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United States / North Carolina / Greenville Metro Area / Pitt County / Greenville / Zip Codes
Greenville, NC has a temperate climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 77°F and the average winter temperature is around 45°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of around 48 inches of rain fall. Snowfall is typically minimal, with about 3 inches each year. The area enjoys four distinct seasons, giving it a unique feel compared to much of the rest of the country.

Greenville, North Carolina gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Greenville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 33
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greenville is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

6 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Greenville, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenville, North CarolinaUnited States
  48.7 in.38.1 in.
  2.5 in.27.8 in.
  110.4 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  89.9°85.8°
  32.8°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  56 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Greenville with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In Greenville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greenville are May, October and April.
In Greenville, there are 44.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenville with an average of 32.8°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Greenville, there are 49.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Greenville, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
Humidity in Greenville can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
September is the wettest month in Greenville with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in Greenville means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Greenville with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 110.4 rainy days annually in Greenville, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.5 inches in Greenville means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Greenville with 1.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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T · Greenville, NC
Greenville is PITTiful!
Over 3 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Stephen · Greenville, NC
Great place to live- hope to never leave!
Over 3 years ago

Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Gina · Greenville, NC
AVOID
Over 8 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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