Zip 29643 (Fair Play, SC) Climate

The climate in 29643 Fair Play, SC is mild and pleasant throughout the year, with warm summers and cool winters. The average high temperature in the summer months reaches up to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average winter temperature rarely drops below 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with an average of 45 inches of rainfall annually. Winters bring light snowfall, averaging around 2 to 3 inches per year. The area enjoys plenty of sunshine with approximately 218 days of sunshine per year on average.

Fair Play (zip 29643), South Carolina gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fair Play (zip 29643) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Fair Play (zip 29643). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fair Play (zip 29643) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 32
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 29643 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.7 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 29643 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fair Play, South Carolina	United States
	50.5 in.	38.1 in.
	1.4 in.	27.8 in.
	101.0 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	89.6°	85.8°
	32.0°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	4.6	4.3
	799 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 29643 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in South Carolina. In the 29643 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 29643 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 29643 zip code, there are 40.1 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 29643 zip code with an average of 32.0°. This is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.

In the 29643 zip code, there are 49.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.

In the 29643 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 29643 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.

March is the wettest month in the 29643 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.5 inches in the 29643 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.

December is the rainiest month in the 29643 zip code with 9.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.0 rainy days annually in the 29643 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.4 inches in the 29643 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 29643 zip code with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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