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United States / South Carolina / Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area / Berkeley County / Russellville / Zip Codes
Russellville, SC has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures in the summer range between 76°F and 89°F, while in the winter they drop to averages between 42°F and 55°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with April being the wettest month while October being the driest month. Snowfall is not common here but does occur occasionally in the winter months.

Russellville, South Carolina gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Russellville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Russellville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Russellville is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in South Carolina.

4.8 Summer - 7.5 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Russellville, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Russellville with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Carolina. In Russellville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Russellville are October, April and May.
In Russellville, there are 62.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Russellville with an average of 34.7°. This is warmer than most places in South Carolina.
In Russellville, there are 38.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Carolina.
In Russellville, 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 Russellville can be oppressive 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.
August is the wettest month in Russellville with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.7 inches in Russellville means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.
August is the rainiest month in Russellville with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.1 rainy days annually in Russellville, which is less rainy than most places in South Carolina. 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 0.6 inches in Russellville means that it is less snowy than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Russellville with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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