Zip 29686 (Tamassee, SC) Climate

29686 Tamassee, SC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. High temperatures in the summer range from the mid 70s to mid-90s Fahrenheit, while winter lows range from the mid-30s to upper 40s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of around 50 inches each year. Snowfall is rare in this area, but not unheard of. The area experiences mostly sunny days with occasional rain or thunderstorms, making it an ideal place to enjoy outdoor activities throughout the year.

Tamassee (zip 29686), South Carolina gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tamassee (zip 29686) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Tamassee (zip 29686). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tamassee (zip 29686) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 27
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 29686 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

7.3 Summer - 6.6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 29686 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tamassee, South Carolina	United States
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	88.8°	85.8°
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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 29686 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In the 29686 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 29686 zip code are May, September and April.

In the 29686 zip code, there are 36.0 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 29686 zip code with an average of 27.3°. This is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In the 29686 zip code, there are 85.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In the 29686 zip code, 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.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 29686 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 29686 zip code.

August is the wettest month in the 29686 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.7 inches in the 29686 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in South Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 29686 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.1 rainy days annually in the 29686 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.3 inches in the 29686 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 29686 zip code with 1.4 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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