Pittsfield climate — normals and trends
Pittsfield (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 1,184 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Pittsfield averages 141 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Pittsfield has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 152 to 130 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 21 July 2011) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 7 February 1993).
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
PittsfieldMassachusetts
- coords
- 42.45°, -73.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.6°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
3.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,184mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
141 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
0.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
35.9 °C
21 July 2011
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
7 February 1993
Wettest day
130 mm
8 October 2005
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
25 February 2019
Strongest gust
136.4 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
26 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-35.7 °C
7 February 1993
Snowiest day
40.3 cm
14 March 2023
Sunniest day
14.7 h
24 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 46 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | -1.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 96 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 102 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 133 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 232 mm | +123 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 76 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 110 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 38 mm | -58 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 66 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 148 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 85 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | -0.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 85 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pittsfield?
Pittsfield has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 1,184 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pittsfield?
The hottest day measured in Pittsfield between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2011, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pittsfield?
The coldest day measured in Pittsfield between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1993, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pittsfield?
Yes. Pittsfield gets on average 155.3 cm of snow per year and has around 141 frost days.
Has the climate of Pittsfield warmed?
Yes: Pittsfield warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pittsfield?
The wettest day measured in Pittsfield between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2005, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pittsfield?
The windiest day measured in Pittsfield between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2019, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pittsfield?
The warmest month in Pittsfield is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Pittsfield?
Pittsfield receives on average 1,184 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pittsfield?
Pittsfield gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pittsfield?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pittsfield between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2023, with 40.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pittsfield?
Yes: Pittsfield has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pittsfield?
In Pittsfield, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 26 August 1948, and the lowest was -35.7 °C on 7 February 1993.
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