Buffalo climate

Buffalo Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Buffalo, 0.7 km from Buffalo

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 54°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.75 in over about 6 wet days.

August 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.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
0.75 in
Record high
103°FAug 3, 2001
Record low
36°FAug 17, 2002
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
7.1
Daylight
14 h 37 min to 13 h 16 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
42%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
8.7 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
Aug 185°F54°F101°F 200846°F 200923%0%
Aug 284°F54°F99°F 201649°F 199922%0%
Aug 384°F54°F103°F 200146°F 202622%0%
Aug 484°F54°F97°F 202244°F 202622%0%
Aug 584°F54°F93°F 200149°F 200522%0%
Aug 684°F53°F101°F 200150°F 201822%0%
Aug 784°F53°F94°F 200348°F 201722%0%
Aug 884°F53°F94°F 199946°F 200221%0%
Aug 984°F53°F97°F 200044°F 200221%0%
Aug 1083°F53°F100°F 202246°F 200421%0%
Aug 1183°F52°F101°F 201841°F 200421%0%
Aug 1283°F52°F100°F 201843°F 200520%0%
Aug 1383°F52°F100°F 200044°F 200520%0%
Aug 1483°F52°F98°F 201541°F 200520%0%
Aug 1582°F51°F98°F 201546°F 200220%0%
Aug 1682°F51°F99°F 200341°F 200220%0%
Aug 1782°F51°F98°F 202036°F 200219%
Aug 1882°F51°F96°F 202043°F 201519%
Aug 1981°F50°F97°F 202541°F 201519%
Aug 2081°F50°F99°F 202544°F 201619%
Aug 2181°F50°F97°F 202345°F 202119%
Aug 2281°F49°F96°F 200640°F 201518%
Aug 2380°F49°F94°F 200036°F 201518%
Aug 2480°F49°F96°F 202043°F 200418%
Aug 2580°F49°F97°F 200845°F 201418%
Aug 2680°F48°F95°F 200742°F 200418%
Aug 2779°F48°F96°F 201141°F 200418%
Aug 2879°F48°F97°F 201244°F 200818%
Aug 2979°F47°F99°F 201242°F 202418%
Aug 3078°F47°F96°F 200840°F 202018%
Aug 3178°F47°F94°F 200739°F 200518%

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 (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00481165 (Buffalo), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094054, 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.