperature extremes between {{convert|5|and|10|°F|0}}, typically occurring in the month of January.<ref>{{cite web|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=2014-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|archive-date=2014-02-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Precipitation does not vary greatly between seasons, but is highly dependent on moisture supplied from the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. July is the hottest month, with an average high temperature of {{convert|91|°F|0}} and an average low temperature of {{convert|71|°F|0}}.<ref name="TWCRockHill">{{cite web|title=Monthly Averages for Rock Hill, SC|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/USSC0292|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=November 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309155224/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/USSC0292|archive-date=2012-03-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> The coldest month of the year is January, when the average high temperature is {{convert|51|°F|0}} and the average low temperature is {{convert|31|°F|0}}.<ref name="TWCRockHill"/> The warmest temperature ever recorded in the city was {{convert|106|°F|0}} in 1983 and tied in 2007.<ref name="TWCRockHill"/> The coldest temperature ever recorded in the city was {{convert|-4|°F|0}} in 1985.<ref name="TWCRockHill"/> {{Weather box |location = Rock Hill, South Carolina ([[Winthrop University]]) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1899–present |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 80 |Feb record high F = 83 |Mar record high F = 90 |Apr record high F = 96 |May record high F = 100 |Jun record high F = 105 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 106 |Sep record high F = 106 |Oct record high F = 98 |Nov record high F = 86 |Dec record high F = 81 |year record high F = 108 |Jan high F = 53.5 |Feb high F = 57.8 |Mar high F = 65.5 |Apr high F = 74.8 |May high F = 81.2 |Jun high F = 87.6 |Jul high F = 90.7 |Aug high F = 89.0 |Sep high F = 83.5 |Oct high F = 74.0 |Nov high F = 63.8 |Dec high F = 55.6 |year high F = 73.1 |Jan mean F = 43.0 |Feb mean F = 46.4 |Mar mean F = 53.5 |Apr mean F = 62.3 |May mean F = 69.9 |Jun mean F = 77.0 |Jul mean F = 80.2 |Aug mean F = 78.9 |Sep mean F = 73.3 |Oct mean F = 62.6 |Nov mean F = 52.3 |Dec mean F = 45.4 |year mean F = 62.1 |Jan low F = 32.6 |Feb low F = 35.0 |Mar low F = 41.6 |Apr low F = 49.9 |May low F = 58.6 |Jun low F = 66.5 |Jul low F = 69.7 |Aug low F = 68.9 |Sep low F = 63.0 |Oct low F = 51.2 |Nov low F = 40.9 |Dec low F = 35.2 |year low F = 51.1 |Jan record low F = −4 |Feb record low F = 5 |Mar record low F = 4 |Apr record low F = 20 |May record low F = 34 |Jun record low F = 40 |Jul record low F = 50 |Aug record low F = 49 |Sep record low F = 38 |Oct record low F = 25 |Nov record low F = 12 |Dec record low F = 2 |year record low F= −4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.58 |Feb precipitation inch = 3.12 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.90 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.73 |May precipitation inch = 3.53 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.11 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.57 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.72 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.56 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.94 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.28 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.58 |year precipitation inch = 42.62 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 9.9 |Feb precipitation days = 9.4 |Mar precipitation days = 10.1 |Apr precipitation days = 8.7 |May precipitation days = 8.4 |Jun precipitation days = 9.3 |Jul precipitation days = 9.1 |Aug precipitation days = 9.2 |Sep precipitation days = 6.6 |Oct precipitation days = 6.8 |Nov precipitation days = 7.7 |Dec precipitation days = 9.2 |year precipitation days = 104.4 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=nws>{{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=gsp | title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = May 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCDC> {{cite web | url =https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00389350&format=pdf | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Station: Winthrop UNIV, SC | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) | access-date = May 15, 2021}}</ref> }}
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