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United States / South Carolina / Greenville-Anderson Metro Area / Greenville County / Five Forks / Zip Codes
Five Forks, SC has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 63°F, with highs in the summer reaching up to 95°F and lows in the winter dipping down to around 30°F. Precipitation is well distributed throughout the year, with an average yearly rainfall of 50 inches. The area experiences mild snowfall during the winter months but rarely accumulates enough for significant snow accumulation. Overall, Five Forks has pleasant weather throughout the year that provides plenty of opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities.

Five Forks, South Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Five Forks. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Five Forks gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 31
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.6 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Five Forks, while July and January 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 Five Forks with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Five Forks, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Five Forks are May, September and April.
In Five Forks, there are 40.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Five Forks with an average of 31.0°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Five Forks, there are 57.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.
In Five Forks, 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 Five Forks 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 Five Forks with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Five Forks means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Five Forks with 10.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 104.3 rainy days annually in Five Forks, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 3.0 inches in Five Forks means that it is one of the snowiest places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Five Forks with 1.6 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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