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United States / South Carolina / Greenville-Anderson Metro Area / Oconee County / Fair Play / Zip Codes
Fair Play, SC has a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average summer temperature in Fair Play is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature is around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Rainfall ranges from 3 to 5 inches per month. It's a great place to enjoy outdoor activities all year round!

Fair Play, South Carolina gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fair Play averages 1 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 Fair Play. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fair Play 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateFair Play, South CarolinaUnited States
  50.5 in.38.1 in.
  1.4 in.27.8 in.
  101.0 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  89.6°85.8°
  32.0°21.7°
  7.67
  4.64.3
  814 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 Fair Play with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In Fair Play, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fair Play are May, September and October.
In Fair Play, there are 40.1 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 Fair Play with an average of 32.0°. This is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Fair Play, there are 49.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Fair Play, 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 Fair Play 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 Fair Play with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.5 inches in Fair Play means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.
December is the rainiest month in Fair Play with 9.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.0 rainy days annually in Fair Play, which is less rainy than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Spring 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 1.4 inches in Fair Play means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Fair Play with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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