Pittsburg, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Pittsburg's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 47.9 inches of precipitation and 10 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.2°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,216 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPittsburg
- Station IDUSC00146414
- Location37.39°N 94.70°W
- Elevation908 ft (277 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population20,547
On October 22, the normal high in Pittsburg is 67°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pittsburg.
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 48° 28°
- Mar 59° 37°
- Apr 68° 46°
- May 76° 56°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 90° 68°
- Sep 82° 60°
- Oct 70° 48°
- Nov 57° 36°
- Dec 46° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Pittsburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in May (7.13 in), the least in January (1.77 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 24°F | 33.2°F | 1.77 | 3.4 | 7 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 28°F | 38.2°F | 2.10 | 1.0 | 7 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 37°F | 47.7°F | 3.24 | 1.6 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 46°F | 57.0°F | 5.06 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 66.0°F | 7.13 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 65°F | 75.4°F | 6.07 | 0.0 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 90°F | 70°F | 80.1°F | 4.50 | 0.0 | 9 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 90°F | 68°F | 78.9°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 8 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 60°F | 70.9°F | 5.18 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 48°F | 58.8°F | 3.61 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 36°F | 46.4°F | 3.29 | 0.6 | 8 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 28°F | 36.8°F | 2.30 | 2.9 | 8 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 47°F | 57.5°F | 47.89 | 9.5 | 104 | 58 | 91 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.7°C | 45 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 9°C | −2°C | 3.4°C | 53 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 15°C | 3°C | 8.7°C | 82 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 20°C | 8°C | 13.9°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 13°C | 18.9°C | 181 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 24.1°C | 154 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 26.7°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 15°C | 21.6°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 9°C | 14.9°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | 2°C | 8.0°C | 84 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 8°C | −2°C | 2.7°C | 58 mm | 7 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00146414; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Pittsburg?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00146414.
When is the last frost in Pittsburg?
In Pittsburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 17 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 71 year in 10 after April 24; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 203 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 222 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pittsburg in zone 7a in ZIP code 66762, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Pittsburg's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (21 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00146414; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Pittsburg?
In a normal year in Pittsburg, 58 days a year reach 90°F (5 of them 100°F or more), 91 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 104 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 58a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 91a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 16high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 104a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1950) is 115°F, on July 14, 1954; the lowest is −12°F, on February 2, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 66.85 in; the snowiest season is 2006–07, with 28.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00146414; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00146414. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Pittsburg?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Pittsburg, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.4 |
| February | 69% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.1 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.7 |
| July | 84% | 6.5 |
| August | 82% | 5.8 |
| September | 82% | 4.9 |
| October | 77% | 3.6 |
| November | 74% | 2.6 |
| December | 71% | 2.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Pittsburg need?
A normal year in Pittsburg brings 4,337 heating degree days, 19% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,622 cooling degree days, 79% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,480 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 984 | 0 |
| February | 749 | 0 |
| March | 544 | 8 |
| April | 265 | 25 |
| May | 92 | 123 |
| June | 3 | 313 |
| July | 0 | 469 |
| August | 0 | 429 |
| September | 28 | 206 |
| October | 235 | 44 |
| November | 562 | 4 |
| December | 876 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,337 | 1,622 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00146414. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Pittsburg been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 58.4°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.5°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.1°F | +0.6°F | 52.57 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 57.5°F | at normal | 34.60 | 12.9 |
| 2023 | 59.4°F | +1.9°F | 42.79 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 60.0°F | +2.5°F | 44.41 | – |
| 2025 | 58.4°F | +0.9°F | 48.16 | 14.6 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00146414. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Pittsburg's climate compare?
Pittsburg is warmer than 126 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 134. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.5°F is warmer than 68%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pittsburg is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Pittsburg share this climate record?
12 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Frontenac, KS3,412 people · 5 mi N
- Liberal, MO634 people · 15 mi NE
- Cherokee, KS596 people · 7 mi SW
- Weir, KS570 people · 7 mi SW
- Chicopee, KS405 people · 2 mi W
- Mindenmines, MO277 people · 9 mi NE
- Neck City, MO234 people · 17 mi SE
- Asbury, MO195 people · 10 mi SE
- Waco, MO74 people · 11 mi SE
- Yale, KS72 people · 7 mi NE
- Burgess, MO32 people · 12 mi NE
- Opolis, KS12 people · 5 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Pittsburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Pittsburg?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Pittsburg?
Yes: 10 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (3.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Pittsburg?
May, with 7.13 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.77 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pittsburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pittsburg in zone 7a in ZIP code 66762, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Pittsburg's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Pittsburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Girard, KS11 miles from this station, 56.6°F a year
- Columbus, KS17 miles from this station, 57.2°F a year
- Joplin, MO20 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- Carthage, MO26 miles from this station, 58.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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