Mount Pleasant, TX Climate


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Mount Pleasant, TX has a mostly mild climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters tend to be mild to cool but can occasionally be quite cold. Spring and fall are generally pleasant with mild temperatures and low humidity. Rainfall is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, with occasional bouts of heavier rain in some months. In addition, Mount Pleasant experiences an average of 25 days of clear skies each year.

Mount Pleasant, Texas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Pleasant averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Mount Pleasant. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Pleasant gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 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 Texas.

4.8 Summer - 7.2 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Mount Pleasant, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 93.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In Mount Pleasant, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Pleasant are October, April and May.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 77.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Pleasant with an average of 32.0°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 51.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Mount Pleasant, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
Humidity in Mount Pleasant can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.
October is the wettest month in Mount Pleasant with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.4 inches in Mount Pleasant means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Mount Pleasant with 8.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 80.2 rainy days annually in Mount Pleasant, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in Mount Pleasant means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in Mount Pleasant with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 16 years ago

Mt Pleasant is a small town in the middle of "east" Texas. 50 miles from Texarkana, 90 miles from down down Dallas, and 45 miles from Longview and Tyler. The life here  More

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Over 18 years ago

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