Greenville, PA Climate


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Greenville borough, PA is known for its pleasant climate year-round. The summers tend to be warm and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms, while the winters remain mild and wet. The average temperature in the summer hovers around 73°F (23°C) and the average temperature in the winter is around 33°F (0.5°C). Additionally, Greenville receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation per year, mostly occurring between May and October. With a combination of warm summers and mild winters, it's easy to see why many people enjoy living in Greenville borough, PA.

Greenville, Pennsylvania gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Greenville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 158 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greenville borough is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Greenville borough, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenville, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  41.3 in.38.1 in.
  59.0 in.27.8 in.
  157.6 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  81.2°85.8°
  15.5°21.7°
  6.57
  3.34.3
  945 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 borough with an average high temperature of 81.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Greenville borough, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greenville borough are June, August and July.
In Greenville borough, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenville borough with an average of 15.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
In Greenville borough, there are 146.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
In Greenville borough, there are 8.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.
Humidity in Greenville borough is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Greenville borough with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.3 inches in Greenville borough means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.
December is the rainiest month in Greenville borough with 15.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 157.6 rainy days annually in Greenville borough, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. 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 59.0 inches in Greenville borough means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Greenville borough with 17.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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