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Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County), PA enjoys a temperate climate with hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Average temperatures range from the high thirties in the winter to the mid-eighties in the summer months. During spring and autumn, temperatures hover around mild sixties and seventies. The region typically sees significant rainfall throughout the year, and it may be subject to occasional flooding due to its proximity to a number of rivers in the area. Snowfall is also common in Mount Pleasant Township during the winter season, sometimes reaching up to three feet or more.

Mount Pleasant township, Pennsylvania gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Pleasant township averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Mount Pleasant township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Pleasant township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) are June, August and September.
In Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County), there are 6.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) with an average of 18.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County), there are 132.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
In Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County), there are 5.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.
January is the rainiest month in Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) with 14.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 145.7 rainy days annually in Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County), which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.7 inches in Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in Mount Pleasant township (Westmoreland County) with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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