Buffalo Weather in January
Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.33 in over about 9 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 32°F
- Average low
- 16°F
- Precipitation
- 2.33 in
- Snowfall
- 8.9 in
- Record high
- 71°FJan 25, 1950
- Record low
- -25°FJan 18, 1930
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 18 min to 10 h 05 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 12.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 32°F | 17°F | 64°F 1952 | -19°F 1968 | 31% | 14% |
| Jan 2 | 32°F | 17°F | 60°F 2000 | -9°F 1928 | 31% | 15% |
| Jan 3 | 32°F | 17°F | 64°F 1897 | -20°F 1904 | 31% | 15% |
| Jan 4 | 32°F | 17°F | 64°F 1997 | -19°F 1904 | 31% | 15% |
| Jan 5 | 32°F | 17°F | 63°F 1997 | -20°F 1999 | 31% | 15% |
| Jan 6 | 32°F | 16°F | 63°F 1946 | -12°F 1904 | 31% | 16% |
| Jan 7 | 31°F | 16°F | 67°F 2008 | -17°F 1912 | 31% | 16% |
| Jan 8 | 31°F | 16°F | 62°F 1965 | -17°F 1912 | 31% | 16% |
| Jan 9 | 31°F | 16°F | 59°F 1965 | -7°F 1981 | 31% | 16% |
| Jan 10 | 31°F | 16°F | 62°F 1939 | -17°F 1982 | 31% | 16% |
| Jan 11 | 31°F | 16°F | 57°F 1911 | -12°F 1905 | 30% | 16% |
| Jan 12 | 31°F | 16°F | 67°F 1898 | -20°F 1918 | 30% | 17% |
| Jan 13 | 31°F | 15°F | 64°F 1950 | -21°F 1912 | 30% | 17% |
| Jan 14 | 31°F | 15°F | 64°F 1928 | -20°F 1912 | 30% | 17% |
| Jan 15 | 31°F | 15°F | 63°F 1949 | -19°F 1927 | 30% | 17% |
| Jan 16 | 31°F | 15°F | 62°F 1990 | -21°F 1972 | 30% | 17% |
| Jan 17 | 31°F | 15°F | 68°F 1952 | -18°F 1893 | 30% | 17% |
| Jan 18 | 31°F | 15°F | 62°F 1952 | -25°F 1930 | 29% | 17% |
| Jan 19 | 31°F | 15°F | 66°F 1907 | -23°F 1994 | 29% | 17% |
| Jan 20 | 31°F | 15°F | 70°F 1906 | -24°F 1985 | 29% | 17% |
| Jan 21 | 31°F | 15°F | 64°F 1906 | -20°F 1984 | 29% | 17% |
| Jan 22 | 31°F | 15°F | 60°F 1909 | -16°F 1970 | 29% | 17% |
| Jan 23 | 31°F | 15°F | 68°F 1909 | -20°F 1936 | 29% | 17% |
| Jan 24 | 32°F | 15°F | 69°F 1950 | -23°F 1915 | 29% | 17% |
| Jan 25 | 32°F | 15°F | 71°F 1950 | -18°F 1897 | 28% | 17% |
| Jan 26 | 32°F | 15°F | 71°F 1950 | -17°F 1897 | 28% | 17% |
| Jan 27 | 32°F | 15°F | 64°F 1944 | -16°F 1897 | 28% | 17% |
| Jan 28 | 32°F | 15°F | 66°F 1914 | -25°F 1963 | 28% | 17% |
| Jan 29 | 32°F | 15°F | 62°F 1970 | -11°F 1899 | 28% | 17% |
| Jan 30 | 32°F | 15°F | 57°F 1931 | -12°F 1966 | 28% | 17% |
| Jan 31 | 32°F | 15°F | 66°F 1989 | -14°F 1963 | 27% | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00123078 (Francesville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00122149, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.