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Pittsburgh, PA vs Raleigh, NC weather comparison

Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh picks up around 26 more inches of snow each winter.

Raleigh endures about 33 more days above 90 °F each year. Raleigh has around 50 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Pittsburgh, PA and Raleigh, NC
PittsburghMetricRaleigh
160 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies209 days
48 inPrecipitationper year46 in
158 daysWet daysrain or snow per year124 days
30 inSnowfallper year4 in
13 daysHot daysabove 90 °F46 days
108 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F58 days
73%Humidityaverage relative70%
53 °FAverage temperatureyear round61 °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.

PittsburghRaleigh

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovPittsburgh, 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 °FRaleigh, Jan: 52 °FRaleigh, Feb: 56 °FRaleigh, Mar: 63 °FRaleigh, Apr: 73 °FRaleigh, May: 80 °FRaleigh, Jun: 87 °FRaleigh, Jul: 91 °FRaleigh, Aug: 89 °FRaleigh, Sep: 83 °FRaleigh, Oct: 73 °FRaleigh, Nov: 63 °FRaleigh, Dec: 55 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovPittsburgh, 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 °FRaleigh, Jan: 32 °FRaleigh, Feb: 34 °FRaleigh, Mar: 40 °FRaleigh, Apr: 49 °FRaleigh, May: 58 °FRaleigh, Jun: 66 °FRaleigh, Jul: 70 °FRaleigh, Aug: 69 °FRaleigh, Sep: 63 °FRaleigh, Oct: 51 °FRaleigh, Nov: 41 °FRaleigh, Dec: 35 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pittsburgh high384050637280848376655242
Raleigh high525663738087918983736355
Pittsburgh low222330405160646256443527
Raleigh low323440495866706963514135

Monthly precipitation

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

PittsburghRaleigh
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovPittsburgh, 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 inRaleigh, Jan: 3.7 inRaleigh, Feb: 3.2 inRaleigh, Mar: 4.1 inRaleigh, Apr: 3.6 inRaleigh, May: 3.5 inRaleigh, Jun: 4.1 inRaleigh, Jul: 4.5 inRaleigh, Aug: 4.4 inRaleigh, Sep: 4.7 inRaleigh, Oct: 3.1 inRaleigh, Nov: 3.3 inRaleigh, Dec: 3.6 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pittsburgh3.63.14.24.74.85.04.63.74.03.73.53.5
Raleigh3.73.24.13.63.54.14.54.44.73.13.33.6

Monthly sunny days

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

PittsburghRaleigh
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovPittsburgh, 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 daysRaleigh, Jan: 17 daysRaleigh, Feb: 15 daysRaleigh, Mar: 17 daysRaleigh, Apr: 18 daysRaleigh, May: 17 daysRaleigh, Jun: 17 daysRaleigh, Jul: 17 daysRaleigh, Aug: 18 daysRaleigh, Sep: 17 daysRaleigh, Oct: 20 daysRaleigh, Nov: 19 daysRaleigh, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pittsburgh791213141618191816128
Raleigh171517181717171817201917

Keep comparing

Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.

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).