Greenville Metro Area, NC Climate

Greenville, NC Metro Area has a subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. During the summer, temperatures are typically hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms. The average high in July is around 89°F and the average low in January is around 38°F. The area receives an average of 50 inches of precipitation annually, which occurs mainly during the warmer months. Greenville experiences mild winters, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Spring and fall bring comfortable temperatures and moderate humidity levels; however, autumn often brings strong thunderstorms due to its location near the Atlantic coastline.

Greenville Metro Area, North Carolina gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville Metro Area averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Greenville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 32
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Greenville metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

6.1 Summer - 7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Greenville metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Greenville, North Carolina	United States
	48.5 in.	38.1 in.
	2.6 in.	27.8 in.
	111.9 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	89.8°	85.8°
	32.1°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.6	4.3
	63 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 the Greenville metro area with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In the Greenville metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Greenville metro area are May, October and September.

In the Greenville metro area, there are 43.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Greenville metro area with an average of 32.1°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.

In the Greenville metro area, there are 54.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Carolina.

In the Greenville metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

Humidity in the Greenville metro area 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.

September is the wettest month in the Greenville metro area with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in the Greenville metro area means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the Greenville metro area with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 111.9 rainy days annually in the Greenville metro area, which is about average compared to other places in North 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 2.6 inches in the Greenville metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the Greenville metro area with 1.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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