Greensville County, VA Climate

Greensville County, VA has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months of June, July and August ranges from 83°F to 89°F with an average low temperature of 65°F to 72°F. The winter months of December, January and February have an average high temperature between 50°F and 59°F with an average low from 33°F to 41°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an annual average of 44 inches.

Greensville County, Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greensville County averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Greensville County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greensville County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 28
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Greensville County, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

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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 Greensville County with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Virginia. In Greensville County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greensville County are May, September and October.

In Greensville County, there are 39.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greensville County with an average of 28.4°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In Greensville County, there are 75.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In Greensville County, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

Humidity in Greensville County 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.

July is the wettest month in Greensville County with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Greensville County means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

July is the rainiest month in Greensville County with 9.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 101.8 rainy days annually in Greensville County, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer 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 4.2 inches in Greensville County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Greensville County with 1.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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