Pittsburgh, PA: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 47.3°F in Pittsburgh, PA, the warmest March since 2025, 13th warmest of 149.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 47.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 13th warmest of 149
Precipitation: 6.40 in; Wettest on record; Wettest of 156, provisional

A normal March in Pittsburgh, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 39.6°F, between 35.1°F and 45°F in eight years of ten and 3.09 in of precipitation, between 1.68 in and 4.99 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Pittsburgh, PA since 1875: 47.3°F in 2026; the highest is 51.5°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 35.1 to 45°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	47.3	13	58.3	7	36.4	17	6.40	1	0
2025	47.4	12	59.6	5	35.2	23	1.72	137	0
2024	46.6	14	56.8	14	36.3	18	3.25	77	0
2023	40	74	49.7	71	30.4	78	2.93	93	0
2022	42.7	41	53.5	33	31.9	50	3.31	73	0
2021	44.8	23	56.9	13	32.8	41	3.88	43	0
2020	45.6	18	54.6	25	36.6	16	4.83	22	0
2019	36.7	106	46.1	99	27.3	113	2.37	108	0
2018	34.8	129	43.5	127	26.2	127	2.96	91	0
2017	39.9	77	48.5	80	31.3	59	5.02	18	0
2016	48	8	58.1	8	38	10	2.83	97	0
2015	35.8	117	46.1	99	25.5	136	4.01	41	0
2014	34.5	132	45.4	107	23.5	146	1.87	132	0
2013	35.9	116	42.7	135	29.1	95	2.17	116	0
2012	51.5	1	62.5	1	40.4	3	3.29	74	0
2011	39.2	81	48.2	84	30.1	83	4.99	20	0
2010	43.3	33	53.7	32	32.9	40	2.19	115	0
2009	42.3	46	53.5	33	31.1	66	1.69	138	0
2008	37	99	45.6	104	28.5	102	3.92	42	0
2007	43.3	33	53.3	35	33.3	36	5.28	12	0
2006	38.2	88	47	89	29.4	92	2.12	120	0
2005	35.2	124	43.5	127	27	118	2.31	112	0
2004	42.7	41	51.7	48	33.6	32	3.60	60	0
2003	40.9	59	52.2	44	29.7	86	1.55	142	0
2002	40.9	59	51	56	30.8	74	3.67	57	0
2001	35.3	123	43.1	132	27.4	112	3.28	75	0
2000	44.9	22	55.3	20	34.5	28	2.26	114	0
1999	35.1	126	45.1	111	25.1	141	1.24	151	0
1998	42.4	44	50.7	57	34.1	30	1.91	128	0
1997	40.5	66	50	62	30.9	70	3.22	79	0
1996	34.7	131	45.3	108	24.1	144	4.54	26	0
1995	42.8	40	53.9	31	31.7	55	1.56	141	0
1994	37.8	90	46.5	93	29.1	95	5.00	19	0
1993	37.6	93	45.5	105	29.7	86	4.14	38	0
1992	38.8	84	48.1	85	29.5	90	3.54	61	0
1991	43	37	52.4	41	33.6	32	2.92	94	0
1990	44	29	54.2	28	33.8	31	1.47	145	0
1989	41	57	52.4	41	29.7	86	5.52	8	0
1988	39.2	81	49.9	65	28.6	100	2.56	101	0
1987	41.8	50	53.2	37	30.5	76	2.65	100	0
1986	41.1	56	51.7	48	30.5	76	1.38	146	0
1985	42.1	49	52.8	39	31.4	58	3.37	67	0
1984	32.2	146	41.1	146	23.3	147	2.32	110	0
1983	40.7	62	50	62	31.3	59	3.50	63	0
1982	38.4	87	48.5	80	28.3	103	3.52	62	0
1981	35.5	119	44.4	120	26.7	120	2.12	120	0
1980	35.5	119	44.6	116	26.5	123	5.65	7	0
1979	43	37	54.5	27	31.6	57	1.32	148	0
1978	36.9	104	44.7	114	29.1	95	1.65	139	0
1977	43.7	31	54.6	25	32.8	41	4.12	40	0
1976	45.1	21	55	21	35.3	21	4.45	29	0
1975	36.2	113	43.8	122	28.7	99	4.62	25	0
1974	41.2	53	50.6	58	31.7	55	3.72	52	0
1973	48.3	7	57.5	11	39.1	6	3.86	46	0
1972	36.3	112	46.6	92	26.1	129	3.68	56	0
1971	34.2	136	42.5	137	26	131	3.20	81	0
1970	35.5	119	43	133	27.9	106	3.35	71	0
1969	34.3	133	44.5	118	24.1	144	1.14	153	0
1968	40.3	70	51.4	52	29.3	94	4.53	28	0
1967	40.1	72	49.1	76	31.2	65	6.10	2	0
1966	40.9	59	51.5	51	30.2	81	1.88	131	0
1965	35.2	124	43.3	131	27.1	114	3.16	83	0
1964	40	74	49.9	65	30.1	83	4.96	21	0
1963	40.6	63	50	62	31.3	59	5.28	12	0
1962	36.5	108	44.9	112	28.1	104	3.85	48	0
1961	41.2	53	49.8	67	32.7	43	3.48	65	0
1960	26	149	34.3	152	17.7	150	2.06	125	0
1959	37	99	47.2	88	26.7	120	2.11	123	0
1958	36.1	114	42	141	30.2	81	1.87	132	0
1957	39.7	78	48.3	82	31	69	2.02	126	0
1956	37.1	96	46.5	93	27.8	108	5.28	12	0
1955	40.5	66	51.6	50	29.4	92	3.69	54	0
1954	36.7	106	46.4	96	27.1	114	4.28	33	0
1953	40.6	63	49.3	73	31.9	50	3.03	88	0
1952	38.9	83	46.9	91	30.9	70	4.64	24	0
1951	39.7	78	48.3	82	31.1	66	4.54	26	0
1950	34.8	129	43.6	126	26	131	3.88	43	0
1949	40.5	66	49.8	67	31.3	59	3.14	84	0
1948	43.9	30	54.9	22	33	39	3.67	57	0
1947	32.7	145	39.9	150	25.6	135	1.51	143	0
1946	51.3	2	61.8	3	40.7	2	2.53	102	0
1945	51.2	3	61.9	2	40.4	3	5.97	3	0
1944	36	115	44.9	112	27.1	114	5.50	9	0
1943	37.7	92	47.4	87	27.9	106	3.26	76	0
1942	41	57	49.8	67	32.3	48	4.31	31	0
1941	31.3	147	40.2	149	22.5	148	1.97	127	0
1940	33.5	142	41.8	142	25.2	139	4.18	35	0
1939	40	74	49.8	67	30.3	79	2.86	95	0
1938	45.3	20	54.9	22	35.8	19	3.21	80	0
1937	34.3	133	42.3	140	26.4	126	2.09	124	0
1936	42.3	46	51.2	55	33.3	36	5.88	4	0
1935	47.7	10	57.2	12	38.1	9	3.04	87	0
1934	36.5	108	46.5	93	26.5	123	2.15	117	0
1933	38	89	44.7	114	31.3	59	5.77	6	0
1932	33.7	141	41.8	142	25.5	136	3.24	78	0
1931	36.4	110	41.8	142	30.9	70	2.48	105	0
1930	37.8	90	47	89	28.6	100	2.82	98	0
1929	46.4	15	56	16	36.8	14	2.15	117	0
1928	38.6	85	46.3	98	30.9	70	4.25	34	0
1927	44.8	23	52.2	44	37.3	12	3.20	81	0
1926	33.8	140	42.4	138	25.3	138	1.73	135	0
1925	42.4	44	52.4	41	32.4	46	1.61	140	0
1924	37	99	43.7	124	30.3	79	4.15	36	0
1923	38.6	85	49.1	76	28	105	2.15	117	0
1922	43	37	51.3	53	34.7	27	5.84	5	0
1921	50.7	4	61	4	40.4	3	3.36	69	0
1920	42.6	43	52.5	40	32.7	43	1.77	134	0
1919	42.2	48	52.1	47	32.4	46	1.89	130	0
1918	44.7	25	55.8	18	33.5	34	1.25	150	0
1917	40.5	66	49.3	73	31.8	52	3.36	69	0
1916	34.1	137	43	133	25.2	139	3.63	59	0
1915	33.2	143	40.4	148	25.9	133	1.26	149	0
1914	36.9	104	44.2	121	29.5	90	2.12	120	0
1913	43.4	32	53.3	35	33.4	35	4.37	30	0
1912	35.1	126	43.8	122	26.5	123	4.83	22	0
1911	37.1	96	46.4	96	27.8	108	1.90	129	0
1910	48.8	6	58.9	6	38.7	8	0.37	156	0
1909	37	99	44.5	118	29.6	89	3.14	84	0
1908	44.6	26	54.1	29	35.1	25	5.22	16	0
1907	46.2	17	54.9	22	37.5	11	5.24	15	0
1906	33.9	139	41.1	146	26.6	122	3.85	48	0
1905	45.4	19	55.5	19	35.3	21	3.03	88	0
1904	41.2	53	50.5	60	31.8	52	5.11	17	0
1903	50.1	5	58.1	8	42.1	1	4.29	32	0
1902	44.2	28	53	38	35.4	20	4.15	36	0
1901	41.6	51	50.6	58	32.5	45	3.69	54	0
1900	34.3	133	42.4	138	26.2	127	2.35	109	0
1899	40.2	71	49.2	75	31.3	59	3.37	67	0
1898	47.8	9	56.7	15	38.8	7	5.45	10	0
1897	44.6	26	54	30	35.2	23	3.50	63	0
1896	33.1	144	41.5	145	24.6	142	4.13	39	0
1895	36.4	110	45.2	110	27.6	111	1.73	135	0
1894	47.5	11	57.9	10	37	13	2.41	107	0
1893	40.1	72	49.1	76	31.1	66	1.17	152	0
1892	34.9	128	42.7	135	27.1	114	2.29	113	0
1891	37.6	93	45.5	105	29.8	85	3.11	86	0
1890			43.7	124			3.86	46	8
1889	43.2	35	51.3	53	35.1	25	2.32	110	0
1888			45.8	102	26.1	129	2.51	103	4
1887	37.5	95	45.9	101	29	98	1.49	144	0
1886			50.4	61			2.85	96	4
1885	31	148	39.6	151	22.4	149	1.14	153	0
1884	40.6	63	48.9	79	32.3	48	3.71	53	0
1883	34	138	43.5	127	24.6	142	2.51	103	2
1882	43.2	35	52.2	44	34.2	29	3.78	51	0
1881	37.1	96	43.4	130	30.8	74	3.35	71	0
1880	39.7	78	47.6	86	31.8	52	2.77	99	0
1879	41.4	52	49.6	72	33.1	38	2.99	90	0
1878	46.4	15	56	16	36.8	14	2.42	106	0
1877	35.5	119	44.6	116	26.8	119	5.31	11	1
1876	37	99	45.7	103	27.7	110	3.80	50	1
1875	35.6	118	45.3	108	25.9	133	3.45	66	0
1874							2.94	92	31
1873							3.87	45	31
1872							1.38	146	31
1871							1.03	155	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	51.5
1946	51.3
1945	51.2
1921	50.7
1903	50.1
1910	48.8
1973	48.3
2016	48
1898	47.8
1935	47.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	26
1885	31
1941	31.3
1984	32.2
1947	32.7
1896	33.1
1915	33.2
1940	33.5
1932	33.7
1926	33.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2026	6.40
1967	6.10
1945	5.97
1936	5.88
1922	5.84
1933	5.77
1980	5.65
1989	5.52
1944	5.50
1898	5.45

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.37
1871	1.03
1969	1.14
1885	1.14
1893	1.17
1999	1.24
1918	1.25
1915	1.26
1979	1.32
1986	1.38
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 22 March 2026
Coldest night: 15°F; 18 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.46 in; 26 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 6.40 in of precipitation in Pittsburgh, PA, the wettest March on record, in 156 years since 1871; provisional.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: 84°F on Sunday 22 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: a low of 15°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: 1.46 in on Thursday 26 March 2026.