Upstate South Carolina
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6/14/2015
I have lived here all of my life ....namely Greenvill,Easley,Pickens, Travelers Rest area. The North West corner of the state.
I love it here but have to say the older I get the more the hot humid summers REALLY get to me. I absolutely hate it. It is the middle of June 12 midnight and outside is 74 degrees with 95% humidity.Granted it did rain earlier today.
inside it is 80 degrees with 60% humidity without the AC on.
The summers are so hot and humid it really taxes the AC's and is a major power drain. Surrounding areas were with out electricity for a couple of days last week because everyone was using too much electricity trying to cool off.
The trade off for the hot humid summers is that the winters are mild. January is the only month I hate be a use of the cold. We typically don't get snow unless it's a light dustin (but even then we take a "holiday" ....don't knock it,we deserve it) In January however, we usually get at least one ice storm resulting in down trees and power lines. So again..you are likely to be without power.
probably more so in winter than summer.
Temps in January especially can get down into the 20s ,teens and lower. I think our lowest night temp last winter was 8 or 9 degrees.
Spring and fall are our best seasons mild Temps and humidity but if you blink you will miss them !
Brenna | Travelers Rest, SC