Niagara Falls weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate

The best time to visit Niagara Falls is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with June and September close behind. Niagara Falls averages about 1,886 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

1,886

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

75/100

Rain / year

947 mm

Snow / year

≈2 m

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

49k

Elevation

177 m

When is the best time to visit Niagara Falls?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Niagara Falls is August, then June and September. 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 Niagara Falls?

Niagara Falls gets a moderate 1,886 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #451 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

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Buffalo United States · 25 km · best in Aug · 1,831 h sun/yr
• Toronto Canada · 84 km · best in Aug · 1,957 h sun/yr
• Rochester United States · 103 km · best in May · 1,838 h sun/yr
• Waterloo (Ontario) Canada · 122 km · best in Aug · 2,026 h sun/yr
• Syracuse United States · 231 km · best in May · 1,862 h sun/yr
• Cleveland United States · 304 km · best in Aug · 1,820 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Niagara-on-the-Lake Canada · 21 km · 1,955 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Peterborough Canada · 134 km · 2,002 h sun/yr · best in Aug