Greenville climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Greenville?

Greenville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,183 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Greenville?

The hottest day measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 39.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Greenville?

The coldest day measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1973, at -20.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Greenville?

Yes. Greenville gets on average 9.0 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Greenville warmed?

Yes: Greenville warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Greenville?

The wettest day measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2011, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Greenville?

The windiest day measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2003, with winds reaching 63.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Greenville?

The warmest month in Greenville is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Greenville?

Greenville receives on average 1,183 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Greenville?

Greenville gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Greenville (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,183 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Greenville averages 42 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.

Greenville has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 18 August 1988) and the coldest -20.3 °C (on 13 February 1973).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

GreenvilleNorth Carolina

coords: 35.61°, -77.37°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

16.3°C

Average daily high

21.7°C

Average daily low

11.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,183mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

15.9km/h

Seasonal range

19.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

42 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

127 d/yr

Annual snowfall

9.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.9 °C

Average feels-like low

10.5 °C

Average peak gust

35.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

85 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.4 °C

18 August 1988

Coldest day

-20.3 °C

13 February 1973

Wettest day

216 mm

27 August 2011

Windiest day

63.4 km/h

18 September 2003

Strongest gust

152.6 km/h

18 September 2003

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

9 July 1977

Coldest feels-like

-25.1 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

28.0 cm

11 December 1958

Sunniest day

14.0 h

26 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.9 °C25 June 2025	-11.1 °C23 January 2025	16.9 °C	1,080 mm	71	48
2024	35.7 °C5 July 2024	-8.9 °C22 January 2024	17.3 °C	1,134 mm	69	29
2023	35.5 °C15 August 2023	-4.9 °C4 February 2023	17.4 °C	1,280 mm	71	32
2022	35.7 °C17 June 2022	-11.5 °C23 January 2022	17.0 °C	1,102 mm	74	53
2021	34.2 °C24 August 2021	-6.2 °C30 January 2021	17.1 °C	1,153 mm	78	34
2020	36.3 °C21 July 2020	-6.1 °C21 February 2020	17.8 °C	1,338 mm	70	30
2019	36.0 °C29 May 2019	-6.8 °C22 January 2019	17.8 °C	1,121 mm	106	31
2018	35.7 °C19 June 2018	-16.7 °C6 January 2018	17.2 °C	1,487 mm	87	41
2017	34.7 °C14 June 2017	-8.7 °C9 January 2017	17.5 °C	1,220 mm	70	33
2016	36.2 °C28 July 2016	-7.4 °C14 February 2016	17.1 °C	1,362 mm	84	41
2015	36.9 °C16 June 2015	-11.5 °C20 February 2015	17.2 °C	1,476 mm	67	41
2014	34.8 °C19 June 2014	-15.1 °C30 January 2014	16.1 °C	1,222 mm	65	53
2013	35.7 °C13 June 2013	-7.4 °C18 February 2013	16.2 °C	1,261 mm	60	48
2012	37.4 °C29 June 2012	-7.0 °C4 January 2012	17.1 °C	1,234 mm	55	22
2011	37.9 °C23 July 2011	-10.1 °C23 January 2011	17.0 °C	1,097 mm	87	42
2010	36.6 °C24 June 2010	-9.5 °C11 January 2010	16.2 °C	1,183 mm	97	69
2009	36.6 °C20 June 2009	-12.1 °C17 January 2009	16.5 °C	1,290 mm	59	45
2008	37.0 °C6 August 2008	-9.6 °C4 January 2008	16.8 °C	1,059 mm	62	33
2007	36.9 °C9 August 2007	-8.4 °C17 February 2007	17.1 °C	851 mm	76	36
2006	36.6 °C15 July 2006	-7.9 °C9 December 2006	16.8 °C	1,321 mm	61	26
2005	37.1 °C27 July 2005	-10.2 °C19 January 2005	16.4 °C	1,154 mm	69	45
2004	35.4 °C18 June 2004	-8.4 °C11 January 2004	16.3 °C	1,187 mm	55	47
2003	34.2 °C9 July 2003	-9.6 °C25 January 2003	16.0 °C	1,545 mm	49	43
2002	36.3 °C30 July 2002	-7.0 °C5 January 2002	16.7 °C	1,257 mm	64	38
2001	34.0 °C9 August 2001	-8.2 °C3 January 2001	16.6 °C	826 mm	40	34
2000	33.6 °C19 June 2000	-16.7 °C28 January 2000	15.8 °C	1,186 mm	50	47
1999	38.4 °C1 August 1999	-7.9 °C6 January 1999	16.8 °C	1,236 mm	50	35
1998	37.2 °C27 June 1998	-6.1 °C13 March 1998	17.1 °C	1,396 mm	72	19
1997	34.7 °C4 July 1997	-9.6 °C19 January 1997	15.8 °C	1,105 mm	48	29
1996	34.9 °C19 May 1996	-11.7 °C5 February 1996	15.7 °C	1,341 mm	44	53
1995	35.1 °C8 June 1995	-8.9 °C7 February 1995	16.1 °C	1,143 mm	62	45
1994	34.3 °C16 June 1994	-11.3 °C20 January 1994	16.7 °C	1,166 mm	63	29
1993	37.2 °C1 September 1993	-6.3 °C3 February 1993	16.6 °C	1,194 mm	89	36
1992	36.9 °C11 July 1992	-7.6 °C20 January 1992	16.1 °C	1,399 mm	57	42
1991	36.0 °C23 July 1991	-7.4 °C23 January 1991	17.2 °C	1,109 mm	76	37
1990	37.9 °C22 June 1990	-6.1 °C26 February 1990	18.0 °C	920 mm	96	22
1989	36.3 °C12 July 1989	-19.1 °C25 December 1989	16.3 °C	1,410 mm	68	47
1988	39.4 °C18 August 1988	-8.7 °C16 January 1988	15.8 °C	1,002 mm	76	56
1987	36.9 °C21 July 1987	-5.6 °C28 January 1987	16.3 °C	946 mm	83	44
1986	37.7 °C19 July 1986	-9.9 °C9 January 1986	16.9 °C	1,060 mm	74	43
1985	36.0 °C10 June 1985	-18.3 °C21 January 1985	16.7 °C	1,140 mm	78	56
1984	35.1 °C11 July 1984	-11.6 °C22 January 1984	16.2 °C	1,276 mm	63	46
1983	37.2 °C21 August 1983	-13.2 °C25 December 1983	16.1 °C	1,357 mm	76	37
1982	35.3 °C25 August 1982	-13.5 °C11 January 1982	16.3 °C	1,229 mm	53	37
1981	35.8 °C15 June 1981	-13.5 °C31 January 1981	15.4 °C	1,152 mm	60	64
1980	38.3 °C1 August 1980	-12.1 °C3 February 1980	15.9 °C	1,084 mm	88	51
1979	35.0 °C10 August 1979	-13.7 °C10 February 1979	15.9 °C	1,066 mm	48	54
1978	36.3 °C28 June 1978	-10.0 °C12 January 1978	15.4 °C	1,201 mm	67	68
1977	38.8 °C9 July 1977	-13.1 °C17 January 1977	16.1 °C	1,128 mm	78	69
1976	35.2 °C15 July 1976	-11.3 °C19 January 1976	15.6 °C	1,143 mm	52	59
1975	34.9 °C25 August 1975	-7.6 °C19 December 1975	16.9 °C	1,078 mm	68	35
1974	36.6 °C23 June 1974	-5.7 °C27 November 1974	16.4 °C	1,242 mm	42	27
1973	34.3 °C4 July 1973	-20.3 °C13 February 1973	16.3 °C	1,101 mm	58	45
1972	35.2 °C24 July 1972	-12.2 °C17 January 1972	15.8 °C	1,284 mm	44	35
1971	33.6 °C7 June 1971	-9.7 °C2 February 1971	16.1 °C	1,458 mm	47	45
1970	35.3 °C19 June 1970	-12.1 °C22 January 1970	15.7 °C	1,083 mm	63	59
1969	36.6 °C6 July 1969	-9.0 °C6 January 1969	15.1 °C	1,209 mm	49	56
1968	36.4 °C26 June 1968	-9.9 °C12 February 1968	15.6 °C	1,048 mm	58	64
1967	34.0 °C13 July 1967	-8.7 °C25 February 1967	15.7 °C	1,111 mm	41	46
1966	35.2 °C13 July 1966	-13.2 °C31 January 1966	15.3 °C	1,227 mm	49	53
1965	33.6 °C25 July 1965	-10.2 °C31 January 1965	15.8 °C	948 mm	63	54
1964	35.2 °C10 June 1964	-6.4 °C15 January 1964	16.1 °C	1,331 mm	42	40
1963	35.0 °C11 June 1963	-9.5 °C29 January 1963	15.0 °C	1,005 mm	54	62
1962	34.3 °C19 May 1962	-15.2 °C13 January 1962	15.6 °C	1,259 mm	54	44
1961	34.9 °C26 July 1961	-7.4 °C30 December 1961	15.9 °C	1,127 mm	68	42
1960	34.8 °C24 June 1960	-7.6 °C24 January 1960	15.4 °C	1,181 mm	66	59
1959	36.8 °C30 June 1959	-10.0 °C18 January 1959	16.5 °C	1,322 mm	54	39
1958	34.9 °C30 July 1958	-15.6 °C16 December 1958	15.1 °C	1,221 mm	66	59
1957	36.3 °C9 July 1957	-8.6 °C19 January 1957	16.6 °C	1,268 mm	75	32
1956	35.2 °C27 June 1956	-6.2 °C28 January 1956	16.4 °C	1,179 mm	66	39
1955	35.1 °C3 July 1955	-9.2 °C21 January 1955	16.1 °C	1,299 mm	59	56
1954	37.9 °C27 June 1954	-7.4 °C22 December 1954	16.3 °C	975 mm	73	46
1953	36.0 °C31 July 1953	-7.5 °C19 December 1953	17.0 °C	1,080 mm	74	28
1952	38.1 °C29 July 1952	-7.1 °C31 January 1952	16.6 °C	1,100 mm	84	32
1951	36.6 °C25 June 1951	-8.9 °C4 February 1951	16.1 °C	1,114 mm	61	44
1950	35.8 °C27 June 1950	-8.0 °C19 December 1950	16.3 °C	913 mm	40	42
1949	35.1 °C27 July 1949	-3.8 °C23 November 1949	17.0 °C	1,146 mm	53	26
1948	35.5 °C28 August 1948	-11.9 °C3 February 1948	16.3 °C	1,247 mm	54	45
1947	33.7 °C11 June 1947	-6.9 °C9 February 1947	15.9 °C	1,148 mm	43	45
1946	32.8 °C9 June 1946	-5.9 °C28 January 1946	16.9 °C	1,215 mm	23	25
1945	35.2 °C30 June 1945	-4.7 °C1 February 1945	16.8 °C	1,320 mm	48	31
1944	37.0 °C18 June 1944	-4.5 °C10 January 1944	16.8 °C	1,247 mm	66	23
1943	35.1 °C4 June 1943	-9.5 °C17 December 1943	16.3 °C	1,130 mm	50	33
1942	36.5 °C20 July 1942	-8.3 °C17 December 1942	16.9 °C	1,105 mm	57	31
1941	34.6 °C29 May 1941	-3.3 °C1 March 1941	16.7 °C	1,141 mm	56	36
1940	35.7 °C27 July 1940	-7.3 °C27 January 1940	16.0 °C	1,270 mm	46	35

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.3 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

71 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

48 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1080 mm

-103 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.8 °C	-2.5 °C	47 mm	-45 mm
Feb	14.2 °C	+1.2 °C	74 mm	-11 mm
Mar	20.7 °C	+3.7 °C	74 mm	-22 mm
Apr	25.1 °C	+3.1 °C	74 mm	-6 mm
May	26.5 °C	+0.6 °C	184 mm	+89 mm
Jun	31.1 °C	+1.7 °C	114 mm	+11 mm
Jul	32.7 °C	+1.9 °C	99 mm	-42 mm
Aug	28.4 °C	-1.6 °C	161 mm	+22 mm
Sep	27.1 °C	-0.3 °C	53 mm	-61 mm
Oct	21.8 °C	-0.8 °C	79 mm	+2 mm
Nov	18.7 °C	+1.1 °C	27 mm	-51 mm
Dec	12.1 °C	-0.9 °C	95 mm	+12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.9 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-11.1 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

54.3 mm

13 May 2025

Windiest day

42.4 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

103.7 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-16.0 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

3.9 cm

22 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

31 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Greenville?

Greenville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,183 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Greenville?

The hottest day measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 39.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Greenville?

The coldest day measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1973, at -20.3 °C.

Does it snow in Greenville?

Yes. Greenville gets on average 9.0 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.

Has the climate of Greenville warmed?

Yes: Greenville warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Greenville?

The wettest day measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2011, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Greenville?

The windiest day measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2003, with winds reaching 63.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Greenville?

The warmest month in Greenville is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Greenville?

Greenville receives on average 1,183 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Greenville?

Greenville gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Greenville?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Greenville between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1958, with 28.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Greenville?

Yes: Greenville has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Greenville?

In Greenville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 9 July 1977, and the lowest was -25.1 °C on 21 January 1985.

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