Zip 15226 (Pittsburgh, PA) Climate

Pittsburgh, PA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months the temperature averages around 78°F, while in the winter it can drop to an average of 25°F. The area receives an average of 33 inches of rain each year and residents typically experience some snowfall in December, January, and February. Spring is usually mild with temperatures reaching up to 50°F on average. In Pittsburgh, the humidity level is usually high throughout the year and reaches its peak in July when it averages around 78%.

Pittsburgh (zip 15226), Pennsylvania gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pittsburgh (zip 15226) averages 34 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 15226). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pittsburgh (zip 15226) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15226 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 15226 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 15226 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15226 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 15226 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 15226 zip code, there are 5.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 15226 zip code with an average of 20.1°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15226 zip code, there are 116.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15226 zip code, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 15226 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.

June is the wettest month in the 15226 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October 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 38.8 inches in the 15226 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15226 zip code with 15.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 145.5 rainy days annually in the 15226 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.5 inches in the 15226 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15226 zip code with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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