Zip 29324 (Clifton, SC) Climate

29324 Clifton, SC has a humid subtropical climate with moderate temperatures and moderate to high amounts of precipitation. The city experiences hot and humid summers, with temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to the lower 90s during the hottest months. Winters tend to be mild, with temperatures rarely going below freezing and usually staying in the low-to-mid 50s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year and tends to be higher than average for South Carolina.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 29324 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Carolina.

6.5 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 29324 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Clifton, South Carolina	United States
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	91.1°	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 29324 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Carolina. In the 29324 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 29324 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 29324 zip code, there are 52.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 29324 zip code with an average of 28.5°. This is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In the 29324 zip code, there are 79.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

In the 29324 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in South Carolina.

Humidity in the 29324 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 29324 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in the 29324 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in South Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 29324 zip code with 9.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 104.2 rainy days annually in the 29324 zip code, which is rainier than most places in South Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.7 inches in the 29324 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 29324 zip code with 1.1 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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