Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mount Pleasant features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (7 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1271 mm (50.0 inches) and receives 128 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mount Pleasant enjoys an average of 3135 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Mount Pleasant are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mount Pleasant experiences 139 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 35 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Average high | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Daily mean | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Average low | 1°C (35°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Mean minimum | -8°C (17°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (24°F) |
Minimum | -14°C (7°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, United States with other places around the world.
Mount Pleasant usually has the most precipitation in February, May and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mount Pleasant are March, June and November. On average, 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94 (3.7) | 118 (4.7) | 85 (3.4) | 104 (4.1) | 121 (4.8) | 92 (3.6) | 99 (3.9) | 106 (4.2) | 147 (5.8) | 97 (3.8) | 89 (3.5) | 118 (4.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Mount Pleasant are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mount Pleasant: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161 | 178 | 250 | 277 | 303 | 323 | 351 | 313 | 284 | 263 | 228 | 200 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 3m | 10h 54m | 11h 59m | 13h 6m | 14h 2m | 14h 30m | 14h 15m | 13h 25m | 12h 21m | 11h 14m | 10h 16m | 9h 47m |
Mount Pleasant experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mount Pleasant UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 |