Clover, SC Climate

Clover, SC is located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina, where it has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are generally hot and humid, with temperatures regularly reaching the 90s during the day and rarely dropping below 70 degrees at night. Winters are mild, but can become quite cold at times, especially during nights. Precipitation is plentiful year-round, with spring being slightly wetter than other seasons. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of as winter temperatures occasionally drop low enough to bring some snow each year.

Clover, South Carolina gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Clover. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clover gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Clover is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.9 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Clover, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Clover, South Carolina	United States
	44.2 in.	38.1 in.
	3.0 in.	27.8 in.
	105.1 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	89.7°	85.8°
	28.9°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.8	4.3
	810 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 Clover with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In Clover, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clover are May, September and April.

In Clover, there are 39.8 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 Clover with an average of 28.9°. This is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In Clover, there are 68.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In Clover, 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 Clover 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.

August is the wettest month in Clover with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in Clover means that it is one of the driest places in South Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Clover with 9.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 105.1 rainy days annually in Clover, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.0 inches in Clover means that it is one of the snowiest places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Clover with 1.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.