Buffalo climate

Buffalo Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 in over about 5 wet days.

December 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.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.43 in
Snowfall
7.0 in
Record high
78°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-24°FDec 21, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 06 min to 8 h 54 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
17°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
Dec 139°F14°F78°F 20212°F 200716%13%
Dec 239°F14°F72°F 2021-4°F 200716%14%
Dec 338°F14°F60°F 20242°F 200916%14%
Dec 438°F13°F61°F 2007-9°F 201316%14%
Dec 538°F13°F61°F 2012-15°F 201316%14%
Dec 637°F13°F60°F 2003-19°F 201316%14%
Dec 737°F12°F61°F 2024-22°F 201316%14%
Dec 837°F12°F67°F 2020-18°F 200916%14%
Dec 937°F12°F69°F 2020-19°F 200916%14%
Dec 1037°F12°F59°F 2017-4°F 200016%14%
Dec 1136°F11°F64°F 2025-13°F 200016%14%
Dec 1236°F11°F70°F 2017-3°F 200016%14%
Dec 1336°F11°F57°F 1998-13°F 200816%15%
Dec 1436°F11°F67°F 2025-19°F 200816%15%
Dec 1536°F11°F60°F 2017-20°F 200816%15%
Dec 1636°F10°F60°F 2025-15°F 200816%15%
Dec 1736°F10°F65°F 1998-20°F 201616%15%
Dec 1836°F10°F57°F 2024-8°F 200516%15%
Dec 1936°F10°F60°F 2004-12°F 199816%15%
Dec 2036°F10°F58°F 2020-22°F 199816%15%
Dec 2136°F10°F59°F 2019-24°F 199816%15%
Dec 2236°F10°F58°F 2005-5°F 199816%15%
Dec 2336°F10°F63°F 2025-17°F 202216%15%
Dec 2436°F10°F68°F 2025-6°F 199816%15%
Dec 2536°F10°F61°F 2025-4°F 201216%15%
Dec 2636°F10°F54°F 2025-5°F 201716%16%
Dec 2736°F10°F61°F 2022-2°F 202116%16%
Dec 2836°F10°F63°F 2004-5°F 202516%16%
Dec 2936°F10°F54°F 2002-5°F 201416%16%
Dec 3036°F10°F58°F 2004-13°F 201416%16%
Dec 3136°F10°F55°F 2025-8°F 201716%16%

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.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:37 PM

Every day of December: 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.