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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Muhlenberg County / Greenville / Zip Codes
Greenville, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The summer months see temperatures reaching highs in the mid-90s Fahrenheit and lows in the mid-70s, while winter temperatures range from 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit with occasional snowfall. Precipitation in Greenville is evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 46 inches annually. The area is known for its high humidity levels, with an average of 76% during the summer months.

Greenville, Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Greenville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greenville is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

7.2 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Greenville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenville, KentuckyUnited States
  48.3 in.38.1 in.
  2.7 in.27.8 in.
  105.9 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  89.2°85.8°
  25.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  525 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 89.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. 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 May, September and October.
In Greenville, there are 40.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenville with an average of 25.0°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Greenville, there are 87.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Greenville, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Greenville during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Greenville.
May is the wettest month in Greenville with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Greenville means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Greenville with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 105.9 rainy days annually in Greenville, which is less rainy than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.7 inches in Greenville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Greenville with 1.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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armoredst · Bonnyman, KY
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Over 11 years ago

Lived there for a short time and caught on really fast. Big Bible belt community, but the only problem is a lot of the ones I encountered were narrow minded hypocrites.  More

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