Pittsburgh weather in November

November in Pittsburgh: cold, a little rain, with clean air — a good time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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#9 of 12 months in Pittsburgh · #1034 of 1413 destinations to visit in November · comfort 62/100 (tier C)

Days
11°C
Nights
1°C
Wet days
9
Sun
5.9 h
Humidity
72%
Daylight
10 h
Pittsburgh, United States
Photo: Jay Brand · Pexels

Traveller notes on Pittsburgh in November

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Regulars are candid this month resists easy prediction, warning visitors to be ready for rain, snow, and unexpected warm, sunny days all as real possibilities - snow as early as October has happened, even if it's not the norm. Our row backs the cooling, changeable read, 19.5C over 7.5C nights feeling 6C, with 87.2mm of rain across 9.5 days. Regulars are consistent this stretch into November is genuinely tricky weather-wise, with locals themselves saying they never really know what a given week will bring, so layering plus a real rain jacket beats trusting a single forecast. The record: humidity 74 percent, 7.2 hours of sun, a 15.1 kph wind and one of the cleanest air readings in this project, AQI 35.
EarlySnowPossibleButRareThisMonth · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
August is the driest month of the summer here on the board's own reckoning, which is a relative claim: our row still carries 88mm across 9.3 days, arriving as the short heavy thunderstorms they say July and August specialise in. The other local observation is that the cloud and the humidity keep the temperature from swinging, so a hot day stays hot and a cool one stays cool; our 29C reads as 31C at 76 percent humidity, over 17C nights. The rivers are what the city does with a summer evening - the trails along them and the boats on them. Sun is generous at 10.7 hours inside 13.7 of daylight. The record: a dew point of 17.6C and AQI 58.
DriestOfTheSummerStill · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
June is where the year changes character here, and regulars describe both ends of it: cool sunny days and all-day spring rain at the start, hazy humid ones with short thunderstorms by the finish. Highs can be anywhere from the sixties to the nineties, with the upper seventies and low eighties likeliest - our row gives 27.5C reading as 29C over 14.7C nights. June is also the month most likely to produce a whole day of rain rather than a burst, and our 98.5mm across 9.1 days carries both patterns. The cloud and humidity keep the days from swinging much, so the heat that builds tends to linger. The record: 10.9 hours of sun and AQI 67.
TheMonthTheSeasonChangesInside · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Pittsburgh-forum threads on May weather describe genuine spring: T-shirt days with a light jacket or hoodie for the evenings, frosts finally behind for the year, and the occasional 80-degree Fahrenheit afternoon that posters say is really borrowing from June rather than typical May. The standing advice is to pack long pants plus that light layer and check the forecast close to the trip, since the month runs changeable rather than settled. Rain shows up on close to half the days by some counts, which the record backs: 22.5C days, 10.4C nights, 109mm of rain across nearly twelve days and 9.8 hours of sun - spring here means real rain, not just the odd shower.
StripDistrictMayRegular · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Pittsburgh climate normals — November

Daytime high11°C / 52°F🧥 cold
Nighttime low1°C / 33°F
Feels like (high)9°C / 48°F
Rainfall72 mm / 2.8 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days9 days
Humidity72%💧 humid
Dew point1°C / 33°F
Sunshine5.9 h/day
Daylight9.9 h
Wind16 km/h / 10 mph
Snowfall1.8 cm / 0.7 in
Air quality (US AQI)32🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Pittsburgh in November

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsLight Up Night and holiday market, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break in United States(estimated)

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Best months for Pittsburgh's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherPittsburgh's best weather comes in May, June and September — separate windows, not one continuous season.

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What's on in Pittsburgh in November

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Nature

    Fall colour

    8 Oct – 2 Nov · usuallyAutumn colour

    The hillsides fall straight to the rivers here, so the colour reads as walls of it from Mount Washington and the bridges. Peak is usually the third week of October.

  • Opening

    The Rink at PPG Place

    14 Nov – 1 Mar · usuallyIce season

    The outdoor skating rink around a giant Christmas tree in the glass-towered PPG Place plaza opens in mid-November and stays open, weather permitting, until about the start of March. Source ↗

  • Festival

    Light Up Night and holiday market

    18 Nov – 23 Dec · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowded

    One Saturday evening in late November switches the downtown lights on and opens a wooden-hut market on Market Square that runs to Christmas. The bridges get lit for the season too. Source ↗

  • Holiday

    Thanksgiving

    25–29 NovNational holidayCrowdedClosures

    Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Source ↗

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Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Pittsburgh — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Pittsburgh in November — FAQ

Is November a good time to visit Pittsburgh?
November in Pittsburgh: cold, a little rain, with clean air — a good time to visit. It ranks #9 of 12 months for Pittsburgh on SeasonMap's comfort score (62/100).
What is the weather like in Pittsburgh in November?
In November, Pittsburgh averages a daily high of 11.3°C and a low of 0.8°C, with about 71.9 mm of rain over roughly 8.6 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Pittsburgh in November?
Pittsburgh has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 32 in November.
Does it snow in Pittsburgh in November?
Pittsburgh sees roughly 1.8 cm of snowfall in November.

Within 300 km: Columbus' Fall colour around 10 Oct – 5 Nov, and Cleveland's Thanksgiving on 25–29 Nov.