Pittsburgh weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Pittsburgh is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with September and May close behind. Pittsburgh averages about 1,929 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 81 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,929
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 991 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 1.8M
- Elevation
- 346 m
When is the best time to visit Pittsburgh?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pittsburgh is August, then September and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh gets a moderate 1,929 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #427 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 991 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -7° / 19°F | 73 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 68 mm | 2 |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 78 mm | 3 |
| April | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 85 mm | 5 |
| May | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 94 mm | 6 |
| June | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 105 mm | 7 |
| July | 73 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 91 mm | 7 |
| August | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 81 mm | 7 |
| September | 74 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 85 mm | 5 |
| October | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 84 mm | 3 |
| November | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 68 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -4° / 25°F | 79 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Latrobe United States · 74 km · best in Aug · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Akron United States · 112 km · best in Aug · 1,967 h sun/yr
- Cleveland United States · 170 km · best in Aug · 1,820 h sun/yr
- Columbus United States · 232 km · best in Aug · 2,074 h sun/yr
- Washington United States · 293 km · best in Aug · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Harrisburg United States · 296 km · best in May · 2,080 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Morgantown United States · 98 km · 1,949 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Johnstown United States · 120 km · 1,899 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bridgeport United States · 133 km · 1,990 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Dubois United States · 136 km · 1,825 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Pittsburgh compares month by month: Pittsburgh vs Cleveland · Pittsburgh vs Akron · Pittsburgh vs Latrobe · all comparisons
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