Point Pleasant, IL climate
Point Pleasant has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Point Pleasant feels like
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Point Pleasant weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 15° | 1.7" | 5.7" | 7 | 14 | 16° – 36° |
| February | 37° | 20° | 1.8" | 6.0" | 8 | 10 | 15° – 39° |
| March | 50° | 30° | 2.4" | 2.5" | 9 | 3 | 31° – 54° |
| April | 62° | 40° | 3.9" | 1.0" | 11 | 0 | 42° – 58° |
| May | 73° | 52° | 5.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 56° – 70° |
| June | 82° | 61° | 4.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 68° – 75° |
| July | 85° | 64° | 4.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 69° – 80° |
| August | 83° | 62° | 3.7" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67° – 78° |
| September | 77° | 54° | 3.6" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60° – 71° |
| October | 64° | 42° | 3.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| November | 49° | 31° | 2.5" | 1.1" | 8 | 1 | 32° – 50° |
| December | 37° | 21° | 1.9" | 5.0" | 8 | 8 | 14° – 38° |
| Year | 61° | 41° | 38.6" | 21.3" | 106 | 36 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant gets 39 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 106 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 36 days of the year.
About 180 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 21 and the first one by October 19. That leaves about 180 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 53% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Point Pleasant
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Point Pleasant, 86% of that work is heating and 14% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Point Pleasant and its neighbors
Point Pleasant borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.8°. Ellison has the coldest January nights (15°) and Raritan the hottest July afternoons (85°). Point Pleasant’s January low is 15° and its July high 85°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Point Pleasant compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Point Pleasant averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.9°). The shift is smaller than in 91% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Point Pleasant’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 15° to 39°. June is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Point Pleasant’s climate
What is the coldest month in Point Pleasant?
January, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 15°.
What is the hottest month in Point Pleasant?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 64°. About 24 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Point Pleasant get?
About 21 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Point Pleasant?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 19, and the last spring frost by April 21.
What is the rainiest month in Point Pleasant?
May, with 5.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Point Pleasant itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Prairie City 2s, IL (15 mi, snow) and La Harpe, IL (14 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.