Pleasant has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
85°
548th hottest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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January low
21°
781st mildest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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Rain + melted snow
40 in
752nd driest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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Snow a winter
28 in
699th snowiest of 2,536 Ohio towns
A normal year
What a year in Pleasant feels like
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Winter
39° / 24°
Typical high / low · 9 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
63° / 41°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 20
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Summer
83° / 62°
Typical high / low · 23 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
65° / 44°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 24
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32°
37°
21°
41°
24°
51°
31°
64°
41°
74°
51°
82°
60°
85°
64°
84°
62°
78°
55°
66°
44°
52°
34°
41°
26°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
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
37°
21°
2.7"
9.5"
15
11
20° – 40°
February
41°
24°
2.3"
7.6"
12
8
19° – 42°
March
51°
31°
3.4"
4.1"
13
3
35° – 53°
April
64°
41°
3.9"
0.5"
14
0
47° – 58°
May
74°
51°
4.3"
0
14
0
56° – 70°
June
82°
60°
4.3"
0
12
0
67° – 74°
July
85°
64°
4.2"
0
11
0
70° – 79°
August
84°
62°
3.4"
0
10
0
68° – 77°
September
78°
55°
3.1"
0
9
0
63° – 72°
October
66°
44°
2.8"
0.2"
10
0
51° – 61°
November
52°
34°
2.8"
1.2"
11
1
37° – 49°
December
41°
26°
2.9"
5.1"
13
5
23° – 44°
Year
63°
43°
40.1"
28.2"
141
27
“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 Pleasant
Pleasant gets 40 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 141 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 27 days of the year.
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40 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 51% of U.S. towns
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28 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 55% of U.S. towns
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27 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 52% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.3"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
9.5"
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Frost & the growing season
About 185 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 20 and the first one by October 24. That leaves about 185 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 58% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 24
185 frost-free days
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113
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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4
nights below 0° in a normal year
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23
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 Pleasant
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pleasant, 84% of that work is heating and 16% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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5,417 heating degree daysLess heating than 58% of U.S. towns
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995 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 60% 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 Pleasant
Pleasant and its neighbors
Pleasant borders 10 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.3°. Fairfield has the coldest January nights (20°) and Columbus the hottest July afternoons (85°). Pleasant’s January low is 21° 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
+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Pleasant averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.5°). The shift is smaller than in 60% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+1.7°now 32°, was 30°
🌷 Spring+1.4°now 52°, was 51°
☀️ Summer+0.5°now 73°, was 72°
🍂 Fall+0.8°now 55°, was 54°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pleasant’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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+2.5°
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Year to year
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 19° to 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
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Questions
Common questions about Pleasant’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pleasant?
January, with a typical high of 37° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in Pleasant?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 64°. About 23 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Pleasant get?
About 28 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Pleasant?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 24, and the last spring frost by April 20.
What is the rainiest month in Pleasant?
May, with 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 40 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pleasant itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Columbus Port Columbus Intl Airport, OH (19 mi, snow) and Columbus Wcmh, OH (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.