Buffalo weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Buffalo is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with June and July close behind. Buffalo averages about 1,831 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,831
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 947 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 216 m
When is the best time to visit Buffalo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Buffalo is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 64 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Buffalo?
Buffalo gets a moderate 1,831 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #467 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 947 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -7° / 19°F | 64 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -7° / 19°F | 57 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -3° / 27°F | 63 mm | 3 |
| April | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 81 mm | 4 |
| May | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 85 mm | 6 |
| June | 73 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 87 mm | 7 |
| July | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 91 mm | 7 |
| August | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 79 mm | 6 |
| September | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 87 mm | 5 |
| October | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 98 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 1° / 34°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -3° / 27°F | 80 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rochester United States · 88 km · best in May · 1,838 h sun/yr
- Toronto Canada · 109 km · best in Aug · 1,957 h sun/yr
- Waterloo (Ontario) Canada · 145 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
- Syracuse United States · 214 km · best in May · 1,862 h sun/yr
- Pittsburgh United States · 299 km · best in Aug · 1,929 h sun/yr
- Latrobe United States · 302 km · best in Aug · 1,896 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Niagara Falls United States · 25 km · 1,886 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Niagara-on-the-Lake Canada · 45 km · 1,955 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bradford United States · 127 km · 1,826 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Buffalo compares month by month: Buffalo vs Toronto · Buffalo vs Rochester · Buffalo vs Waterloo (Ontario) · all comparisons
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