Mount Pleasant Metro Area, TX Climate

The climate in the Mount Pleasant, TX Metro Area is generally mild and pleasant. The summer months tend to be hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the high 80s and low 90s, while winters are much cooler with temperatures often dropping into the 30s and 40s. Rainfall averages around 40 inches per year, with thunderstorms occasionally bringing heavy downpours during the spring and summer months. The climate is fairly temperate throughout the year, making it an enjoyable place to live.

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

Mount Pleasant Metro Area 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 Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Pleasant Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 the Mount Pleasant metro area 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 the Mount Pleasant metro area, 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 the Mount Pleasant metro area with an average high temperature of 93.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the Mount Pleasant metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Mount Pleasant metro area are October, April and May.

In the Mount Pleasant metro area, there are 76.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Mount Pleasant metro area with an average of 31.9°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

In the Mount Pleasant metro area, there are 51.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

In the Mount Pleasant metro area, 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 the Mount Pleasant metro area 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 the Mount Pleasant metro area with 5.2 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 48.1 inches in the Mount Pleasant metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.

May is the rainiest month in the Mount Pleasant metro area with 8.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 79.3 rainy days annually in the Mount Pleasant metro area, 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 the Mount Pleasant metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. February is the snowiest month in the Mount Pleasant metro area with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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