Zip 15243 (Pittsburgh, PA) Climate

15243 Pittsburgh, PA has a humid continental climate. The summers are warm and muggy with temperatures reaching the low 80s on average, while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures remaining in the low 20s. The wettest month is typically April with around 4 inches of rain each month. Snowfall amounts can vary greatly from year to year, but generally range between 25-30 inches of snow during the winter months. Winters tend to be cold with occasional bouts of extreme cold weather featuring wind chills below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

Pittsburgh (zip 15243), Pennsylvania gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pittsburgh (zip 15243) averages 31 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 15243). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pittsburgh (zip 15243) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 15243 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 15243 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 15243 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 15243 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 15243 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 15243 zip code, there are 7.0 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 15243 zip code with an average of 21.3°. This is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15243 zip code, there are 109.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 15243 zip code, there are 1.4 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 15243 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 15243 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.6 inches in the 15243 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 15243 zip code with 15.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 143.7 rainy days annually in the 15243 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 31.0 inches in the 15243 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 15243 zip code with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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