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United States / South Carolina / Columbia Metro Area / Lexington County / Gilbert / Zip Codes
Gilbert, SC has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. Summers typically feature temperatures in the 80s and 90s while winters are generally mild with temperatures hovering in the 50s and 60s. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 45 inches annually. Spring and fall are typically quite pleasant with long periods of sunshine and cool nights interspersed with occasional rain showers.

Gilbert, South Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gilbert averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Gilbert. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gilbert gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gilbert is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

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

  ClimateGilbert, South CarolinaUnited States
  47.9 in.38.1 in.
  1.1 in.27.8 in.
  94.5 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  90.5°85.8°
  31.2°21.7°
  7.57
  4.74.3
  541 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 Gilbert with an average high temperature of 90.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Gilbert, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gilbert are May, April and October.
In Gilbert, there are 48.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gilbert with an average of 31.2°. This is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Gilbert, there are 61.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Gilbert, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
Humidity in Gilbert 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.
August is the wettest month in Gilbert with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.9 inches in Gilbert means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Gilbert with 9.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 94.5 rainy days annually in Gilbert, which is one of the least rainy places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.1 inches in Gilbert means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Gilbert with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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