Hilton Head per diem ratesSouth Carolina · FY 2027
GSA splits Hilton Head’s year into five rate periods, as it does for only 14 areas. Hilton Head’s full-year average lodging cap, $175 a night, ranks second of the 4 South Carolina areas, between Charleston ($247) and Myrtle Beach ($148).
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $171 | 31 |
| November to March | $132 | 151 |
| April to May | $207 | 61 |
| June to August | $226 | 92 |
| September | $171 | 30 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $958, three nights at the June cap plus $280 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $676.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 54.6% above the standard rate over the year.
Hilton Head among the 295
Hilton Head’s Jun–Aug peak lodging cap of $226 ranks 55th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Philadelphia (PA) and Lake Placid (NY). Nationally, Hilton Head is 55th of 295 by full-year average, between Kill Devil Hills (NC, $176) and Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs (FL, $174). South Carolina, area by area.
Hilton Head since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Hilton Head’s full-year average has grown 25.2%; ranked by that growth, Hilton Head sits between Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford (ME) and Annapolis (MD). Against FY 2026, Hilton Head’s full-year average rose 3.5%, between Vail (CO) and Pontiac / Auburn Hills (MI) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Hilton Head ranked 79th of 293 by full-year average, between Stockton (CA) and Duluth (MN). Along the way: up 21.6% in FY 2023, up 3.6% in FY 2024, down 4% in FY 2025.