Pleasant Mount (1 mi W), Pennsylvania climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)'s normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 51.4 inches of precipitation and 69 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.7°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 25°C, 1,307 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPleasant Mount (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00367029
- Location41.74°N 75.45°W
- Elevation1,800 ft (549 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) is 54°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Mount (1 mi W).
- Jan 29° 12°
- Feb 32° 13°
- Mar 40° 20°
- Apr 53° 31°
- May 65° 43°
- Jun 73° 52°
- Jul 77° 56°
- Aug 76° 55°
- Sep 69° 47°
- Oct 57° 36°
- Nov 45° 27°
- Dec 34° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.01 in), the least in February (3.02 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F | 12°F | 20.5°F | 3.50 | 17.3 | 13 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 32°F | 13°F | 22.0°F | 3.02 | 17.7 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 40°F | 20°F | 29.7°F | 3.57 | 13.0 | 12 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 31°F | 42.0°F | 4.22 | 1.3 | 12 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 65°F | 43°F | 53.8°F | 4.91 | 0.0 | 15 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 73°F | 52°F | 62.2°F | 4.96 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 77°F | 56°F | 66.7°F | 5.01 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 76°F | 55°F | 65.0°F | 4.50 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 69°F | 47°F | 58.0°F | 4.98 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 57°F | 36°F | 46.6°F | 4.97 | 0.4 | 12 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 27°F | 35.8°F | 3.83 | 4.9 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 34°F | 19°F | 26.3°F | 3.97 | 14.6 | 13 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 34°F | 44.1°F | 51.44 | 69.2 | 147 | 1 | 169 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −11°C | −6.4°C | 89 mm | 44 cm |
| February | 0°C | −11°C | −5.6°C | 77 mm | 45 cm |
| March | 4°C | −7°C | −1.3°C | 91 mm | 33 cm |
| April | 12°C | −1°C | 5.6°C | 107 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 18°C | 6°C | 12.1°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23°C | 11°C | 16.8°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 13°C | 18.3°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 8°C | 14.4°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 126 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7°C | −3°C | 2.1°C | 97 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 1°C | −7°C | −3.2°C | 101 mm | 37 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00367029; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (11).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00367029.
When is the last frost at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)?
In Pleasant Mount (1 mi W), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 14 in half of years and after May 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 1 in half of years and before September 21 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 141 year in 10 after May 29; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 11 year in 10 before September 21; 9 in 10 before October 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 140 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 163 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) in zone 5b in ZIP code 18430, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (23 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Pennsylvania · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00367029; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)?
In a normal year in Pleasant Mount (1 mi W), 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 169 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 147 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 169a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 63high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 147a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 23a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1951) is 96°F, on September 4, 1953; the lowest is −25°F, on January 18, 1982.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 72.21 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 138.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00367029; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00367029. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W), 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 60% | 1.6 |
| February | 63% | 2.5 |
| March | 64% | 3.5 |
| April | 66% | 4.5 |
| May | 68% | 5.2 |
| June | 72% | 5.7 |
| July | 76% | 5.8 |
| August | 75% | 5.1 |
| September | 73% | 4.1 |
| October | 65% | 2.7 |
| November | 64% | 1.9 |
| December | 56% | 1.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) record?
A normal year at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) brings 7,837 heating degree days, 46% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 236 cooling degree days, 74% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,887 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,381 | 0 |
| February | 1,203 | 0 |
| March | 1,093 | 0 |
| April | 691 | 1 |
| May | 358 | 11 |
| June | 129 | 45 |
| July | 43 | 94 |
| August | 65 | 66 |
| September | 227 | 19 |
| October | 571 | 1 |
| November | 876 | 0 |
| December | 1,201 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,837 | 236 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00367029. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 47.0°F, 2.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 44.1°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 47.0°F | +2.9°F | 56.16 | 37.6 |
Over 53 complete years from 1952 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.8°F per century (+0.27°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00367029; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)'s climate compare?
Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) is warmer than 0 of the 108 places with their own NOAA record in Pennsylvania, and wetter than 99. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.1°F is warmer than 16%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) share this climate record?
10 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Carbondale, PA8,805 people · 12 mi S
- Jermyn, PA2,135 people · 16 mi S
- Mayfield, PA1,766 people · 14 mi S
- Forest City, PA1,748 people · 6 mi S
- Simpson, PA1,343 people · 10 mi S
- Waymart, PA1,286 people · 11 mi S
- Hancock, NY890 people · 17 mi NE
- Browndale, PA740 people · 6 mi S
- Vandling, PA723 people · 8 mi S
- Union Dale, PA219 people · 3 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)?
Yes: 69 inches in a normal year, falling on 31 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (17.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)?
July, with 5.01 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pleasant Mount (1 mi W) in zone 5b in ZIP code 18430, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come at Pleasant Mount (1 mi W)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 14; in one year in ten it comes after May 29. Waiting until May 29 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Pennsylvania climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Milanville, PA21 miles from this station, 47.9°F a year
- Deposit, NY22 miles from this station, 48.2°F a year
- Montrose, PA22 miles from this station, 45.2°F a year
- Hawley, PA23 miles from this station, 46.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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