Greenville, RI Climate


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Greenville, RI has a humid continental climate, meaning that summers are usually warm and humid, while winters can be cold and snowy. Summer temperatures often reach the mid-80s with high humidity levels. Winters tend to be cold, with temperatures reaching the low 20s during the coldest months. The city receives average precipitation throughout the year, with most of it occurring in spring and early summer months. Snowfall is common in winter months but typically only accumulates to a few inches at a time.

Greenville, Rhode Island gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Greenville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greenville is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Rhode Island.

9.2 Summer - 5 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Greenville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenville, Rhode IslandUnited States
  50.1 in.38.1 in.
  40.3 in.27.8 in.
  124.1 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  17.7°21.7°
  77
  3.54.3
  269 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 82.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Rhode Island. 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 7.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Rhode Island.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenville with an average of 17.7°. This is colder than most places in Rhode Island.
In Greenville, there are 127.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Rhode Island.
In Greenville, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Rhode Island.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Greenville but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
March is the wettest month in Greenville with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in Greenville means that it is drier than most places in Rhode Island.
May is the rainiest month in Greenville with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 124.1 rainy days annually in Greenville, which is about average compared to other places in Rhode Island. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.3 inches in Greenville means that it is snowier than most places in Rhode Island. January is the snowiest month in Greenville with 11.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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