Buffalo, New York, United States climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Buffalo, New York, United States, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 80°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 20°F.
Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It lies in Western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border. It is the second-most populous city in New York, with a population of 278,349 at the 2020 census. via Wikipedia
Buffalo average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Buffalo, New York, United States, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 20°F | 0.10 in |
| February | 34°F | 21°F | 0.10 in |
| March | 43°F | 28°F | 0.10 in |
| April | 56°F | 39°F | 0.10 in |
| May | 67°F | 49°F | 0.10 in |
| June | 76°F | 59°F | 0.10 in |
| July | 80°F | 64°F | 0.10 in |
| August | 78°F | 63°F | 0.10 in |
| September | 72°F | 56°F | 0.10 in |
| October | 60°F | 46°F | 0.10 in |
| November | 48°F | 35°F | 0.10 in |
| December | 37°F | 26°F | 0.10 in |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 98°F on 1988-07-08
- Coldest day on record: -13°F on 1994-02-10
Percentiles compare each day to Buffalo, New York, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →