Pleasant Hills, MD climate
Pleasant Hills has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Pleasant Hills feels like
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Pleasant Hills weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 3.2" | 25° – 41° |
| February | 45° | 26° | 2.7" | 23° – 42° |
| March | 53° | 33° | 4.3" | 36° – 52° |
| April | 66° | 43° | 3.5" | 49° – 59° |
| May | 75° | 53° | 4.0" | 59° – 70° |
| June | 84° | 62° | 4.3" | 69° – 77° |
| July | 88° | 67° | 4.6" | 73° – 81° |
| August | 86° | 65° | 4.4" | 72° – 78° |
| September | 79° | 58° | 4.7" | 65° – 72° |
| October | 68° | 47° | 4.0" | 54° – 64° |
| November | 56° | 36° | 3.4" | 41° – 51° |
| December | 46° | 29° | 3.9" | 30° – 47° |
| Year | 65° | 45° | 47.1" |
“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 Pleasant Hills
Pleasant Hills gets 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest.
About 201 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 10 and the first one by October 30. That leaves about 201 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 73% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Pleasant Hills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pleasant Hills, 80% of that work is heating and 20% 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.
How Pleasant Hills 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 Pleasant Hills averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.0°). The shift is larger than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pleasant Hills’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 23° to 42°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Pleasant Hills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pleasant Hills?
January, with a typical high of 42° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in Pleasant Hills?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 67°. About 26 days a year reach 90°.
When is the first frost in Pleasant Hills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 30, and the last spring frost by April 10.
What is the rainiest month in Pleasant Hills?
September, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 47 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pleasant Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Aberdeen Phillips Fld, MD (12 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.