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

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Buffalo, New York, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 83°F Above Normal · 75th pct

Low 51°F Very Low · 1st pct

Feels-like 86°F Above Normal · 62nd pct

Humidity 10.4 g/m³ Very Low · 7th pct

Wind 9 mph Normal · 43rd pct

Gust 15 mph Low · 16th pct

Precip 0.00 in Dry

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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 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

Jan 4°–45°

Feb 6°–49°

Mar 14°–60°

Apr 29°–71°

May 39°–79°

Jun 50°–85°

Jul 57°–87°

Aug 55°–85°

Sep 47°–81°

Oct 36°–72°

Nov 25°–61°

Dec 13°–49°

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

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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 →