Buffalo weather
Loading live data…Latest for Buffalo: European (ECMWF): 17° Mainly clear · American (NOAA GFS): 15° Partly cloudy · German (DWD ICON): 17° Mainly clear.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Buffalo and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Buffalo? Buffalo, USA, sits at 42.9°N in a temperate climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Buffalo right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a city break, the rain hours below tell you which days to plan indoors.
Best time to visit Buffalo
The most comfortable time to visit Buffalo is usually May, June and August, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest September rain is behind you.
Buffalo weather by month
what to expect in Buffalo through the year, 1991-2020 normals, Buffalo (WMO)Here is Buffalo's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Buffalo by season.
Buffalo compared with Toronto
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Buffalo 14°C, Toronto 14°C
Rain over a year
Buffalo 1,033 mm, Toronto 924 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Buffalo runs 0°C warmer than Toronto, with every month between ±0°C and +1°C. Over a year it gets 12% more rain than Toronto.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Buffalo | Toronto | Difference | Sunlight, Buffalo | Sunlight, Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | 0°C | ±0°C | 51% | 56% |
| February | 1°C | 1°C | ±0°C | 55% | 57% |
| March | 6°C | 5°C | +1°C | 60% | 64% |
| April | 13°C | 12°C | +1°C | 64% | 67% |
| May | 20°C | 19°C | +1°C | 69% | 72% |
| June | 24°C | 24°C | ±0°C | 72% | 76% |
| July | 27°C | 27°C | ±0°C | 76% | 79% |
| August | 26°C | 26°C | ±0°C | 76% | 79% |
| September | 22°C | 22°C | ±0°C | 74% | 76% |
| October | 15°C | 15°C | ±0°C | 61% | 63% |
| November | 9°C | 8°C | +1°C | 57% | 60% |
| December | 3°C | 3°C | ±0°C | 48% | 54% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Buffalo: station normals from Buffalo (WMO), rain included. Toronto: station normals from Toronto City (WMO); rain is the CHELSA 1981-2010 climatology on a 1 km grid. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Toronto stands in for Canada here; other cities have their own climate tables.