Buffalo climate

Name: Buffalo
Address: New York, United States

United States · New York · 42.886° N, 78.878° W

Köppen Dfbhumid continentalContinental

Famous for lake-effect snow off Lake Erie and cool cloudy winters.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 78°F / 26°C

Coldest month

February, 21°F / -6°C

Annual swing

57°F / 32°C

Wettest month

July

Driest month

May

Rain per year

39.2" / 995 mm

Snow per year

43.1" / 1094 mm

Elevation

591 ft / 180 m

Time zone

America/New_York

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	34 / 1	23 / -5	1.71 / 43	11.9 / 303	75%	10.1 / 16.3	84%
February	35 / 1	21 / -6	1.84 / 47	11.2 / 283	73%	11.3 / 18.2	78%
March	44 / 7	29 / -2	2.63 / 67	4.3 / 110	70%	10.2 / 16.4	68%
April	53 / 12	37 / 3	3.86 / 98	2.0 / 50	72%	9.3 / 15.0	67%
May	64 / 18	47 / 8	3.21 / 82	0.1 / 3	72%	7.9 / 12.7	62%
June	74 / 23	59 / 15	3.52 / 89	0.0 / 0	72%	8.1 / 13.0	52%
July	78 / 26	66 / 19	5.03 / 128	0.0 / 0	78%	7.5 / 12.1	53%
August	78 / 25	65 / 18	3.54 / 90	0.0 / 0	77%	7.3 / 11.7	52%
September	71 / 22	58 / 15	3.59 / 91	0.0 / 0	76%	8.1 / 13.0	55%
October	61 / 16	49 / 9	4.75 / 121	0.3 / 7	76%	9.3 / 15.0	66%
November	47 / 9	36 / 2	2.60 / 66	4.9 / 125	72%	10.7 / 17.2	68%
December	40 / 5	30 / -1	2.88 / 73	8.4 / 213	76%	10.7 / 17.2	82%

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