Zip 15206 (Pittsburgh, PA) Climate

15206 Pittsburgh, PA has a humid continental climate. Winters are cold and snowy, with average temperatures ranging between 23° to 31°F in January. Summers are warm and humid, with average temperatures ranging between 68° to 81°F in July. The area experiences an abundant amount of rainfall throughout the year, with the highest precipitation occurring in mid-summer through late fall. Pittsburgh also receives snow cover during winter months, typically April through early December.

Pittsburgh (zip 15206), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pittsburgh (zip 15206) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Pittsburgh (zip 15206). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pittsburgh (zip 15206) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15206 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 15206 zip code, while January and February 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 the 15206 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. In the 15206 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 15206 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 15206 zip code, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 15206 zip code with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15206 zip code, there are 114.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15206 zip code, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 15206 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 15206 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in the 15206 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15206 zip code with 14.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 140.1 rainy days annually in the 15206 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 27.0 inches in the 15206 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15206 zip code with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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