Greenville, AL Climate


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Greenville, AL has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average high temperature in the winter months is 55°F and the average low temperature is 32°F. In the summer months, the average high temperature is 88°F and the average low temperature is 64°F. On average, Greenville receives around 61 inches of precipitation a year. Winters are generally mild in Greenville but snowfall does occur occasionally during colder weather events. Summers are usually hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms.

Greenville, Alabama gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Greenville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 33
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.7 Summer - 7.3 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Greenville, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenville, AlabamaUnited States
  57.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  102.2 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  90.0°85.8°
  33.4°21.7°
  7.57
  5.44.3
  440 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 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Alabama. In Greenville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greenville are October, April and May.
In Greenville, there are 51.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenville with an average of 33.4°. This is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Greenville, there are 45.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alabama.
In Greenville, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
Humidity in Greenville 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 Greenville with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.5 inches in Greenville means that it is wetter than most places in Alabama.
July is the rainiest month in Greenville with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 102.2 rainy days annually in Greenville, which is less rainy than most places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Greenville means that it is less snowy than most places in Alabama. December is the snowiest month in Greenville with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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