Buffalo, New York, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Buffalo, New York, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 81°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 19°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

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Buffalo, New York, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 80°F Below Normal · 40th pct

Low 67°F Above Normal · 73rd pct

Feels-like 80°F Below Normal · 40th pct

Humidity 15.2 g/m³ Above Normal · 67th pct

Wind 22 mph Near Record · 99th pct

Precip 0.04 in Typical · 44th pct

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Buffalo average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Buffalo, New York, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	29°F	19°F	0.10 in
February	32°F	19°F	0.10 in
March	40°F	26°F	0.10 in
April	53°F	35°F	0.10 in
May	64°F	45°F	0.10 in
June	75°F	57°F	0.10 in
July	81°F	63°F	0.10 in
August	79°F	62°F	0.10 in
September	73°F	55°F	0.10 in
October	60°F	44°F	0.10 in
November	46°F	34°F	0.10 in
December	35°F	25°F	0.10 in

Jan 6°–41°

Feb 7°–44°

Mar 15°–55°

Apr 27°–66°

May 37°–75°

Jun 50°–83°

Jul 56°–87°

Aug 56°–86°

Sep 47°–82°

Oct 36°–71°

Nov 26°–58°

Dec 15°–45°

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: 96°F on 1988-07-07
Coldest day on record: -12°F on 2015-02-16

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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 →