Honea Path, SC Climate


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Honea Path, SC has a warm and humid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The temperatures during the summer months can reach as high as 90°F, while the winter temperatures seldom drop below 40°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with most of it occurring from late spring to early fall. The area also receives plenty of sunshine, making it an ideal place for outdoor activities like camping, fishing, and hiking. Despite its relatively small size, Honea Path offers a variety of climates for its residents to enjoy.

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

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Honea Path. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Honea Path gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.8 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Honea Path, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHonea Path, South CarolinaUnited States
  47.7 in.38.1 in.
  1.5 in.27.8 in.
  91.7 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  90.3°85.8°
  30.8°21.7°
  7.57
  54.3
  791 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 Honea Path with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Honea Path, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Honea Path are May, September and October.
In Honea Path, there are 45.0 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 Honea Path with an average of 30.8°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Honea Path, there are 58.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Honea Path, 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 Honea Path 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.
February is the wettest month in Honea Path with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.3 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 47.7 inches in Honea Path means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.
January is the rainiest month in Honea Path with 8.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 91.7 rainy days annually in Honea Path, which is one of the least rainy places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Spring 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 1.5 inches in Honea Path means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Honea Path with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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