Pittsburg, IL Climate


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Pittsburgh, IL has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid with average temperatures hovering around 85°F (29°C). The winters are cold and wet with temperatures typically ranging from 25-35°F (-4 to 2°C). Precipitation is fairly heavy year round with an average of about 42 inches (106 cm) annually. Snowfall is also common during the winter months. The area is known for its high wind speeds and occasional severe weather events such as tornadoes due to its location between two major bodies of water.

Pittsburg, Illinois gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pittsburg averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Pittsburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pittsburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pittsburg is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Pittsburg, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Pittsburg with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Pittsburg, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pittsburg are May, September and June.
In Pittsburg, there are 30.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pittsburg with an average of 22.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Pittsburg, there are 98.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Pittsburg, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Pittsburg during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Pittsburg.
May is the wettest month in Pittsburg with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.7 inches in Pittsburg means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Pittsburg with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 98.0 rainy days annually in Pittsburg, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.3 inches in Pittsburg means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Pittsburg with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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