Greenwood weather in July

In July, Greenwood sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 72°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Greenwood's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
72°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
13.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:32 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Greenwood is city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States.

Density
553/km²
people per km²
Founded
1823

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month.

A typical July day in Greenwood reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 72°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Greenwood

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Greenwood weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan54° / 36°4.19.40.6103.4
Feb58° / 38°3.98.90.410.74.2
Mar65° / 44°4.49.60.211.76.1
Apr74° / 53°3.48.4012.87.1
May81° / 61°3.19.1013.86.5
Jun87° / 69°3.612.9014.24.4
Jul90° / 72°3.713.30143.5
Aug89° / 71°3.712.2013.34.0
Sep83° / 65°3.28.3012.26.0
Oct74° / 54°2.96.7011.17.5
Nov64° / 43°3.27.40.110.26.1
Dec56° / 38°4.19.10.39.83.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
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54852
64951
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Greenwood gets around 3.7 in of rain over 13.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
441
540
640
740
839
939
1040
1140
1240
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1442
1542
1643
1744
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2046
2146
2246
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2646
2746
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3145

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1241245370
2241145380
3231145390
4131045400
5131044410
6131044420
7131043430
8131043430
9131042440
10131041450
11031040460
12031039470
13031038480
14031037490
1503936511
1603935521
1703934531
1803933541
1903832561
2003832561
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2604731571
2704731571
2804732561
2904732561
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:247:40
214.25:257:40
314.25:257:40
414.25:267:40
514.25:267:39
614.25:267:39
714.25:277:39
814.25:277:39
914.25:287:39
1014.25:297:39
1114.25:297:38
1214.15:307:38
1314.15:307:38
1414.15:317:37
1514.15:317:37
1614.15:327:37
1714.15:337:36
1814.05:337:36
1914.05:347:35
2014.05:357:35
2114.05:357:34
2214.05:367:34
2313.95:377:33
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2813.85:407:30
2913.85:417:29
3013.85:427:28
3113.75:427:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Greenwood?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greenwood.

What to pack for Greenwood in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Greenwood sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 72°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Greenwood in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Greenwood peaks around June 21 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Greenwood in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Greenwood 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Jan 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Greenwood?

Greenwood sits at 34.2°N, 82.2°W, 663 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Anderson, 35 mi away.

Topography around Greenwood

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Greenwood.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Greenwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft around an average of 630 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,522 ft.

The land around Greenwood is covered by trees (58%), artificial surfaces (21%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, trees (76%) within 10 miles, and trees (80%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
174 ft
10 miles
545 ft
50 miles
1,522 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Anderson 35 mi · Simpsonville 38 mi · Mauldin 41 mi · Evans 46 mi · Martinez 47 mi · Greenville 47 mi · North Augusta 49 mi · Wade Hampton 50 mi

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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Greenwood (34.1954°, -82.1618°, elevation 663 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).