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Pittsburgh Key Stats for Meeting Planners

Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Convention Center: David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Airport: Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)

Population 2,370,776 Destination Type Listings
Hotels 180 • Golf destination
Hotel Rooms 39,650 • Historic destination
Unique Venues 75 • Smoke free destination
Restaurants 180  
Average Hotel Room Rate $114
Average Daily Food Cost $54
Approximate Taxi Fares from PIT to Downtown $35
Approximate Weekly Car Rental Cost $250

Nearby Cities

City Distance Est. Driving Time Est. Min. Flying Time Est. Flight Cost
Akron, OH 111 mi 1 hr 57 min 2 hr 50 min* $500+
Cleveland, OH 135 mi 2 hr 22 min 57 mins $350+
Columbus, OH 185 mi 3 hr 2 min 2 hr 30 min* $250+
Washington, DC 245 mi 4 hr 16 min 1 hr 4 min $350+
Detroit, MI 285 mi 4 hr 52 min 1 hr 10 min $350+
New York, NY 373 mi 5+ hrs 1 hr 27 min $245+

*Non-stop flights not available to this destination.

Pittsburgh Climate Information

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rec High -°F 75 69 83 89 91 98 103 100 97 89 82 74
Rec High -°C 23 20 28 31 32 36 39 37 36 31 27 23
Avg High -°F 35 38 48 61 71 79 83 81 75 63 50 39
Avg High -°C 1 3 8 16 21 26 28 27 23 17 10 3
Avg Low -°F 20 22 30 40 49 58 62 61 54 43 34 25
Avg Low -°C -6 -5 -1 4 9 14 16 16 12 6 1 -3
Rec Low -°F -22 -12 -1 14 26 34 42 39 31 16 -1 -12
Rec Low -°C -30 -24 -18 -10 -3 1 5 3 -- -8 -18 -24
Rainfall - in. 2.8 2.4 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.8
Rainfall - cm. 7 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 7 5 7 7

Pittsburgh experiences four distinct seasons. Sunshine is abundant throughout most of the year; in fact, the sun shines more than 50 percent of the time from April to October. The average annual precipitation measures around 37 inches of rain, which is more or less evenly spread throughout the year. Pittsburgh receives an average of 43 inches of snow, most of which falls during December, January and February. October is Pittsburgh's driest month, while June is the wettest month.

Pittsburgh's warmest month is July, with an average high temperature of 82°F and average low temperature of 62°F. Summers also tend to be quite humid. January is the coldest month with an average high temperature of 35°F and an average low temperature of 20°F. Popular tourist months include the early spring, with average high temperatures in the low 70s and lows in the mid 50s, as well as early fall, which sees average high temperatures in the mid-60s and average lows in the mid-40s.