Buffalo climate

Buffalo Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Buffalo, 13.4 km from Buffalo

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.35 in over about 19 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Buffalo, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
3.35 in
Snowfall
26.7 in
Record high
72°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-16°FJan 17, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 9 h 56 min
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
11.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 134°F22°F63°F 1985-4°F 201861%46%
Jan 234°F21°F58°F 2000-2°F 197061%46%
Jan 333°F21°F61°F 1950-1°F 198161%47%
Jan 433°F21°F62°F 1993-7°F 198161%47%
Jan 533°F21°F62°F 1997-4°F 199662%48%
Jan 633°F21°F61°F 1946-10°F 199662%48%
Jan 733°F20°F63°F 2008-7°F 194062%48%
Jan 833°F20°F66°F 2008-6°F 196862%49%
Jan 933°F20°F64°F 2008-9°F 196862%49%
Jan 1033°F20°F58°F 1950-7°F 198262%50%
Jan 1132°F20°F67°F 2020-8°F 196862%50%
Jan 1232°F19°F61°F 2005-11°F 196862%50%
Jan 1332°F19°F68°F 2005-7°F 195762%50%
Jan 1432°F19°F66°F 1995-9°F 195762%51%
Jan 1532°F19°F67°F 1995-12°F 195761%51%
Jan 1632°F19°F57°F 1953-10°F 198261%51%
Jan 1732°F19°F56°F 1952-16°F 198261%52%
Jan 1832°F18°F58°F 1973-6°F 197761%52%
Jan 1932°F18°F61°F 1996-10°F 199461%52%
Jan 2032°F18°F62°F 1951-5°F 198361%52%
Jan 2132°F18°F60°F 2017-10°F 198560%52%
Jan 2232°F18°F56°F 1957-7°F 197660%53%
Jan 2331°F18°F57°F 1967-11°F 197660%53%
Jan 2431°F18°F60°F 1950-11°F 196360%53%
Jan 2531°F18°F72°F 1950-8°F 194560%53%
Jan 2631°F18°F70°F 1950-2°F 194559%53%
Jan 2731°F18°F56°F 1974-5°F 193959%53%
Jan 2831°F18°F51°F 1990-6°F 196659%52%
Jan 2931°F18°F58°F 2013-7°F 197759%52%
Jan 3031°F18°F66°F 2013-3°F 200358%52%
Jan 3131°F18°F62°F 1988-4°F 194858%52%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buffalo, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014733 (Buffalo), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014733, 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.