Seneca Metro Area, SC Climate

The Seneca, SC Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. January temperatures average around 48°F, while July sees an average of 81°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with August being the wettest month. Snowfall is rare in this part of South Carolina, but it does happen occasionally in winter months. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms throughout the year due to its location near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

Seneca Metro Area, South Carolina gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Seneca Metro Area averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Seneca Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Seneca Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the Seneca metro area, 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 the Seneca metro area with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In the Seneca 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 Seneca metro area are May, September and October.

In the Seneca metro area, there are 37.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Seneca metro area with an average of 29.8°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In the Seneca metro area, there are 67.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In the Seneca 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 Seneca 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.

August is the wettest month in the Seneca metro area with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.0 inches in the Seneca metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in South Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the Seneca metro area with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.9 rainy days annually in the Seneca metro area, which is one of the rainiest 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 2.2 inches in the Seneca metro area means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the Seneca metro area with 1.2 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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