Mount Pleasant has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
85°
137th hottest of 2,223 New York towns
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January low
22°
348th mildest of 2,223 New York towns
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Rain + melted snow
48 in
171st wettest of 2,223 New York towns
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Snow a winter
33 in
404th least snowy of 2,158 New York towns
A normal year
What a year in Mount Pleasant feels like
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Winter
41° / 24°
Typical high / low · 9 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
61° / 40°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 12
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Summer
83° / 62°
Typical high / low · 10 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
64° / 45°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 31
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49°
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80°
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83°
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27°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideMayJunAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Mount 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
38°
22°
3.3"
9.4"
11
13
21° – 37°
February
41°
23°
2.8"
10.9"
9
13
20° – 38°
March
49°
30°
4.0"
5.8"
11
7
34° – 49°
April
61°
40°
4.1"
0.7"
13
0
46° – 55°
May
71°
50°
3.9"
0
12
0
56° – 65°
June
80°
59°
4.5"
0
12
0
66° – 72°
July
85°
65°
4.7"
0
10
0
70° – 78°
August
83°
63°
4.3"
0
9
0
69° – 77°
September
76°
56°
4.5"
0
9
0
63° – 70°
October
64°
44°
4.5"
0
9
0
50° – 61°
November
53°
35°
3.7"
0.3"
10
0
39° – 49°
December
43°
27°
4.0"
5.6"
11
7
28° – 46°
Year
62°
43°
48.4"
32.7"
124
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“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 & snow
Rain and snow in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant gets 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 124 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 39 days of the year.
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48 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 83% of U.S. towns
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33 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 61% of U.S. towns
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39 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 59% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.7"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
11"
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Frost & the growing season
About 200 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 12 and the first one by October 31. That leaves about 200 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 72% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 31
200 frost-free days
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105
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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nights below 0° in a normal year
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10
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Mount Pleasant
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Mount Pleasant, 87% of that work is heating and 13% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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5,492 heating degree daysLess heating than 56% of U.S. towns
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787 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 55% of U.S. towns
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.
Around Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant and its neighbors
Mount Pleasant borders 11 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.7°. New Castle has the coldest January nights (21°) and Upper Nyack the hottest July afternoons (86°). Mount Pleasant’s January low is 22° and its July high 85°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+2.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Mount Pleasant averaged 2.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.7°). The shift is larger than in 97% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+3.2°now 32°, was 29°
🌷 Spring+1.8°now 50°, was 48°
☀️ Summer+1.9°now 72°, was 71°
🍂 Fall+1.8°now 55°, was 53°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Mount Pleasant’s spot on NOAA’s grid
+1.2°
+3.7°
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 28° to 46°. June is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
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Questions
Common questions about Mount Pleasant’s climate
What is the coldest month in Mount Pleasant?
January, with a typical high of 38° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Mount Pleasant?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 65°. About 10 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Mount Pleasant get?
About 33 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Mount Pleasant?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 31, and the last spring frost by April 12.
What is the rainiest month in Mount Pleasant?
July, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Mount Pleasant itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, NY (7 mi, snow) and Westchester Co Airport, NY (6 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.