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United States / South Carolina / Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area / York County / Riverview / Zip Codes
Riverview, SC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 80°F and the average temperature in the winter is around 49°F. The area receives an average of 48 inches of rain annually, with most of the precipitation occurring during the spring and summer months. In addition to rain, Riverview also experiences thunderstorms throughout the year.

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

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

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Riverview. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Riverview gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateRiverview, South CarolinaUnited States
  44.1 in.38.1 in.
  2.7 in.27.8 in.
  103.0 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  30.8°21.7°
  7.57
  4.84.3
  643 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 Riverview with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In Riverview, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Riverview are May, September and April.
In Riverview, there are 46.3 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 Riverview with an average of 30.8°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Riverview, there are 58.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.
In Riverview, 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 Riverview 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 Riverview with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.1 inches in Riverview means that it is one of the driest places in South Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Riverview with 9.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 103.0 rainy days annually in Riverview, which is about average compared to other 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 2.7 inches in Riverview means that it is one of the snowiest places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Riverview with 1.3 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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