Buffalo climate

Buffalo Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Centerville, 24.2 km from Buffalo

Average highs run from 59°F on January 1 to 61°F on January 31, and lows from 35°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.47 in over about 7 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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
3.47 in
Record high
84°FJan 4, 1997
Record low
8°FJan 10, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 08 min to 10 h 41 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
40°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 159°F35°F83°F 200618°F 197424%0%
Jan 259°F35°F79°F 200610°F 197924%0%
Jan 359°F35°F83°F 200615°F 200224%0%
Jan 459°F35°F84°F 199716°F 199924%0%
Jan 559°F35°F77°F 199715°F 197224%0%
Jan 659°F35°F79°F 197821°F 197123%0%
Jan 759°F35°F79°F 198915°F 197023%0%
Jan 859°F35°F77°F 196911°F 197623%0%
Jan 959°F35°F76°F 196917°F 197023%0%
Jan 1059°F35°F77°F 19958°F 196223%0%
Jan 1159°F35°F80°F 19639°F 196223%0%
Jan 1259°F35°F77°F 19718°F 197323%0%
Jan 1359°F35°F75°F 199612°F 196323%0%
Jan 1459°F35°F76°F 199610°F 196423%0%
Jan 1559°F35°F78°F 199020°F 197223%0%
Jan 1659°F35°F74°F 200019°F 197223%0%
Jan 1759°F35°F79°F 197416°F 197723%0%
Jan 1860°F35°F79°F 200020°F 197723%0%
Jan 1960°F35°F78°F 197212°F 198423%0%
Jan 2060°F35°F80°F 197212°F 196323%0%
Jan 2160°F35°F79°F 19869°F 198423%0%
Jan 2260°F35°F78°F 196918°F 198523%0%
Jan 2360°F36°F82°F 197214°F 196323%0%
Jan 2460°F36°F80°F 19728°F 196323%0%
Jan 2560°F36°F81°F 197119°F 196323%0%
Jan 2660°F36°F78°F 197122°F 197823%0%
Jan 2761°F36°F81°F 197514°F 196324%0%
Jan 2861°F36°F78°F 197517°F 196324%0%
Jan 2961°F36°F78°F 198713°F 196624%0%
Jan 3061°F36°F79°F 197512°F 196624%0%
Jan 3161°F37°F80°F 197415°F 198524%0%

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.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00411596 (Centerville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413047, 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.