Sunshine Atlas

Greenville weather by month & the best time to visit

United States · small town · humid subtropical climate

Greenville, United States
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The best time to visit Greenville is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with October and May close behind. Greenville averages about 2,506 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 90 mm of rain in April.

When is the best time to visit Greenville?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Greenville is April, then October and May. The dullest month is January (13/100, 75 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Greenville?

Greenville gets a lot of sun: around 2,506 hours a year. 64 Sunshine Score points separate April (77) from January (13), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #206 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,289 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 13February: 26March: 51April: 7777May: 74June: 71July: 67August: 66September: 66October: 77November: 58December: 31JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January13 10° / 50°F0° / 32°F 75 mm2
February26 12° / 54°F1° / 34°F 82 mm3
March51 16° / 61°F4° / 39°F 94 mm5
April77 22° / 72°F10° / 50°F 90 mm6
May74 26° / 79°F15° / 59°F 108 mm7
June71 30° / 86°F20° / 68°F 121 mm8
July67 32° / 90°F22° / 72°F 144 mm8
August66 31° / 88°F21° / 70°F 153 mm7
September66 28° / 82°F18° / 64°F 148 mm6
October77 23° / 73°F12° / 54°F 88 mm5
November58 17° / 63°F5° / 41°F 87 mm3
December31 13° / 55°F2° / 36°F 99 mm2

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Greenville: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Greenville?

Greenville is a small town in United States with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Greenville get a year?

Greenville gets about 2,506 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around April.

When is the best time to visit Greenville?

The sunniest time to visit Greenville is April, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 77/100 (with October and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F.

What is the least sunny month in Greenville?

January is the least sunny month in Greenville, scoring 13/100 with about 75 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Greenville?

The typical midday UV index in Greenville peaks around 8 (very high) in June, easing to about 2 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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