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Holiday weather history: Pittsburgh, PA
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Pittsburgh weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 59°F, low 40°F; rain or snow in 42% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 48%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Pittsburgh (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 80°F (2024). Coldest high: 42°F (2012); coldest low 27°F (2020). Wettest: 1.97 in (2019). The median Halloween high was 65°F in 1995–2009 and 52°F in 2010–2025 (-13°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 51°F | 39°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 80°F | 57°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 44°F | 34°F | 0.06 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 62°F | 49°F | 0.30 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 59°F | 49°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 49°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 68°F | 35°F | 1.97 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 67°F | 47°F | 0.14 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 45°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 52°F | 40°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Pittsburgh (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 64°F (2015). Coldest high: 26°F (2018); coldest low 13°F (2000). Wettest: 1.89 in (2010); snowiest: 0.6 in (2005). The median Thanksgiving high was 48°F in 1995–2009 and 46°F in 2010–2025 (-2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 35°F | 28°F | 0.04 in | 0.4 in |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 41°F | 36°F | 0.28 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 47°F | 36°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 60°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 49°F | 39°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 54°F | 48°F | 0.12 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 39°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 26°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 40°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 51°F | 41°F | 0.22 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Pittsburgh (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 60°F (2023). Coldest high: 13°F (2022); coldest low 6°F (2000). Wettest: 0.70 in (2009); snowiest: 5.1 in (2020). The median Christmas Day high was 30°F in 1995–2009 and 40°F in 2010–2025 (+10°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 46°F | 31°F | 0.15 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 41°F | 34°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 60°F | 46°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 13°F | 7°F | 0.00 in | 0.1 in |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 58°F | 43°F | 0.63 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 23°F | 14°F | 0.26 in | 5.1 in |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 50°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 34°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 32°F | 18°F | 0.20 in | 1.4 in |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 39°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Pittsburgh (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 61°F (2018). Coldest high: 14°F (2017); coldest low 0°F (2017). Wettest: 0.75 in (2018); snowiest: 4.3 in (1997). The median New Year's Eve high was 42°F in 1995–2009 and 42°F in 2010–2025 (-1°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 31°F | 17°F | 0.21 in | 3.5 in |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 49°F | 33°F | 0.42 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 39°F | 36°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 55°F | 45°F | 0.12 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 52°F | 46°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 42°F | 28°F | 0.20 in | 1.2 in |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 38°F | 29°F | 0.11 in | 0.7 in |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 61°F | 29°F | 0.75 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 14°F | 0°F | 0.06 in | 0.3 in |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 43°F | 23°F | 0.02 in | 0 |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00094823 (40.485, -80.214). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.