Tamassee, SC Climate

Tamassee, SC has a temperate climate with mild winters and warm summers. Summers can reach temperatures up to the mid-80s Fahrenheit, while nights may dip down into the 60s. Winters are usually cool and dry, with temperatures averaging in the mid-40s during the day, dropping to near freezing at night. The area receives around 50 inches of rain per year, mostly during spring and summer months. It is generally sunny throughout the year, with more than 210 days of sunshine annually.

Climate	Tamassee, South Carolina	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.