Mount Pleasant, NY Climate


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Mount Pleasant, NY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters tend to be cold and snowy. Spring brings mild temperatures and windy weather, and autumn is usually cool and crisp. There is often moderate amounts of precipitation throughout the year, though snowfall can be more frequent in winter months. Overall, Mount Pleasant has a pleasant climate with plenty of variations between each season.

Mount Pleasant, New York gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Pleasant averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Mount Pleasant. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Pleasant gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Pleasant is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Mount Pleasant, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMount Pleasant, New YorkUnited States
  50.0 in.38.1 in.
  29.9 in.27.8 in.
  119.1 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  80.9°85.8°
  18.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  259 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.

July is the hottest month for Mount Pleasant with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. 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 June, August and July.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Pleasant with an average of 18.3°. This is warmer than most places in New York.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 128.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 4.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mount Pleasant but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Mount Pleasant with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.0 inches in Mount Pleasant means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Mount Pleasant with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 119.1 rainy days annually in Mount Pleasant, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.9 inches in Mount Pleasant means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Mount Pleasant with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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