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United States / South Carolina / Greenville-Anderson Metro Area / Anderson County / Belton / Zip Codes
Belton, SC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature is around 60°F with temperatures ranging between 41°F and 88°F throughout the year. The area receives an average of 46 inches of rainfall annually, with most rain falling during the months of April through October. During the winter months, temperatures often drop below freezing providing a few snow days each year.

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

Belton averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Belton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 31
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.8 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Belton, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBelton, South CarolinaUnited States
  48.0 in.38.1 in.
  1.7 in.27.8 in.
  97.4 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  90.3°85.8°
  30.8°21.7°
  7.57
  54.3
  883 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 Belton with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Belton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belton are May, September and October.
In Belton, there are 45.0 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 Belton with an average of 30.8°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Belton, there are 58.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Belton, 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 Belton 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.
March is the wettest month in Belton with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in Belton means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.
December is the rainiest month in Belton with 9.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 97.4 rainy days annually in Belton, which is less rainy than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.7 inches in Belton means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Belton with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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M Oliver · Atlanta, GA
Growth and Development
Over 14 years ago

I was born and raised in Belton South Carolina, I have not seen any growth in the pass 20 years. I think if there was more to attract people the town would grow. In most  More

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