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Minneapolis, MN vs Pittsburgh, PA weather comparison

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Minneapolis picks up around 17 more inches of snow each winter.

Pittsburgh has around 39 fewer freezing nights a year. Minneapolis sees rain or snow on roughly 40 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Minneapolis, MN and Pittsburgh, PA
MinneapolisMetricPittsburgh
187 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies160 days
32 inPrecipitationper year48 in
118 daysWet daysrain or snow per year158 days
47 inSnowfallper year30 in
17 daysHot daysabove 90 °F13 days
147 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F108 days
69%Humidityaverage relative73%
46 °FAverage temperatureyear round53 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

MinneapolisPittsburgh

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovMinneapolis, Jan: 22 °FMinneapolis, Feb: 27 °FMinneapolis, Mar: 40 °FMinneapolis, Apr: 55 °FMinneapolis, May: 69 °FMinneapolis, Jun: 78 °FMinneapolis, Jul: 83 °FMinneapolis, Aug: 80 °FMinneapolis, Sep: 72 °FMinneapolis, Oct: 56 °FMinneapolis, Nov: 40 °FMinneapolis, Dec: 27 °FPittsburgh, Jan: 38 °FPittsburgh, Feb: 40 °FPittsburgh, Mar: 50 °FPittsburgh, Apr: 63 °FPittsburgh, May: 72 °FPittsburgh, Jun: 80 °FPittsburgh, Jul: 84 °FPittsburgh, Aug: 83 °FPittsburgh, Sep: 76 °FPittsburgh, Oct: 65 °FPittsburgh, Nov: 52 °FPittsburgh, Dec: 42 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovMinneapolis, Jan: 8 °FMinneapolis, Feb: 12 °FMinneapolis, Mar: 24 °FMinneapolis, Apr: 36 °FMinneapolis, May: 49 °FMinneapolis, Jun: 59 °FMinneapolis, Jul: 64 °FMinneapolis, Aug: 62 °FMinneapolis, Sep: 54 °FMinneapolis, Oct: 40 °FMinneapolis, Nov: 27 °FMinneapolis, Dec: 15 °FPittsburgh, Jan: 22 °FPittsburgh, Feb: 23 °FPittsburgh, Mar: 30 °FPittsburgh, Apr: 40 °FPittsburgh, May: 51 °FPittsburgh, Jun: 60 °FPittsburgh, Jul: 64 °FPittsburgh, Aug: 62 °FPittsburgh, Sep: 56 °FPittsburgh, Oct: 44 °FPittsburgh, Nov: 35 °FPittsburgh, Dec: 27 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis high222740556978838072564027
Pittsburgh high384050637280848376655242
Minneapolis low81224364959646254402715
Pittsburgh low222330405160646256443527

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

MinneapolisPittsburgh
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovMinneapolis, Jan: 1.0 inMinneapolis, Feb: 1.0 inMinneapolis, Mar: 2.0 inMinneapolis, Apr: 3.2 inMinneapolis, May: 4.3 inMinneapolis, Jun: 4.3 inMinneapolis, Jul: 3.5 inMinneapolis, Aug: 3.9 inMinneapolis, Sep: 3.3 inMinneapolis, Oct: 2.6 inMinneapolis, Nov: 1.9 inMinneapolis, Dec: 1.4 inPittsburgh, Jan: 3.6 inPittsburgh, Feb: 3.1 inPittsburgh, Mar: 4.2 inPittsburgh, Apr: 4.7 inPittsburgh, May: 4.8 inPittsburgh, Jun: 5.0 inPittsburgh, Jul: 4.6 inPittsburgh, Aug: 3.7 inPittsburgh, Sep: 4.0 inPittsburgh, Oct: 3.7 inPittsburgh, Nov: 3.5 inPittsburgh, Dec: 3.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis1.01.02.03.24.34.33.53.93.32.61.91.4
Pittsburgh3.63.14.24.74.85.04.63.74.03.73.53.5

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

MinneapolisPittsburgh
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovMinneapolis, Jan: 12 daysMinneapolis, Feb: 12 daysMinneapolis, Mar: 15 daysMinneapolis, Apr: 14 daysMinneapolis, May: 15 daysMinneapolis, Jun: 17 daysMinneapolis, Jul: 22 daysMinneapolis, Aug: 21 daysMinneapolis, Sep: 19 daysMinneapolis, Oct: 16 daysMinneapolis, Nov: 13 daysMinneapolis, Dec: 11 daysPittsburgh, Jan: 7 daysPittsburgh, Feb: 9 daysPittsburgh, Mar: 12 daysPittsburgh, Apr: 13 daysPittsburgh, May: 14 daysPittsburgh, Jun: 16 daysPittsburgh, Jul: 18 daysPittsburgh, Aug: 19 daysPittsburgh, Sep: 18 daysPittsburgh, Oct: 16 daysPittsburgh, Nov: 12 daysPittsburgh, Dec: 8 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis121215141517222119161311
Pittsburgh791213141618191816128

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).