Climate and average weather in Easley
In Easley, the summers are humid, hot, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are cool, snowy, and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Easley typically varies from 34°F to 89°F, and is rarely below 22°F or above 96°F. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Easley for warm-weather activities are from late March to late May and mid September to mid November.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 89°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 34°
- Wettest
- Mar
- 4.8 in
- Driest
- Oct
- 3.2 in
- Rain / yr
- 47.0 in
- 120 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.7–14.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,079 ft
- 34.8°N
- Clearest
- Oct
- 45% cloud
Easley is city in South Carolina, United States.
- Density
- 647/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1874
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Easley weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late March to late May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Easley, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.1 months, from May 20 to September 21, with daily high temperatures above 80°F. The hottest month of the year in Easley is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 71°F.
The cool season lasts 3.1 months, from November 26 to February 28, with daily high temperatures below 59°F. The coldest month of the year in Easley is January, with an average low of 34°F and high of 52°F.
Days typically run about 19°F warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 52 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Avg low (°F) | 34 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 36 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 34 |
| Feb | 55 | 36 |
| Mar | 63 | 42 |
| Apr | 72 | 51 |
| May | 79 | 59 |
| Jun | 86 | 67 |
| Jul | 89 | 71 |
| Aug | 87 | 70 |
| Sep | 82 | 63 |
| Oct | 72 | 52 |
| Nov | 62 | 41 |
| Dec | 54 | 36 |
How hot and cold Easley really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Easley feels like about 93°F (around July 19). About 58 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in July.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about 27°F (around January 23), with roughly 70 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 32°F), worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°F) | 52 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Air high (°F) | 52 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Feels-like low (°F) | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 31 |
| Air low (°F) | 34 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 36 |
| Feels-like high (°F) | Air high (°F) | Feels-like low (°F) | Air low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 52 | 28 | 34 |
| Feb | 55 | 55 | 31 | 36 |
| Mar | 63 | 63 | 38 | 42 |
| Apr | 72 | 72 | 49 | 51 |
| May | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 |
| Jun | 87 | 86 | 67 | 67 |
| Jul | 92 | 89 | 71 | 71 |
| Aug | 90 | 87 | 70 | 70 |
| Sep | 82 | 82 | 63 | 63 |
| Oct | 72 | 72 | 51 | 52 |
| Nov | 62 | 62 | 38 | 41 |
| Dec | 54 | 54 | 31 | 36 |
Average hourly temperature in Easley
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 89°F, and coldest before dawn in January, near 34°F.
Easley weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52° / 34° | 4.5 | 10 | 1 | 9.9 | 2.8 |
| Feb | 55° / 36° | 4.0 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 3.7 |
| Mar | 63° / 42° | 4.8 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 72° / 51° | 3.9 | 8.9 | 0 | 12.9 | 6.9 |
| May | 79° / 59° | 3.3 | 9.9 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.7 |
| Jun | 86° / 67° | 3.7 | 13 | 0 | 14.3 | 4.7 |
| Jul | 89° / 71° | 3.6 | 13.5 | 0 | 14.1 | 3.9 |
| Aug | 87° / 70° | 4.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 13.3 | 4.4 |
| Sep | 82° / 63° | 3.6 | 8.7 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.4 |
| Oct | 72° / 52° | 3.2 | 6.8 | 0 | 11.1 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 62° / 41° | 3.8 | 8.3 | 0 | 10.2 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 54° / 36° | 4.5 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 3.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Easley gets about 47.0 in of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.3 months, from around May 22 to Aug 29, peaking in July at about 46% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Oct 21.
March is the wettest month by volume, with 4.8 in over about 10 wet days; October is the driest, with 3.2 in.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 44 | 40 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Rain days | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 10 |
| Feb | 32 | 9 |
| Mar | 32 | 10 |
| Apr | 30 | 9 |
| May | 33 | 10 |
| Jun | 42 | 13 |
| Jul | 44 | 14 |
| Aug | 40 | 13 |
| Sep | 28 | 9 |
| Oct | 24 | 7 |
| Nov | 27 | 8 |
| Dec | 30 | 9 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Easley collects about 47.0 in of rain across 120 wet days — roughly 3.9 in in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. March is the wettest month with 4.8 in, while October is the driest at just 3.2 in. The three wettest months alone bring about 29% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (in) | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Rain days | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Snow days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rainfall (in) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Feb | 4.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Mar | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Apr | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| May | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jun | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Jul | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Aug | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Dec | 4.5 | 9 | 1 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Easley, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around August 27 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around December 2. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 60% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around February 1 and lasts for 1.1 months, ending around March 7. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 51 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 |
| Cloudier (%) | 49 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 51 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51 | 49 |
| Feb | 48 | 52 |
| Mar | 51 | 49 |
| Apr | 54 | 46 |
| May | 53 | 47 |
| Jun | 52 | 48 |
| Jul | 50 | 50 |
| Aug | 51 | 49 |
| Sep | 55 | 45 |
| Oct | 60 | 40 |
| Nov | 57 | 43 |
| Dec | 49 | 51 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 8, brings about 14 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:43 | 7:24 | 6:48 | 6:04 | 5:32 | 5:21 | 5:32 | 5:55 | 6:18 | 6:42 | 7:11 | 7:36 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:37 | 6:06 | 6:32 | 6:57 | 7:21 | 7:40 | 7:40 | 7:14 | 6:31 | 5:49 | 5:20 | 5:17 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 | 7:43 | 5:37 |
| Feb | 10.7 | 7:24 | 6:06 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 6:48 | 6:32 |
| Apr | 12.9 | 6:04 | 6:57 |
| May | 13.8 | 5:32 | 7:21 |
| Jun | 14.3 | 5:21 | 7:40 |
| Jul | 14.1 | 5:32 | 7:40 |
| Aug | 13.3 | 5:55 | 7:14 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:18 | 6:31 |
| Oct | 11.1 | 6:42 | 5:49 |
| Nov | 10.2 | 7:11 | 5:20 |
| Dec | 9.7 | 7:36 | 5:17 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Easley averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 15 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.9 months, from around Sep 13 to Feb 7. The sunniest month is October, with roughly 15 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is July, down near 8 sunny days — about 46% fewer than the October peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Mixed |
| Feb | 10 | Mixed |
| Mar | 11 | Mixed |
| Apr | 11 | Mixed |
| May | 10 | Mixed |
| Jun | 8 | Mixed |
| Jul | 8 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 9 | Mixed |
| Sep | 11 | Mixed |
| Oct | 15 | Mixed |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Easley, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.9 months, from around May 11 to October 5. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 94% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 6 to May 10, and February is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 99% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 96 | 96 | 91 | 74 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 88 | 94 |
| Comfortable (%) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| Humid (%) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 91 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 74 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 36 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 1 |
| Jun | 8 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 13 |
| Jul | 2 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 34 |
| Aug | 2 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 32 |
| Sep | 18 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 9 |
| Oct | 60 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Nov | 88 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 94 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Easley is typically calm, near 5 mph, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Nov 18 to May 18. The windiest month is April, averaging about 6 mph (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 19 to Nov 17, with August the calmest month at about 4 mph.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 6 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 5 | calm |
| Jul | 4 | calm |
| Aug | 4 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 5 | calm |
Best time to visit Easley
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Easley throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late May, Easley is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 64°F and 82°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Easley for general outdoor tourist activities run from late March to late May and again from mid September to mid November, with a peak score in the second week of October.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| Rating | poor | fair | good | good | good | fair | fair | fair | good | good | good | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.8 | poor |
| Feb | 3.7 | fair |
| Mar | 5.6 | good |
| Apr | 6.8 | good |
| May | 6.6 | good |
| Jun | 4.8 | fair |
| Jul | 3.9 | fair |
| Aug | 4.5 | fair |
| Sep | 6.4 | good |
| Oct | 7.3 | good |
| Nov | 5.6 | good |
| Dec | 3.4 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 75°F and 93°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Easley for hot-weather activities is from late April to mid October, with a peak score in the second week of September.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Easley, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 89°F), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 52°F), pack a warm layer and rain gear.
In July, Easley sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Easley by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Easley peaks around July 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Easley
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 1 | 4 | 5.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 0 |
| Feb | 4 | 0 |
| Mar | 5.5 | 0 |
| Apr | 7 | 3 |
| May | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 8 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 5 | 0 |
| Nov | 3.5 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Air quality in Easley by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Easley is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 12 | Moderate |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 13 | Moderate |
| Jun | 16 | Moderate |
| Jul | 19 | Moderate |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 9 | Good |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Growing season
Easley is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about March 21 to November 5 (230 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 57 | 68 | 86 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 84 | 67 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 31 |
| Feb | 68 | 28 |
| Mar | 86 | 21 |
| Apr | 99 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 98 | 0 |
| Nov | 84 | 24 |
| Dec | 67 | 31 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 50°F: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Easley banks about 4,700 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | 0 | 0 | 88 | 332 | 592 | 792 | 924 | 879 | 673 | 365 | 55 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 88 |
| Apr | 332 |
| May | 592 |
| Jun | 792 |
| Jul | 924 |
| Aug | 879 |
| Sep | 673 |
| Oct | 365 |
| Nov | 55 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Easley receives about 4.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.3 and 6.3 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Mar 15 to Sep 20. The brightest month is June, averaging about 6.2 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 2.3 kWh/m² — roughly 62% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3.3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4.4 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.6 | Bright |
| May | 6.1 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.2 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.1 | Intense |
| Aug | 5.4 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.6 | Bright |
| Oct | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2.9 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2.3 | Moderate |
Where is Easley?
Easley sits at 34.8°N, 82.6°W, 1,079 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Greenville, 12 mi away.
Topography around Easley
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Easley.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around Easley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 ft around an average of 1,040 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,106 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,096 ft.
The land around Easley is covered by trees (65%) within 2 miles, trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (82%) within 50 miles.
United States travel facts
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 100% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $90,027
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 98%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 5.8
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.7
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Easley (34.8298°, -82.6015°, elevation 1,079 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).