November is one of the cooler months of the year in Pittsburgh, with average highs near 10.2°C and lows around 0.1°C (mean 5.1°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 78 mm of rainfall and 81% relative humidity across the period.
November is one of the cooler months of the year in Pittsburgh. Across 45 years of records, the warmest November in Pittsburgh was 2001 — when the month averaged 8.5°C — while the coldest were 1995 and 1996 at 1.6°C. Typical November days reach 10.2°C with nights near 0.1°C. The long-term November temperature trend is broadly flat.
November is about average for rainfall in Pittsburgh, averaging 78 mm of rainfall. The wettest November on record was 1985 with 289 mm, while the driest was 2012 at 17 mm.
Relative humidity in Pittsburgh during November averages 81%. The most humid November was 1985 at 90%, and the least humid was 1998 at 74%.
November receives about 1.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Pittsburgh. The sunniest November was 2001 at 2.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1985 at 1.2.
Average wind speed in Pittsburgh during November is 0.2 m/s. The windiest Novembers were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.2 m/s, while the calmest were 1991 and 1992 at 0.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 5.1°C | 4.6°C | 5.9°C | 4.7°C | 6.0°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg High | 9.9°C | 9.4°C | 10.9°C | 9.9°C | 11.4°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 0.3°C | -0.2°C | 0.8°C | -0.5°C | 0.6°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 107 mm | 84 mm | 65 mm | 69 mm | 62 mm | -44 mm |
November temperatures in Pittsburgh have risen by about 0.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
November has ranged from a record low of -12.2°C (1997) to a record high of 26.1°C (2024).
Rainfall in November is about average for rainfall, averaging 78 mm, with a wettest year of 289 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.3°C per decade while lows rose 0°C per decade, widening the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Pittsburgh
November is a good time to visit Pittsburgh, with days averaging 10.2°C and nights around 0.1°C (mean 5.1°C, cooler than Pittsburgh's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. August and July are marginally more temperate, but November still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.0°C | 5.0°C | 0.0°C | 17.3°C | -5.5°C | 56 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 12.7°C | 7.5°C | 2.2°C | 26.1°C | -7.3°C | 88 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 11.1°C | 5.3°C | -0.6°C | 18.2°C | -6.3°C | 52 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 11.9°C | 6.3°C | 0.7°C | 24.8°C | -8.8°C | 98 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 9.4°C | 4.2°C | -1.0°C | 19.5°C | -6.0°C | 26 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 13.4°C | 7.8°C | 2.2°C | 24.3°C | -4.2°C | 52 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 7.9°C | 2.9°C | -2.1°C | 15.5°C | -7.1°C | 27 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 5.8°C | 2.3°C | -1.2°C | 17.8°C | -7.5°C | 109 mm | 87% | 0.2 m/s | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 10.2°C | 4.7°C | -0.9°C | 20.3°C | -7.6°C | 114 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 12.6°C | 6.9°C | 1.2°C | 23.6°C | -5.2°C | 32 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 13.7°C | 8.1°C | 2.5°C | 24.0°C | -6.0°C | 43 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2014 | 7.6°C | 2.7°C | -2.1°C | 19.9°C | -10.5°C | 48 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2013 | 7.8°C | 2.9°C | -2.0°C | 18.7°C | -12.1°C | 73 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2012 | 9.0°C | 3.4°C | -2.2°C | 18.5°C | -5.0°C | 17 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2011 | 12.6°C | 7.3°C | 2.0°C | 19.2°C | -5.6°C | 109 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2010 | 11.4°C | 5.4°C | -0.6°C | 19.4°C | -5.4°C | 121 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2009 | 12.6°C | 7.4°C | 2.2°C | 20.7°C | -3.6°C | 29 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 8.5°C | 4.0°C | -0.5°C | 22.3°C | -9.4°C | 57 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2007 | 9.5°C | 4.5°C | -0.6°C | 19.1°C | -6.1°C | 107 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2006 | 11.5°C | 6.6°C | 1.8°C | 20.5°C | -5.9°C | 42 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 11.0°C | 5.8°C | 0.6°C | 20.7°C | -8.8°C | 80 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2004 | 11.5°C | 6.6°C | 1.7°C | 23.0°C | -5.3°C | 75 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2003 | 12.7°C | 7.4°C | 2.1°C | 24.0°C | -6.7°C | 92 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 8.2°C | 4.1°C | 0.0°C | 20.4°C | -5.7°C | 64 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2001 🔥 | 15.0°C | 8.5°C | 2.1°C | 22.2°C | -4.6°C | 68 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2000 | 8.9°C | 3.9°C | -1.1°C | 20.6°C | -9.8°C | 38 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1999 | 13.0°C | 7.5°C | 2.0°C | 23.7°C | -5.9°C | 94 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 11.7°C | 6.0°C | 0.2°C | 19.0°C | -5.1°C | 33 mm | 74% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 6.2°C | 2.4°C | -1.3°C | 14.4°C | -12.2°C | 136 mm | 89% | 0.2 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 5.7°C | 1.6°C | -2.4°C | 20.2°C | -7.0°C | 89 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1995 ❄️ | 5.9°C | 1.6°C | -2.6°C | 20.5°C | -6.2°C | 83 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 12.4°C | 6.9°C | 1.5°C | 21.9°C | -6.5°C | 103 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1993 | 9.5°C | 4.6°C | -0.2°C | 19.6°C | -5.6°C | 85 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 9.1°C | 4.9°C | 0.8°C | 18.7°C | -5.7°C | 98 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | 1.4 |
| 1991 | 8.8°C | 4.0°C | -0.8°C | 21.6°C | -7.6°C | 68 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1990 | 11.5°C | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 20.0°C | -5.6°C | 51 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1989 | 8.4°C | 3.6°C | -1.1°C | 19.2°C | -7.3°C | 49 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1988 | 10.6°C | 5.5°C | 0.3°C | 20.3°C | -5.2°C | 92 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1987 | 11.5°C | 6.4°C | 1.2°C | 22.6°C | -7.2°C | 62 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1986 | 8.2°C | 3.5°C | -1.2°C | 18.1°C | -8.0°C | 124 mm | 86% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1985 🌧️ | 11.0°C | 7.2°C | 3.4°C | 19.7°C | -4.4°C | 289 mm | 90% | 0.2 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1984 | 8.5°C | 3.5°C | -1.6°C | 20.8°C | -5.9°C | 91 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1983 | 9.6°C | 5.2°C | 0.9°C | 17.3°C | -5.2°C | 104 mm | 86% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 11.3°C | 6.4°C | 1.5°C | 24.5°C | -6.7°C | 107 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 10.0°C | 4.5°C | -1.1°C | 19.6°C | -6.5°C | 41 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded November data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in November is around 10.2°C with lows near 0.1°C (mean 5.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
November averages 78 mm of rainfall in Pittsburgh, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 289 mm in 1985.
The hottest November reached 26.1°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to -12.2°C in 1997.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average November temperatures have risen by about 0.3°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Daytime highs rose from 10.1°C to 11°C while overnight lows fell from 0.6°C to 0.3°C, widening the gap between day and night.
November is one of the cooler months of the year in Pittsburgh and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 10.2°C daytime highs and 0.1°C at night.
Not quite — November is the 5th coolest month in Pittsburgh, averaging 5.1°C.
For November in Pittsburgh, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 10.2°C and lows of 0.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in November averages 81% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in November is 0.2 m/s. The windiest November on record averaged 0.2 m/s (1981).
The wettest November on record was 1985 with 289 mm. On average, November sees 78 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Pittsburgh behaves each November, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for November specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
