Zip 29696 (West Union, SC) Climate

29696 West Union, SC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and milder winters. Temperatures in the summer months reach an average high of 87 degrees Fahrenheit while in the winter they drop to an average low of 27 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation annually, mostly during the summer months. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of, usually occurring between December and February each year.

West Union (zip 29696), South Carolina gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Union (zip 29696) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in West Union (zip 29696). The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Union (zip 29696) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 31
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 29696 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.7 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 29696 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	West Union, South Carolina	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	2.8 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	219 days	Unlock
	90.1°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.5	Unlock
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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 29696 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Carolina. In the 29696 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 29696 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 29696 zip code, there are 44.1 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 29696 zip code with an average of 30.9°. This is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In the 29696 zip code, there are 60.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Carolina.

In the 29696 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.

Humidity in the 29696 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 29696 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.7 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 53.7 inches in the 29696 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in South Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 29696 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 115.0 rainy days annually in the 29696 zip code, 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 2.8 inches in the 29696 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 29696 zip code with 1.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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