Buffalo Weather in January
Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 2 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
- 48°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 0.65 in
- Snowfall
- 2.0 in
- Record high
- 86°FJan 21, 1986
- Record low
- -18°FJan 4, 1947
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 42 min to 10 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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 | 46°F | 21°F | 76°F 2000 | 0°F 1979 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 2 | 46°F | 21°F | 74°F 1964 | -2°F 1979 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 3 | 46°F | 21°F | 82°F 1997 | -2°F 1979 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 4 | 46°F | 21°F | 82°F 2006 | -18°F 1947 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 5 | 46°F | 21°F | 76°F 1956 | -13°F 1942 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 6 | 47°F | 21°F | 74°F 1956 | -9°F 1942 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 7 | 47°F | 21°F | 78°F 1965 | -6°F 2004 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 8 | 47°F | 21°F | 85°F 2006 | -14°F 1988 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 9 | 47°F | 21°F | 76°F 2002 | -6°F 2010 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 10 | 47°F | 21°F | 72°F 1999 | -4°F 1962 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 11 | 47°F | 21°F | 80°F 1990 | -9°F 1962 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 12 | 47°F | 21°F | 74°F 1995 | -9°F 1963 | 6% | 3% |
| Jan 13 | 47°F | 21°F | 68°F 1952 | -5°F 1963 | 6% | 4% |
| Jan 14 | 48°F | 21°F | 73°F 1983 | -6°F 1979 | 6% | 4% |
| Jan 15 | 48°F | 22°F | 71°F 2000 | -9°F 1972 | 6% | 4% |
| Jan 16 | 48°F | 22°F | 76°F 2006 | 3°F 1977 | 6% | 4% |
| Jan 17 | 48°F | 22°F | 74°F 2012 | -3°F 1978 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 18 | 48°F | 22°F | 72°F 1950 | -2°F 1943 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 19 | 48°F | 22°F | 72°F 1951 | -14°F 1943 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 20 | 48°F | 22°F | 73°F 1986 | -11°F 1943 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 21 | 48°F | 22°F | 86°F 1986 | 2°F 1954 | 7% | 4% |
| Jan 22 | 49°F | 22°F | 82°F 1967 | -8°F 1966 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 23 | 49°F | 22°F | 79°F 1967 | -4°F 1966 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 24 | 49°F | 22°F | 80°F 1950 | 0°F 1963 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 25 | 49°F | 22°F | 78°F 1954 | 2°F 1957 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 26 | 49°F | 22°F | 80°F 1951 | -5°F 1966 | 8% | 5% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 22°F | 76°F 1951 | -5°F 1963 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 22°F | 76°F 1970 | -4°F 2009 | 9% | 5% |
| Jan 29 | 50°F | 22°F | 76°F 2008 | -5°F 1966 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 30 | 50°F | 22°F | 75°F 2011 | -6°F 1949 | 9% | 6% |
| Jan 31 | 50°F | 22°F | 75°F 1962 | -2°F 1979 | 9% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 6:03 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.