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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Izard County / Mount Pleasant / Zip Codes
Mount Pleasant, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures for July reach into the low 90s with average lows falling to around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. In January, average daily high temperatures are just above 50 degrees Fahrenheit while average lows are in the upper 30s. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches of rain annually. Snowfall averages only two inches per winter, making it a great winter destination for outdoor activities like hiking and camping.

Mount Pleasant, Arkansas gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Pleasant averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Mount Pleasant. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Pleasant gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Pleasant is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.6 Summer - 6.2 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Mount Pleasant, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMount Pleasant, ArkansasUnited States
  49.3 in.38.1 in.
  6.0 in.27.8 in.
  95.0 days106.2 days
  221 days205 days
  90.6°85.8°
  24.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.94.3
  614 ft.2443 ft.
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.

August is the hottest month for Mount Pleasant with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Mount Pleasant, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Pleasant are May, September and October.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 49.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Pleasant with an average of 24.8°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 89.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Mount Pleasant during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Mount Pleasant.
November is the wettest month in Mount Pleasant with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.3 inches in Mount Pleasant means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Mount Pleasant with 10.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 95.0 rainy days annually in Mount Pleasant, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.0 inches in Mount Pleasant means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Mount Pleasant with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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