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Population: 12,950

Elevation: 11 feet
Land Area: 18.6 square miles
Location: Beaufort is located in southeastern South Carolina along Highway 17
between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina.
Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone

Local Seasons: Beaufort winters are moderate and summers are pleasant to hot, with continuous, cooling on-shore breezes. Average annual temperature is 65ºF and annual precipitation is 49.4 inches. Temperatures in August can run into the 90s and lows in winter may reach 20 degrees. And yes, once every few winters there may be a few snowflakes, but the snow rarely sticks. When a winter front passes through, the temperatures usually bounce back to the high 60s or low 70s within a couple of days.