Greenville weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate

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.

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Sun hours / year

2,506

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

77/100

Rain / year

1,289 mm

Snow / year

≈19 cm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

91k

Elevation

6 m

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

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Richlands United States · 92 km · best in Apr · 2,584 h sun/yr
• Raleigh/Durham United States · 129 km · best in Oct · 2,515 h sun/yr
• Fayetteville United States · 153 km · best in Oct · 2,515 h sun/yr
• Wilmington United States · 159 km · best in Apr · 2,584 h sun/yr
• Norfolk United States · 176 km · best in May · 2,437 h sun/yr
• Newport News United States · 185 km · best in May · 2,431 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• New Bern United States · 70 km · 2,506 h sun/yr · best in Apr