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Pittsburg, Kansas climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Pittsburg has a strongly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1216 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 181 mm while January barely receives 45 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (24 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsPittsburg climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 53 | 82 | 129 | 181 | 154 | 114 | 92 | 132 | 92 | 84 | 58 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 53 | 82 | 129 | 181 | 154 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 92 | 132 | 92 | 84 | 58 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 4 | 7 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 4 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | — | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.6 | 4 | 7 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 60 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 77 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 60 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Pittsburg (NOAA GHCN station USC00146414), about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.