Zip 29743 (Smyrna, SC) Climate

The climate in 29743 Smyrna, SC is generally mild and pleasant with average temperatures ranging between 40-85°F throughout the year. Summers can be hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s, while winters are usually cool with temperatures dipping down to the 40s. Precipitation in this area is quite frequent, averaging over 48 inches of rain each year. This moisture combined with moderate temperatures creates a very lush vegetation for the area surrounding Smyrna.

Smyrna (zip 29743), South Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Smyrna (zip 29743) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Smyrna (zip 29743). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Smyrna (zip 29743) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 29743 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.8 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 29743 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Smyrna, South Carolina	United States
	46.5 in.	38.1 in.
	1.8 in.	27.8 in.
	107.3 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	89.9°	85.8°
	28.1°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.8	4.3
	678 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 29743 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In the 29743 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 29743 zip code are May, September and April.

In the 29743 zip code, there are 42.1 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 29743 zip code with an average of 28.1°. This is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In the 29743 zip code, there are 77.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In the 29743 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

Humidity in the 29743 zip code 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 29743 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in the 29743 zip code means that it is drier than most places in South Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 29743 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in the 29743 zip code, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 1.8 inches in the 29743 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 29743 zip code with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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