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United States / Michigan / Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area / Montcalm County / Greenville / Zip Codes
Greenville, MI has a typical Midwestern climate with hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The average high temperature in July is 80°F (27°C), and the average low temperature in January is 15°F (-9°C). The area receives an average of 32 inches (81 cm) of precipitation annually, with most of the rain falling in spring and summer. Snowfall can be expected from November through March, with an average snowfall of around 30 inches (76 cm).

Greenville, Michigan gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Greenville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greenville is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

9.3 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Greenville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenville, MichiganUnited States
  34.8 in.38.1 in.
  64.9 in.27.8 in.
  124.6 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  15.0°21.7°
  6.67
  3.34.3
  837 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 82.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. 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 June, August and July.
In Greenville, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenville with an average of 15.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Greenville, there are 147.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Greenville, there are 7.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Greenville is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Greenville with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.8 inches in Greenville means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Greenville with 12.6 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 124.6 rainy days annually in Greenville, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 64.9 inches in Greenville means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Greenville with 18.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Abhd · Odessa, TX
Greenville, Michigan
Over 18 years ago

I lived in Greenville, Michigan for about 6 years. It is a good place for people who work in Grand Rapids to live. There is very little work in Greenville, though. There  More

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