Buffalo Weather in December
Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.95 in over about 3 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 48°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 0.95 in
- Snowfall
- 4.1 in
- Record high
- 86°FDec 24, 1955
- Record low
- -13°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 49 min to 9 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 10.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 53°F | 26°F | 77°F 1995 | 3°F 2006 | 9% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 53°F | 26°F | 77°F 1995 | 1°F 1985 | 9% | 4% |
| Dec 3 | 52°F | 25°F | 76°F 1951 | 1°F 1985 | 9% | 4% |
| Dec 4 | 52°F | 25°F | 82°F 1954 | 4°F 2009 | 9% | 4% |
| Dec 5 | 51°F | 25°F | 80°F 1954 | 3°F 1964 | 9% | 4% |
| Dec 6 | 51°F | 25°F | 76°F 1946 | -3°F 1972 | 9% | 4% |
| Dec 7 | 50°F | 24°F | 77°F 1966 | 2°F 1950 | 9% | 4% |
| Dec 8 | 50°F | 24°F | 77°F 1991 | -8°F 2005 | 9% | 4% |
| Dec 9 | 50°F | 24°F | 76°F 1940 | -3°F 2005 | 9% | 4% |
| Dec 10 | 49°F | 24°F | 77°F 1996 | -3°F 2009 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 11 | 49°F | 23°F | 78°F 1975 | -2°F 2000 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 12 | 49°F | 23°F | 65°F 1951 | 0°F 1963 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 13 | 48°F | 23°F | 74°F 1948 | -2°F 2000 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 14 | 48°F | 23°F | 73°F 1988 | 0°F 1963 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 15 | 48°F | 23°F | 68°F 2002 | -3°F 1989 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 16 | 48°F | 22°F | 74°F 1962 | -2°F 1987 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 17 | 47°F | 22°F | 72°F 1970 | -2°F 1987 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 18 | 47°F | 22°F | 74°F 1980 | -2°F 1964 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 19 | 47°F | 22°F | 72°F 1977 | -1°F 1983 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 20 | 47°F | 22°F | 70°F 1978 | -1°F 1983 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 21 | 47°F | 22°F | 73°F 2010 | -7°F 1998 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 22 | 47°F | 22°F | 78°F 1969 | -11°F 1989 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 23 | 46°F | 22°F | 76°F 1955 | -13°F 1989 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 24 | 46°F | 22°F | 86°F 1955 | -11°F 2004 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 25 | 46°F | 22°F | 84°F 1955 | -5°F 1983 | 7% | 3% |
| Dec 26 | 46°F | 22°F | 71°F 1971 | -3°F 1962 | 7% | 3% |
| Dec 27 | 46°F | 22°F | 72°F 1946 | 7°F 2002 | 7% | 3% |
| Dec 28 | 46°F | 22°F | 74°F 1996 | -6°F 1983 | 6% | 3% |
| Dec 29 | 46°F | 21°F | 75°F 1951 | 3°F 1966 | 6% | 3% |
| Dec 30 | 46°F | 21°F | 74°F 1951 | -3°F 1943 | 6% | 3% |
| Dec 31 | 46°F | 21°F | 74°F 1956 | -2°F 1976 | 6% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00341243 (Buffalo 2 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00343304, 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.