Greenwood, SC Climate


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Greenwood, SC has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 81°F (27°C) and the average winter temperature is about 46°F (8°C). Rainfall is abundant, averaging over 47 inches (119 cm) per year, with the wettest months being April and October. Snowfall is rare in Greenwood, rarely reaching more than 2 inches (5 cm) in any given year. With a mix of warm days and cool nights during most of the year, Greenwood enjoys a pleasant climate all year round.

Greenwood, South Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenwood averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Greenwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenwood 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greenwood is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

6 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Greenwood, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenwood, South CarolinaUnited States
  45.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.9 in.27.8 in.
  101.6 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  91.2°85.8°
  31.7°21.7°
  7.47
  54.3
  663 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 Greenwood with an average high temperature of 91.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Carolina. In Greenwood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greenwood are May, April and October.
In Greenwood, there are 53.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenwood with an average of 31.7°. This is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Greenwood, there are 56.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Greenwood, 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in Greenwood means that it is drier than most places in South Carolina.
January is the rainiest month in Greenwood with 10.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 101.6 rainy days annually in Greenwood, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.9 inches in Greenwood means that it is about average compared to other places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Greenwood with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 7 years ago

Low cost of living, two colleges, Lake, and no traffic to speak of. Great Quality of life for the  More

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I had no idea that a state with such beautiful natural recourses cared so little. On the one quarter mile road from the highway to our lake house I picked up seven bags  More

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Over 12 years ago

I luv our lake house and I liv going boating but when we do the water is so murky and I feel bad for a lot of people because there are just a lot of messed up houses and  More

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