Zip 95947 (Greenville, CA) Climate

The climate in 95947 Greenville, CA is mild and pleasant with warm summers and cool winters. Summers typically have highs in the low 80s and lows in the 50s while winters experience temperatures in the high 40s as their warmest of the day and dropping to highs of 30 degrees during colder days. On average, the area receives an annual rainfall of about 27 inches spread out over 56 days throughout the year. The area generally experiences sunny days but can be impacted by drought or wildfires during dry periods.

Greenville (zip 95947), California gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenville (zip 95947) averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 238 sunny days per year in Greenville (zip 95947). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenville (zip 95947) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 95947 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

8.8 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 95947 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Greenville, California	United States
	49.5 in.	38.1 in.
	71.1 in.	27.8 in.
	71.2 days	106.2 days
	238 days	205 days
	87.8°	85.8°
	24.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.1	4.3
	3599 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 95947 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in California. In the 95947 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 95947 zip code are June, September and May.

In the 95947 zip code, there are 31.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 95947 zip code with an average of 24.9°. This is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 95947 zip code, there are 139.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 95947 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in California.

Humidity is very low in the 95947 zip code, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

December is the wettest month in the 95947 zip code with 9.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 51% of yearly precipitation and 2% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.5 inches in the 95947 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in California.

December is the rainiest month in the 95947 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.9 rainy days. There are 71.2 rainy days annually in the 95947 zip code, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 41% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 6% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 71.1 inches in the 95947 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. January is the snowiest month in the 95947 zip code with 18.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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