Camden, South Carolina Weather
Camden, South Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Camden, Kershaw County.
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About Camden, South Carolina
Camden, South Carolina, unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and broad, open fields, where the land breathes a quiet, enduring spirit. It lies 27.2 miles north-west of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 326°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-north-east of Lugoff. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of late spring, carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin. Live oaks, their limbs gnarled and draped with Spanish moss, stand like patient sentinels along the roadways, their shadows stretching long and cool across the sun-baked asphalt. Creeks, their waters often the color of weak tea from the tannins of fallen leaves, wind their way through the terrain, murmuring secrets to the willows that lean precariously over their banks. The sky above Camden is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, capable of dramatic bursts of thunderous cloud in the summer or a crystalline, piercing blue that seems to stretch to the edge of the world. Camden’s story is deeply entwined with the rich soil and the echoes of its past. It stands as one of South Carolina's oldest inland cities, a place where the legacy of Revolutionary War skirmishes still whispers on the wind, a history palpable in the old brick buildings and the venerable courthouse square. The local economy, once heavily reliant on cotton, has diversified, but agriculture remains a visible thread, with fields of soybeans and corn stretching towards the horizon, their green rows a testament to the land's continued bounty. The presence of the Camden Military Academy, a distinctive institution, adds a unique character to the town, imbuing its streets with a sense of purposeful stride and disciplined quietude. This historic heart beats with a measured cadence, a place where the past is not merely remembered but lived, woven into the fabric of everyday existence.
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| Location | Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.246539°N, 80.607024°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29020, 29021 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Camden, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Camden, South Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Camden includes coordinates 34.246539°N, 80.607024°W, situated in Kershaw County. ZIP code 29020, 29021. Telephone area code: 803, 839. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
