Pittsburg climate — normals and trends
Pittsburg (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,040 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Pittsburg averages 77 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Pittsburg has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 85 to 69 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 13 July 1954) and the coldest -27.7 °C (on 11 January 1962).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PittsburgKansas
- coords
- 37.41°, -94.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,040mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
77 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.1 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
11 January 1962
Wettest day
109 mm
28 April 1996
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
17 May 2017
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
20 December 1988
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
11 January 1962
Snowiest day
30.8 cm
1 February 2011
Sunniest day
14.5 h
2 July 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 26 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 19.5 °C | +5.5 °C | 52 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 234 mm | +107 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 251 mm | +101 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 237 mm | +121 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 71 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 61 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 86 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 95 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 73 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 11.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pittsburg?
Pittsburg has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,040 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pittsburg?
The hottest day measured in Pittsburg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pittsburg?
The coldest day measured in Pittsburg between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1962, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pittsburg?
Yes. Pittsburg gets on average 32.0 cm of snow per year and has around 77 frost days.
Has the climate of Pittsburg warmed?
Yes: Pittsburg warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pittsburg?
The wettest day measured in Pittsburg between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1996, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pittsburg?
The windiest day measured in Pittsburg between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2017, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pittsburg?
The warmest month in Pittsburg is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pittsburg?
Pittsburg receives on average 1,040 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pittsburg?
Pittsburg gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pittsburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pittsburg between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2011, with 30.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pittsburg?
Yes: Pittsburg has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pittsburg?
In Pittsburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 13 July 1954, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 11 January 1962.
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