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Pittsburgh, PA vs Richmond, VA weather comparison

Pittsburgh

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Richmond endures about 31 more days above 90 °F each year.

Pittsburgh picks up around 21 more inches of snow each winter. Richmond enjoys about 48 more sunny days a year than Pittsburgh.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Pittsburgh, PA and Richmond, VA
PittsburghMetricRichmond
160 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies209 days
48 inPrecipitationper year44 in
158 daysWet daysrain or snow per year118 days
30 inSnowfallper year9 in
13 daysHot daysabove 90 °F44 days
108 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F83 days
73%Humidityaverage relative70%
53 °FAverage temperatureyear round58 °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.

PittsburghRichmond

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 °FRichmond, Jan: 47 °FRichmond, Feb: 51 °FRichmond, Mar: 59 °FRichmond, Apr: 70 °FRichmond, May: 78 °FRichmond, Jun: 85 °FRichmond, Jul: 89 °FRichmond, Aug: 87 °FRichmond, Sep: 81 °FRichmond, Oct: 70 °FRichmond, Nov: 60 °FRichmond, Dec: 51 °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 °FRichmond, Jan: 28 °FRichmond, Feb: 30 °FRichmond, Mar: 36 °FRichmond, Apr: 46 °FRichmond, May: 55 °FRichmond, Jun: 64 °FRichmond, Jul: 68 °FRichmond, Aug: 67 °FRichmond, Sep: 60 °FRichmond, Oct: 48 °FRichmond, Nov: 38 °FRichmond, Dec: 31 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pittsburgh high384050637280848376655242
Richmond high475159707885898781706051
Pittsburgh low222330405160646256443527
Richmond low283036465564686760483831

Monthly precipitation

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

PittsburghRichmond
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 inRichmond, Jan: 3.4 inRichmond, Feb: 3.0 inRichmond, Mar: 4.0 inRichmond, Apr: 3.2 inRichmond, May: 3.2 inRichmond, Jun: 3.8 inRichmond, Jul: 4.2 inRichmond, Aug: 4.3 inRichmond, Sep: 4.4 inRichmond, Oct: 3.7 inRichmond, Nov: 3.2 inRichmond, Dec: 3.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pittsburgh3.63.14.24.74.85.04.63.74.03.73.53.5
Richmond3.43.04.03.23.23.84.24.34.43.73.23.5

Monthly sunny days

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

PittsburghRichmond
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 daysRichmond, Jan: 17 daysRichmond, Feb: 15 daysRichmond, Mar: 17 daysRichmond, Apr: 17 daysRichmond, May: 16 daysRichmond, Jun: 16 daysRichmond, Jul: 18 daysRichmond, Aug: 19 daysRichmond, Sep: 18 daysRichmond, Oct: 20 daysRichmond, Nov: 18 daysRichmond, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pittsburgh791213141618191816128
Richmond171517171616181918201817

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).