Greenville-Anderson Metro Area, SC Climate

The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically reach into the 90s during the day and 70s at night. Winters are generally mild with temperatures in the 40s and 50s during the day and 30s at night. Rain is common throughout the year but especially in the spring months when afternoon thunderstorms can be expected.

Greenville-Anderson Metro Area, South Carolina gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville-Anderson Metro Area averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Greenville-Anderson Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville-Anderson Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 30
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.7 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Greenville-Anderson, South Carolina	United States
	50.5 in.	38.1 in.
	1.9 in.	27.8 in.
	104.9 days	106.2 days
	221 days	205 days
	89.7°	85.8°
	30.2°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	934 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-Anderson-Mauldin metro area with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin 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-Anderson-Mauldin metro area are May, September and October.

In the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area, there are 41.6 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 the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area with an average of 30.2°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area, there are 62.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin 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 South Carolina.

Humidity in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin 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.

March is the wettest month in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.5 inches in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area with 10.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 104.9 rainy days annually in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.9 inches in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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