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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 90°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 24°F at night. Precipitation totals about 48 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 7.1 inches while January barely receives 1.77 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (10 inches 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 (°F) | 43 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Avg low (°F) | 24 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 43 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 86 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 75 |
| Avg low (°F) | 24 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Avg low (°F) | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 2.9 |
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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 4 | 7 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 4 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | — | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.6 | 4 | 7 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (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 (mph) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| 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 (mph) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 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 (mph) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
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.