Climate in Spartanburg Metro Area, South Carolina

Spartanburg Metro Area, South Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spartanburg Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for the Spartanburg metro area with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In the Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg metro area are May, April and October.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Spartanburg metro area with an average of 28.0°. This is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In the Spartanburg metro area, there are 49.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in South Carolina.

In the Spartanburg metro area, there are 81.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In the Spartanburg metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

March is the wettest month in the Spartanburg metro area with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in the Spartanburg metro area means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the Spartanburg metro area with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in the Spartanburg 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.2 inches in the Spartanburg metro area means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the Spartanburg metro area with 1.1 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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