Pittsburgh
Climate

Pittsburgh

Section Title: Climate
Table Section Text: None

Climate data for Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1871–present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °F (°C)	75 (24)	78 (26)	84 (29)	90 (32)	95 (35)	98 (37)	103 (39)	103 (39)	102 (39)	91 (33)	82 (28)	74 (23)	103 (39)

Mean maximum °F (°C)	59.7 (15.4)	61.9 (16.6)	74.9 (23.8)	81.5 (27.5)	85.7 (29.8)	90.0 (32.2)	91.3 (32.9)	90.5 (32.5)	87.2 (30.7)	79.0 (26.1)	71.5 (21.9)	61.3 (16.3)	92.7 (33.7)

Average high °F (°C)	35.7 (2.1)	39.3 (4.1)	49.2 (9.6)	61.7 (16.5)	70.8 (21.6)	79.1 (26.2)	82.5 (28.1)	81.4 (27.4)	74.3 (23.5)	62.6 (17.0)	51.2 (10.7)	39.4 (4.1)	60.6 (15.9)

Average low °F (°C)	21.1 (−6.1)	23.0 (−5.0)	30.0 (−1.1)	40.2 (4.6)	49.3 (9.6)	58.4 (14.7)	62.8 (17.1)	61.5 (16.4)	54.0 (12.2)	42.9 (6.1)	34.7 (1.5)	25.3 (−3.7)	41.9 (5.5)

Mean minimum °F (°C)	−0.1 (−17.8)	3.6 (−15.8)	10.9 (−11.7)	24.6 (−4.1)	34.8 (1.6)	44.1 (6.7)	50.7 (10.4)	49.6 (9.8)	39.3 (4.1)	29.0 (−1.7)	18.9 (−7.3)	6.7 (−14.1)	−3.9 (−19.9)

Record low °F (°C)	−22 (−30)	−20 (−29)	−5 (−21)	11 (−12)	26 (−3)	34 (1)	42 (6)	39 (4)	31 (−1)	16 (−9)	−1 (−18)	−12 (−24)	−22 (−30)

Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.70 (69)	2.39 (61)	2.95 (75)	3.11 (79)	3.95 (100)	4.30 (109)	3.83 (97)	3.48 (88)	3.11 (79)	2.29 (58)	3.23 (82)	2.85 (72)	38.19 (970)

Average snowfall inches (cm)	11.5 (29)	10.2 (26)	7.4 (19)	1.5 (3.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.4 (1.0)	2.1 (5.3)	8.3 (21)	41.4 (105)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	16.2	13.6	14.0	13.8	13.3	12.1	10.2	9.8	9.8	10.5	12.8	15.1	151.2

Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	11.4	8.3	5.9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	3.0	8.5	39.4

Average relative humidity (%)	69.9	67.3	64.1	59.8	63.4	66.2	68.8	71.2	72.0	68.3	70.2	71.9	67.8

Mean monthly sunshine hours	93.9	108.5	155.4	182.8	217.4	242.2	254.9	228.4	196.7	167.3	99.4	74.4	2,021.3

Percent possible sunshine	31	36	42	46	49	54	56	54	53	48	33	26	45

Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)

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Snowfall averaged 41.4 inches (105 cm) in Pittsburgh.

final_sentence: Snowfall averaged 41.4 inches (105 cm) in Pittsburgh.