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Pittsburgh averages 44.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (13.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 15 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 40 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.4″
<1
0
2
45°F
November
2.4″
1
1
12
35°F
December
7.7″
3
8
23
28°F
January
13.3″
4
14
25
22°F
February
11.7″
4
11
23
24°F
March
7.6″
2
5
17
31°F
April
1.0″
<1
<1
5
42°F
Year
44.1″
15
40
106
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Pittsburgh Intl. Airport (12 mi from the city center, +420 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Pittsburgh Allegheny Co Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
44.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Pittsburgh Intl. Airport station, 12 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 13.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Pittsburgh have?
About 106 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 22 °F.