Region: South Carolina · United States
Mount Pleasant travel guide
Mount Pleasant is a city in South Carolina, United States, home to about 91,000 people.
- Best months
- April and November
- Nearest airport
- CHS20 km · Charleston International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Plugs
- A, B · 120 V
- Emergency
- 911
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Mount Pleasant
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mount Pleasant are April and November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 167 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in United States, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Mount Pleasant: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Charleston International Airport (CHS), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hilton Head Airport (HHH, 101 km) and Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR, 131 km) are also within reach.
CHS · Charleston International Airport
HHH · Hilton Head Airport
MYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport
Questions
Mount Pleasant: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mount Pleasant?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mount Pleasant are April and November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 167 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mount Pleasant?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Charleston International Airport (CHS), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hilton Head Airport (HHH, 101 km) and Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR, 131 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Mount Pleasant?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Mount Pleasant
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.