Pittsburgh, PA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 72.4°F in Pittsburgh, PA, the warmest summer since 2025, tied 52nd warmest of 151 (with 2018, 1973, 1966 and 2 other years).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 72.4°F; Warmest since 2025; 52nd warmest of 151
Precipitation: 15.38 in; Wettest since 2019; 13th wettest of 156

A normal summer in Pittsburgh, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.5°F, between 69.3°F and 73.6°F in eight years of ten and 12.07 in of precipitation, between 8.63 in and 14.69 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Pittsburgh, PA since 1875: 72.4°F in 2026; the highest is 75.9°F, in 1900.

Normal range, 69.3 to 73.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	72.4	52	81.6	77	63.1	35	15.38	13	0
2025	73.8	17	83.6	28	64.1	14	9.42	118	0
2024	74.4	8	84.7	11	64.1	14	10.79	83	0
2023	71	102	80.6	106	61.3	97	11.15	73	0
2022	72	68	81.6	77	62.4	55	10.08	96	0
2021	72.7	45	82.2	58	63.2	31	13.70	30	0
2020	73.5	27	84	24	63.1	35	10.97	75	0
2019	71.7	78	81.1	91	62.4	55	15.79	9	0
2018	72.4	52	81.5	81	63.4	25	14.59	19	0
2017	71.3	91	80.6	106	61.9	79	12.83	45	0
2016	74.4	8	84.1	20	64.7	6	9.51	114	0
2015	71.7	78	81.1	91	62.3	61	13.24	39	0
2014	70.3	119	79.8	127	60.9	106	14.29	22	0
2013	71.1	100	80.3	114	62	73	13.42	37	0
2012	72.8	40	83.7	26	61.9	79	11.21	71	0
2011	73.3	33	83.5	31	63	37	7.81	143	0
2010	73.6	21	83.6	28	63.7	17	9.67	108	0
2009	69.8	129	79.2	135	60.5	115	12.09	54	0
2008	70.8	106	80.8	102	60.7	109	12.11	53	0
2007	71.4	88	81.6	77	61.1	103	11.69	60	0
2006	70.9	105	80.3	114	61.4	95	9.83	104	0
2005	73.5	27	83.4	34	63.6	22	11.40	65	0
2004	69.2	136	77.9	148	60.4	120	16.81	4	0
2003	69.9	127	79.2	135	60.6	110	13.05	41	0
2002	73.6	21	84.4	16	62.8	44	7.18	148	0
2001	70.6	111	80.6	106	60.5	115	13.70	30	0
2000	69.1	138	78.3	145	60	129	15.58	12	0
1999	71.5	86	82.2	58	60.8	107	10.13	94	0
1998	70.5	113	80.1	121	60.8	107	12.05	55	0
1997	69.3	135	79.4	134	59.2	139	9.57	111	0
1996	70.8	106	81.2	87	60.5	115	13.95	25	0
1995	75.2	5	86.1	2	64.2	12	8.55	139	0
1994	72.5	48	83	38	61.9	79	13.93	27	0
1993	73.3	33	84.2	18	62.5	53	8.64	138	0
1992	68.8	142	78.7	138	58.8	141	14.12	24	0
1991	74.1	14	85.4	6	62.9	42	9.19	122	0
1990	70.2	120	80	123	60.3	126	14.42	21	0
1989	71.6	82	81.3	85	61.9	79	13.03	42	0
1988	73.5	27	85.7	4	61.3	97	6.12	151	0
1987	72.8	40	83	38	62.6	50	16.58	5	0
1986	70.1	123	80.1	121	60	129	13.94	26	0
1985	68.1	148	78.6	139	57.7	146	8.96	125	0
1984	69.6	130	80.6	106	58.7	142	10.14	93	0
1983	71.2	97	82	64	60.4	120	11.27	68	0
1982	68.1	148	78.6	139	57.6	148	7.38	147	0
1981	70.2	120	80.5	111	59.8	133	13.00	43	0
1980	71.9	72	82	64	61.8	84	16.20	7	0
1979	69.2	136	78.5	142	59.9	132	12.88	44	0
1978	71.3	91	81.2	87	61.3	97	9.91	100	0
1977	67.9	150	78.6	139	57.3	149	8.89	127	0
1976	67	151	76.9	152	57.1	150	9.34	120	0
1975	71.2	97	81.4	83	61	104	16.52	6	0
1974	70.4	115	80.3	114	60.5	115	11.31	66	0
1973	72.4	52	82.6	48	62.3	61	8.68	135	0
1972	68.6	144	77.9	148	59.3	137	9.85	103	0
1971	70.4	115	81.1	91	59.7	134	9.46	116	0
1970	70.4	115	80.8	102	60.1	128	10.05	97	0
1969	70.6	111	80.9	99	60.2	127	11.22	69	0
1968	70.4	115	81.8	73	59	140	8.71	131	0
1967	71	102	81.5	81	60.6	110	8.11	142	0
1966	72.4	52	84.2	18	60.6	110	9.55	113	0
1965	68.6	144	80.7	105	56.6	152	7.39	146	0
1964	69.1	138	80.4	112	57.8	145	10.11	95	0
1963	68.5	146	80.3	114	56.8	151	8.16	141	0
1962	70.1	123	81.8	73	58.3	143	6.83	150	0
1961	69	140	80.2	119	57.7	146	11.85	57	0
1960	68.8	142	79.5	132	58	144	9.73	105	0
1959	72.1	64	82.6	48	61.5	94	11.99	56	0
1958	69	140	78.2	146	59.7	134	13.88	28	0
1957	70.7	109	81	95	60.4	120	8.82	130	0
1956	69.6	130	78.9	137	60.4	120	13.51	36	0
1955	72.1	64	82.2	58	62	73	13.58	34	0
1954	70.5	113	81	95	60	129	9.14	123	0
1953	71.7	78	82.9	43	60.5	115	8.86	129	0
1952	73.6	21	83.6	28	63.5	24	9.91	100	0
1951	71.9	72	81.8	73	62	73	14.28	23	0
1950	70	125	79.6	130	60.4	120	12.58	48	0
1949	74.3	10	84.1	20	64.4	9	10.30	92	0
1948	71.9	72	82	64	61.8	84	11.78	58	0
1947	71.7	78	81.8	73	61.6	93	10.35	89	0
1946	69.6	130	79.8	127	59.4	136	9.73	105	0
1945	71.3	91	81.4	83	61.2	101	8.89	127	0
1944	72.5	48	83.2	36	61.8	84	12.62	47	0
1943	73.2	36	82.9	43	63.4	25	11.77	59	0
1942	71.8	77	80.9	99	62.7	47	10.91	78	0
1941	71.9	72	82	64	61.8	84	15.19	15	0
1940	71.2	97	81.1	91	61.2	101	14.83	17	0
1939	72	68	82.1	62	62	73	8.97	124	0
1938	72.3	58	82.6	48	62	73	8.91	126	0
1937	72.8	40	82.7	47	62.9	42	10.80	82	0
1936	73	38	84	24	62.1	66	8.65	137	0
1935	72.8	40	82.3	56	63.2	31	10.65	86	0
1934	74.7	6	84.6	14	64.9	4	15.17	16	0
1933	73.6	21	83.5	31	63.7	17	9.88	102	0
1932	72.5	48	82.8	45	62.2	64	4.51	155	0
1931	73.4	31	83	38	63.7	17	14.58	20	0
1930	72.2	61	82.4	54	62	73	5.84	153	0
1929	70	125	79.6	130	60.4	120	7.50	145	0
1928	71.4	88	79.9	125	62.8	44	15.76	10	0
1927	68.2	147	77.2	151	59.3	137	10.97	75	0
1926	71.3	91	80.3	114	62.2	64	5.87	152	0
1925	72.6	47	82	64	63.2	31	6.88	149	0
1924	70.7	109	79.9	125	61.4	95	10.95	77	0
1923	72	68	81.3	85	62.7	47	15.26	14	0
1922	72	68	81.2	87	62.8	44	8.27	140	0
1921	73.6	21	83.1	37	64.2	12	11.17	72	0
1920	70.2	120	78.5	142	61.8	84	12.56	49	0
1919	73.5	27	82.6	48	64.4	9	16.93	3	0
1918	72.3	58	81.9	72	62.6	50	9.46	116	0
1917	71.1	100	79.8	127	62.4	55	10.73	85	0
1916	72.1	64	81	95	63.2	31	12.43	50	0
1915	69.4	133	77.9	148	61	104	11.46	64	0
1914	72.8	40	82.5	53	63	37	9.72	107	0
1913	72.5	48	82.6	48	62.4	55	8.71	131	0
1912	69.9	127	78.5	142	61.3	97	14.67	18	0
1911	73.4	31	82.8	45	64	16	11.10	74	0
1910	71.6	82	80.9	99	62.4	55	5.67	154	0
1909	71.4	88	80.2	119	62.7	47	9.47	115	0
1908	72.3	58	82.2	58	62.4	55	8.69	133	0
1907	69.4	133	78.2	146	60.6	110	10.01	99	0
1906	73.3	33	82	64	64.6	7	11.22	69	0
1905	72.7	45	81.6	77	63.7	17	12.76	46	0
1904	71.5	86	80.4	112	62.5	53	10.84	80	0
1903	70.8	106	79.5	132	62.1	66	15.64	11	0
1902	71.6	82	80.6	106	62.6	50	10.34	90	0
1901	75.3	3	84.7	11	65.8	2	11.29	67	0
1900	75.9	1	85.9	3	65.8	2	7.51	144	0
1899	74	15	84.3	17	63.6	22	9.42	118	0
1898	75.3	3	84.1	20	66.5	1	10.55	88	0
1897	71.6	82	80.8	102	62.3	61	9.57	111	0
1896	72.2	61	81.2	87	63.3	28	17.84	2	0
1895	73.6	21	83.5	31	63.7	17	8.66	136	0
1894	73.8	17	84.7	11	63	37	2.20	156	0
1893	72.4	52	83	38	61.7	91	10.89	79	0
1892	73.8	17	83.3	35	64.3	11	12.25	52	0
1891	71.3	91	81	95	61.7	91	13.15	40	0
1890			82.4	54	63	37	9.65	109	11
1889	71	102	80	123	61.9	79	12.29	51	7
1888	72.1	64	82	64	62.1	66	13.84	29	8
1887	74.5	7	84.5	15	64.6	7	16.17	8	3
1886	72.4	52	83	38	61.8	84	13.58	34	3
1885	73.1	37	84.1	20	62.1	66	10.81	81	1
1884	73.8	17	85.5	5	62.1	66	8.69	133	2
1883	71.9	72	82.1	62	61.8	84	13.65	33	1
1882	72.2	61	82.3	56	62.1	66	10.63	87	0
1881	74.2	11	85.1	7	63.3	28	11.69	60	0
1880	74.2	11	85	8	63.4	25	9.29	121	0
1879	72.9	39	83.7	26	62.1	66	17.90	1	0
1878	74	15	85	8	63	37	11.62	62	0
1877	74.2	11	85	8	63.3	28	9.62	110	0
1876	75.6	2	86.3	1	64.8	5	10.05	97	0
1875	71.3	91	82	64	60.6	110	10.31	91	0
1874							11.50	63	92
1873							10.78	84	92
1872							13.27	38	92
1871							13.66	32	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1900	75.9
1876	75.6
1901	75.3
1898	75.3
1995	75.2
1934	74.7
1887	74.5
2024	74.4
2016	74.4
1949	74.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1976	67
1977	67.9
1985	68.1
1982	68.1
1927	68.2
1963	68.5
1972	68.6
1965	68.6
1992	68.8
1960	68.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1879	17.90
1896	17.84
1919	16.93
2004	16.81
1987	16.58
1975	16.52
1980	16.20
1887	16.17
2019	15.79
1928	15.76

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1894	2.20
1932	4.51
1910	5.67
1930	5.84
1926	5.87
1988	6.12
1962	6.83
1925	6.88
2002	7.18
1982	7.38

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 95°F; 3 July 2026
Coldest night: 47°F; 16 June 2026
Wettest day: 1.97 in; 5 July 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 15.38 in of precipitation in Pittsburgh, PA, the wettest summer since 2019, 13th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: 95°F on Friday 3 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: a low of 47°F on Tuesday 16 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA: 1.97 in on Sunday 5 July 2026.