Pittsburgh, PA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 72.3°F in Pittsburgh, PA, the warmest August since 2024, tied 63rd warmest of 151 (with 1944 and 1925).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 72.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 63rd warmest of 151
Precipitation: 7.62 in; Wettest since 1994; 3rd wettest of 156

A normal August in Pittsburgh, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72.3°F, between 69°F and 74.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.23 in of precipitation, between 1.74 in and 6.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Pittsburgh, PA since 1875: 72.3°F in 2026; the highest is 78.7°F, in 1900.

Normal range, 69 to 74.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Pittsburgh, PA from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	72.3	63	80.6	104	64	23	7.62	3	0
2025	71.3	94	82.2	60	60.5	116	1.58	141	0
2024	73.8	33	83.7	29	63.9	27	5.12	24	0
2023	72.4	61	81.5	77	63.2	50	2.71	91	0
2022	72.1	68	81.3	84	62.9	57	3.39	62	0
2021	74.4	21	83.6	32	65.1	13	6.41	12	0
2020	73.2	42	83.7	29	62.7	66	5.57	18	0
2019	71.9	76	81.4	81	62.5	71	2.45	106	0
2018	73	47	81.2	92	64.7	17	4.53	34	0
2017	70.3	119	79.8	122	60.7	113	2.63	97	0
2016	76	5	85.4	15	66.7	4	3.29	66	0
2015	71.3	94	81.5	77	61.1	101	2.29	112	0
2014	70	121	79.5	125	60.5	116	5.05	27	0
2013	70.7	107	80.3	111	61	104	1.78	133	0
2012	71.5	90	82.2	60	60.8	110	2.65	95	0
2011	72.8	52	82.9	46	62.7	66	2.69	92	0
2010	74.4	21	84.9	20	63.9	27	1.68	136	0
2009	71.8	79	80.9	99	62.7	66	3.55	56	0
2008	69.7	126	80.2	112	59.1	136	3.36	63	0
2007	74	29	83	44	65	15	6.15	14	0
2006	72.8	52	82.5	51	63.2	50	1.60	139	0
2005	73.6	36	83	44	64.3	21	3.72	50	0
2004	68.6	140	77.6	145	59.7	130	6.13	15	0
2003	72.6	57	82	67	63.2	50	3.17	68	0
2002	74	29	85.2	18	62.9	57	2.89	83	0
2001	73.1	46	82.2	60	64	23	7.12	8	0
2000	69	136	77.7	143	60.4	121	3.66	52	0
1999	69	136	79	132	59	137	2.21	115	0
1998	73	47	83.5	34	62.6	70	3.32	65	0
1997	68.2	143	77.7	143	58.7	138	3.80	49	0
1996	70.6	113	81.6	74	59.6	131	1.99	123	0
1995	77.7	2	89.1	1	66.4	7	1.75	134	0
1994	70	121	79.6	124	60.4	121	7.75	2	0
1993	75.3	8	86.8	4	63.9	27	2.44	107	0
1992	67.9	146	77.6	145	58.1	146	4.77	30	0
1991	74.4	21	86	7	62.8	61	1.63	137	0
1990	70.5	115	80.2	112	60.8	110	3.59	55	0
1989	71.6	86	82.4	55	60.8	110	1.12	148	0
1988	75	11	86.1	6	64	23	2.04	122	0
1987	71.8	79	81.7	72	61.9	82	7.86	1	0
1986	68.5	141	78.8	134	58.3	143	3.04	72	0
1985	69.6	130	79.5	125	59.6	131	2.64	96	0
1984	70.8	102	80.5	106	61.1	101	5.15	22	0
1983	72.8	52	83.2	40	62.3	75	3.13	69	0
1982	68.2	143	78.8	134	57.5	148	1.97	125	0
1981	69.7	126	80.1	117	59.2	134	0.98	150	0
1980	74.5	19	83.2	40	65.7	9	5.10	25	0
1979	69.6	130	77.8	142	61.4	95	6.84	9	0
1978	71.3	94	80.4	108	62.3	75	3.65	53	0
1977	68.1	145	77.9	140	58.2	144	2.66	94	0
1976	65.3	151	75.7	150	54.8	152	1.25	145	0
1975	73	47	82.5	51	63.4	42	7.56	4	0
1974	72.8	52	82.2	60	63.4	42	2.93	80	0
1973	73.2	42	82.7	49	63.6	38	3.40	60	0
1972	70.6	113	80.6	104	60.5	116	1.79	130	0
1971	69.6	130	80.5	106	58.7	138	1.23	147	0
1970	71.6	86	82.5	51	60.6	115	1.55	142	0
1969	69.7	126	80.2	112	59.2	134	2.96	75	0
1968	71.8	79	82.3	58	61.3	98	3.97	47	0
1967	68.8	139	78.2	137	59.4	133	2.67	93	0
1966	71	99	81.4	81	60.7	113	5.13	23	0
1965	69.1	134	80.8	101	57.4	149	3.26	67	0
1964	67.1	149	78.1	138	56.1	151	1.79	130	0
1963	67.7	147	78.9	133	56.5	150	2.31	111	0
1962	70.8	102	83.7	29	57.9	147	2.57	99	0
1961	71.2	97	82.3	58	60.1	125	2.11	118	0
1960	71.2	97	81.2	92	61.2	100	3.55	56	0
1959	74.8	14	85.9	10	63.8	33	4.04	44	0
1958	69.6	130	79.1	131	60	126	3.71	51	0
1957	70	121	81.3	84	58.7	138	0.78	154	0
1956	70.8	102	79.9	121	61.7	87	5.07	26	0
1955	74.2	25	83.8	27	64.6	18	6.77	10	0
1954	69.9	125	79.3	130	60.5	116	2.92	81	0
1953	71.9	76	83.4	37	60.3	123	3.00	74	0
1952	72	74	81.3	84	62.8	61	4.08	42	0
1951	71.4	93	81.9	69	60.9	109	0.55	155	0
1950	70.7	107	80.4	108	61	104	2.63	97	0
1949	73.3	41	83.3	39	63.4	42	2.22	113	0
1948	71.8	79	81.9	69	61.7	87	2.90	82	0
1947	76.6	3	86.5	5	66.7	4	1.42	143	0
1946	67.3	148	76.3	149	58.2	144	2.11	118	0
1945	72.2	66	82.9	46	61.5	91	2.50	103	0
1944	72.3	63	82.8	48	61.7	87	4.32	38	0
1943	71.7	84	81.7	72	61.7	87	1.89	126	0
1942	70.7	107	79.5	125	61.9	82	2.77	88	0
1941	70.7	107	81.3	84	60.2	124	6.55	11	0
1940	70.8	102	80	119	61.5	91	4.44	37	0
1939	73.5	38	84.2	24	62.8	61	1.25	145	0
1938	74.7	15	85.5	13	63.9	27	2.86	84	0
1937	75.1	10	84.7	22	65.6	10	2.52	102	0
1936	74.6	18	84.9	20	64.3	21	3.97	47	0
1935	72.1	68	81.1	96	63	55	4.92	28	0
1934	70.7	107	80.1	117	61.3	98	7.47	5	0
1933	72.5	58	81.3	84	63.6	38	5.51	20	0
1932	73.4	40	84.3	23	62.5	71	1.72	135	0
1931	72.9	50	81.5	77	64.4	19	3.50	58	0
1930	71.6	86	81.5	77	61.8	84	1.10	149	0
1929	68.3	142	77.9	140	58.6	141	1.79	130	0
1928	74.4	21	83.4	37	65.5	12	3.10	71	0
1927	66.9	150	75.5	151	58.4	142	1.86	129	0
1926	73.8	33	82.1	65	65.6	10	2.95	77	0
1925	72.3	63	82.1	65	62.5	71	0.96	151	0
1924	72.2	66	81.6	74	62.7	66	3.46	59	0
1923	71	99	79.8	122	62.3	75	4.24	40	0
1922	70.8	102	80.2	112	61.4	95	2.35	110	0
1921	70.3	119	79.5	125	61	104	3.03	73	0
1920	71.6	86	79.5	125	63.7	35	2.53	101	0
1919	70	121	78.3	136	61.8	84	7.15	7	0
1918	76.6	3	86	7	67.1	2	4.84	29	0
1917	72.1	68	80.9	99	63.4	42	4.75	31	0
1916	74.1	27	83.5	34	64.8	16	4.73	32	0
1915	69.1	134	76.8	147	61.4	95	2.73	89	0
1914	73.2	42	82.4	55	63.9	27	4.52	35	0
1913	73.2	42	83.1	42	63.3	49	2.81	86	0
1912	68.9	138	76.6	148	61.1	101	2.39	108	0
1911	73.7	35	82.4	55	65.1	13	6.30	13	0
1910	72.9	50	82.7	49	63	55	2.47	105	0
1909	72.4	61	81.3	84	63.5	40	3.33	64	0
1908	71.5	90	81.3	84	61.8	84	2.48	104	0
1907	69.7	126	78	139	61.5	91	1.89	126	0
1906	75.6	7	84.1	25	67.1	2	2.96	75	0
1905	72.1	68	81.1	96	63.1	54	3.11	70	0
1904	70.7	107	80.4	108	61	104	2.36	109	0
1903	72.1	68	81.4	81	62.9	57	4.71	33	0
1902	70.9	101	80.2	112	61.5	91	1.61	138	0
1901	75	11	83.6	32	66.4	7	4.04	44	0
1900	78.7	1	88.9	2	68.5	1	0.84	153	0
1899	74.2	25	85	19	63.4	42	2.57	99	0
1898	74.9	13	83.1	42	66.7	4	4.01	46	0
1897	70.5	115	80	119	61	104	2.08	121	0
1896	72.5	58	81.2	92	63.8	33	4.09	41	0
1895	74.5	19	85.3	16	63.7	35	4.29	39	0
1894	73.6	36	84.1	25	63.2	50	0.43	156	0
1893	71.5	90	82.5	51	60.5	116	2.94	78	0
1892	73.5	38	83.5	34	63.5	40	2.22	113	0
1891	71.7	84	81	98	62.4	74	1.60	139	0
1890	71.8	79	80.8	101	62.8	61	4.06	43	2
1889					60	126	1.88	128	4
1888	72.5	58	81.3	84	62.8	61	7.26	6	3
1887	71.9	76	81.6	74	62.1	79	2.16	117	0
1886	73.9	31	83.8	27	64	23	2.85	85	2
1885	72	74	81.9	69	62.1	79	5.64	17	1
1884	73.9	31	85.5	13	62.3	75	2.94	78	0
1883	70.4	118	80.7	103	60	126	3.40	60	0
1882	72.7	56	82	67	63.4	42	4.50	36	0
1881	76	5	88.7	3	63.4	42	0.88	152	0
1880	74.7	15	85.7	11	63.7	35	3.62	54	0
1879	72.1	68	82.2	60	62	81	5.56	19	0
1878	75.2	9	86	7	64.4	19	1.29	144	0
1877	74.1	27	85.3	16	62.9	57	2.10	120	0
1876	74.7	15	85.6	12	63.9	27	2.72	90	0
1875	70.5	115	81.2	92	59.9	129	2.19	116	0
1874							1.98	124	31
1873							5.19	21	31
1872							2.81	86	31
1871							5.65	16	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1900	78.7
1995	77.7
1947	76.6
1918	76.6
2016	76
1881	76
1906	75.6
1993	75.3
1878	75.2
1937	75.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1976	65.3
1927	66.9
1964	67.1
1946	67.3
1963	67.7
1992	67.9
1977	68.1
1997	68.2
1982	68.2
1929	68.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1987	7.86
1994	7.75
2026	7.62
1975	7.56
1934	7.47
1888	7.26
1919	7.15
2001	7.12
1979	6.84
1955	6.77

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1894	0.43
1951	0.55
1957	0.78
1900	0.84
1881	0.88
1925	0.96
1981	0.98
1930	1.10
1989	1.12
1971	1.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 5 August 2026, 4 August 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 29 August 2026, 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.88 in; 2 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 7.62 in of precipitation in Pittsburgh, PA, the wettest August since 1994, 3rd wettest of 156.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: 86°F on Wednesday 5 August 2026 and Tuesday 4 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: a low of 53°F on Saturday 29 August 2026 and Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: 1.88 in on Sunday 2 August 2026.