Weather in Pittsburgh in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Pittsburgh in April
Going from a maximum of +86°F during the day to a minimum of +28°F during the night, the temperature in April averages around +68°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +59°F.
Is Pittsburgh warm or cold in April?
Pittsburgh is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +52°F to +63°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +34°F to +43°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Pittsburgh:
Climate in Pittsburgh in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +63°F | +72°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°F | +18°F | +28°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +90°F | +91°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 87 mm | 108 mm | 124 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 66% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 17 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
April often has better weather than March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +52°F to +63°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 87 mm to 108 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 66%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 5 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Pittsburgh is gradually decreasing during April, going from 6 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how April is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last April in Pittsburgh?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Pittsburgh in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+59°F) and the highest in 2012 (+66°F). The driest year was 1988 with only 782 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 2006 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Pittsburgh, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.