Pittsburgh, PA Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 15 · Last snow Apr 5 · 43.7 in/yr · Station: PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 15

Median over 30 seasons 12d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 5

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

142 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

43.7 in

Rank #93 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 12 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.4

Oct

2.3

Nov

7.6

Dec

13.1

Jan

11.8

Feb

7.6

Mar

0.9

Apr

May

Jun

How Pittsburgh Compares

Pittsburgh snowfall vs Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
Measure	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	43.7 in	39.5 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 15	Nov 21	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 5	Mar 28	Apr 3
Snow season length	142 days	129 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (8 in Pennsylvania, 201 nationally).

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Ski Resorts in Pennsylvania

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (USW00094823), 20 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.