Buffalo Weather in January
Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 in over about 5 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
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 0.31 in
- Snowfall
- 6.8 in
- Record high
- 69°FJan 27, 2015
- Record low
- -31°FJan 13, 2024
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 46 min to 9 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 15°F
- Wind
- 13.2 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 | 11°F | 49°F 2021 | -24°F 2018 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 2 | 32°F | 11°F | 51°F 2007 | -9°F 1999 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 3 | 32°F | 11°F | 57°F 2003 | -17°F 2017 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 4 | 32°F | 11°F | 59°F 2026 | -17°F 1999 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 5 | 32°F | 11°F | 59°F 2012 | -19°F 2004 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 6 | 32°F | 11°F | 52°F 2003 | -18°F 2022 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 7 | 32°F | 11°F | 61°F 2003 | -18°F 2010 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 8 | 32°F | 11°F | 65°F 2002 | -19°F 2010 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 9 | 32°F | 11°F | 56°F 2012 | -10°F 2010 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 10 | 32°F | 11°F | 58°F 2007 | -14°F 2011 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 11 | 32°F | 11°F | 53°F 2026 | -11°F 2011 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 12 | 32°F | 11°F | 57°F 2026 | -24°F 2024 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 13 | 32°F | 11°F | 55°F 2021 | -31°F 2024 | 17% | 10% |
| Jan 14 | 32°F | 11°F | 55°F 2006 | -28°F 2024 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 15 | 32°F | 11°F | 48°F 2006 | -20°F 2005 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 16 | 32°F | 11°F | 51°F 2015 | -18°F 2018 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 17 | 32°F | 11°F | 51°F 2022 | -12°F 2016 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 18 | 32°F | 11°F | 54°F 2005 | -17°F 2025 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 19 | 32°F | 11°F | 61°F 2005 | -19°F 2025 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 20 | 32°F | 11°F | 59°F 2005 | -21°F 2025 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 32°F | 11°F | 54°F 2020 | -17°F 2008 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 31°F | 11°F | 47°F 2009 | -16°F 2003 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 31°F | 11°F | 62°F 2005 | -21°F 2026 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 31°F | 11°F | 65°F 2005 | -14°F 2026 | 18% | 10% |
| Jan 25 | 31°F | 11°F | 61°F 2007 | -18°F 2026 | 19% | 10% |
| Jan 26 | 31°F | 11°F | 63°F 2015 | -6°F 2004 | 19% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 31°F | 11°F | 69°F 2015 | -15°F 2004 | 19% | 10% |
| Jan 28 | 31°F | 11°F | 60°F 2024 | -16°F 2004 | 19% | 11% |
| Jan 29 | 31°F | 11°F | 58°F 2024 | -19°F 2004 | 19% | 11% |
| Jan 30 | 31°F | 11°F | 66°F 2024 | -16°F 2023 | 20% | 11% |
| Jan 31 | 31°F | 11°F | 66°F 2024 | -18°F 2011 | 20% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:21 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094037 (Buffalo Asos), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094037, 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.