Centerville, SC Climate


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Centerville, SC has a warm and humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from the mid-60s Fahrenheit in the winter to the high 80s in the summer months. Summers are usually hot and humid, while winters are mild and generally bring occasional light frosts and snowfalls. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with most of it occurring during the warmer months.

Centerville, South Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Centerville averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Centerville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Centerville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 31
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Centerville is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.9 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Centerville, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCenterville, South CarolinaUnited States
  46.6 in.38.1 in.
  1.8 in.27.8 in.
  113.8 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  89.3°85.8°
  30.7°21.7°
  7.67
  54.3
  833 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 Centerville with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In Centerville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Centerville are May, September and October.
In Centerville, there are 40.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Centerville with an average of 30.7°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Centerville, there are 59.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Centerville, 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 Centerville can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
December is the wettest month in Centerville with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.6 inches in Centerville means that it is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Centerville with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 113.8 rainy days annually in Centerville, which is one of the rainiest places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.8 inches in Centerville means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Centerville with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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