Buffalo, NY: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 70.7°F in Buffalo, NY, the warmest August since 2024, tied 42nd warmest of 153 (with 1877).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 70.7°F; Warmest since 2024; 42nd warmest of 153
Precipitation: 3.66 in; Wettest since 2021; 51st wettest of 156

A normal August in Buffalo, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70.7°F, between 67.8°F and 73°F in eight years of ten and 3.25 in of precipitation, between 1.77 in and 4.74 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Buffalo, NY since 1873: 70.7°F in 2026; the highest is 75.7°F, in 2021.

Normal range, 67.8 to 73°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Buffalo, NY from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	70.7	42	79	49	62.5	37	3.66	51	0
2025	69.5	69	79.5	38	59.6	112	2.35	107	0
2024	71.1	34	79.6	34	62.5	37	2.38	106	0
2023	68.9	80	76.6	93	61.2	76	3.12	80	0
2022	72.7	12	81.7	13	63.8	20	2.81	91	0
2021	75.7	1	83.9	4	67.5	1	3.68	49	0
2020	73.5	6	82.5	7	64.5	14	2.10	112	0
2019	70.3	48	79.2	44	61.5	69	3.62	53	0
2018	72.8	11	80.5	20	65.2	9	3.62	53	0
2017	68.7	87	77.5	72	59.8	107	3.15	77	0
2016	75.6	2	84.6	2	66.5	4	4.17	35	0
2015	69.7	62	78	65	61.4	72	4.39	31	0
2014	69	77	77.5	72	60.5	89	3.16	75	0
2013	69	77	77.6	70	60.4	91	3.51	60	0
2012	71.7	23	81.5	15	61.9	53	1.24	139	0
2011	71.3	31	79.6	34	63	34	3.94	43	0
2010	71.7	23	80	29	63.4	29	1.84	122	0
2009	70.1	55	78.1	63	62.2	45	5.32	13	0
2008	68.5	93	77.3	78	59.6	112	5.33	11	0
2007	72.3	16	81.4	16	63.3	30	1.13	143	0
2006	69.7	62	78.1	63	61.3	74	3.28	68	0
2005	72.7	12	81.7	13	63.8	20	5.92	9	0
2004	67.2	125	74.6	128	59.8	107	1.86	120	0
2003	70.8	40	79.2	44	62.4	42	2.47	102	0
2002	71.5	28	81.1	17	61.9	53	1.77	131	0
2001	73	8	82.1	10	63.9	18	2.13	110	0
2000	67.9	109	76.4	101	59.5	115	3.21	72	0
1999	67.9	109	76.5	95	59.3	118	4.38	32	0
1998	71.1	34	80.1	27	62.2	45	1.74	133	0
1997	66.7	137	74.7	127	58.8	131	4.67	23	0
1996	70.5	44	79.3	42	61.6	66	2.14	109	0
1995	73	8	82.6	6	63.3	30	2.07	114	0
1994	68	105	76.5	95	59.5	115	4.09	39	0
1993	71.9	20	82.1	10	61.8	57	3.86	44	0
1992	66.3	139	74.5	130	58	144	3.79	45	0
1991	71	38	80.5	20	61.5	69	2.84	90	0
1990	70.4	45	79.2	44	61.6	66	3.25	70	0
1989	68.4	96	78	65	58.9	129	1.84	122	0
1988	72.4	15	81.8	12	63	34	2.69	95	0
1987	68.9	80	77.9	67	59.9	102	3.38	67	0
1986	67.8	112	77.4	75	58.3	141	2.73	93	0
1985	69.2	75	79.1	47	59.3	118	4.63	24	0
1984	70.3	48	78.7	53	61.8	57	4.16	36	0
1983	71.2	33	80.4	22	62	52	3.51	60	0
1982	65	148	74.3	135	55.7	153	4.62	25	0
1981	69.9	59	77.8	69	62.1	50	3.13	79	0
1980	72.6	14	80.3	23	64.9	11	3.58	57	0
1979	67.5	121	75.7	108	59.2	122	6.26	5	0
1978	70.3	48	79.4	40	61.1	77	3.51	60	0
1977	68	105	76.9	90	59.2	122	10.67	1	0
1976	67.5	121	76.5	95	58.4	138	1.65	136	0
1975	69.7	62	78.5	55	60.9	81	8.49	3	0
1974	69.9	59	78.8	51	60.9	81	3.64	52	0
1973	71.7	23	79.8	32	63.7	24	2.98	86	0
1972	67.7	119	76.5	95	58.9	129	4.19	34	0
1971	67.8	112	77.2	82	58.3	141	4.43	29	0
1970	70.1	55	79.5	38	60.8	84	2.01	117	0
1969	71.1	34	80.1	27	62.2	45	2.48	100	0
1968	69.4	73	78.5	55	60.2	97	5.33	11	0
1967	68.1	102	77.2	82	59	125	4.04	40	0
1966	68.5	93	77.4	75	59.6	112	3.60	56	0
1965	67.8	112	76.9	90	58.7	133	4.12	37	0
1964	64.9	150	74	140	55.8	152	5.02	17	0
1963	64.3	153	74.1	137	54.4	154	8.04	4	0
1962	68.1	102	79.9	30	56.2	151	3.00	85	0
1961	69.5	69	78.3	61	60.8	84	4.03	41	0
1960	69	77	79.6	34	58.4	138	3.75	47	0
1959	74.8	4	84.3	3	65.3	6	4.78	21	0
1958	68.8	84	79.3	42	58.4	138	3.16	75	0
1957	67.2	125	77.3	78	57.2	149	1.11	144	0
1956	68.9	80	77.6	70	60.3	95	5.89	10	0
1955	73.8	5	83	5	64.5	14	4.81	20	0
1954	66.9	133	75.9	106	57.9	145	2.45	103	0
1953	70.4	45	80.6	18	60.3	95	3.21	72	0
1952	70.1	55	80.3	23	59.9	102	3.12	80	0
1951	68.5	93	79.6	34	57.3	148	1.36	138	0
1950	68.6	90	78.4	58	58.7	133	4.12	37	0
1949	71.6	27	82.3	8	61	79	5.27	15	0
1948	70.3	48	80.6	18	59.9	102	1.10	145	0
1947	75.3	3	85.9	1	64.6	12	1.80	129	0
1946	65.8	145	75.6	110	56.3	150	4.35	33	1
1945	70.3	48	80.3	23	60.4	91	1.21	141	0
1944	71.9	20	82.3	8	61.5	69	6.17	7	0
1943	68.8	84	78.4	58	59.1	124	2.59	98	0
1942	67.8	112	73.9	141	61.7	63	2.45	103	0
1941	67.8	112	74.5	130	61.1	77	1.06	147	0
1940	69.6	68	77.2	82	61.9	53	3.12	80	0
1939	72.1	19	78.8	51	65.3	6	3.79	45	1
1938	72.3	16	78.4	58	66.2	5	3.24	71	0
1937	73.3	7	79.9	30	66.7	3	2.08	113	0
1936	69.7	62	77	88	62.4	42	1.94	118	0
1935	70.2	53	77.2	82	63.3	30	0.76	151	0
1934	66.9	133	74.4	133	59.3	118	1.18	142	0
1933	68.9	80	75.2	118	62.5	37	2.41	105	0
1932	69.7	62	76.5	95	62.9	36	1.83	126	0
1931	70.2	53	76.8	92	63.7	24	2.58	99	0
1930	68.6	90	75.5	113	61.8	57	0.69	152	1
1929	65.8	145	72.9	147	58.7	133	1.22	140	0
1928	71	38	78.2	62	63.9	18	1.84	122	0
1927	64.4	152	70.9	154	57.9	145	1.84	122	0
1926	68.7	87	75.1	119	62.2	45	4.73	22	0
1925	69.4	73	76.4	101	62.4	42	2.48	100	0
1924	67.8	112	74.6	128	60.9	81	2.69	95	0
1923	67.2	125	75	120	59.3	118	1.01	148	0
1922	68.2	98	74.8	124	61.6	66	4.62	25	0
1921	68.3	97	74.8	124	61.8	57	1.80	129	0
1920	70.1	55	76.5	95	63.8	20	1.77	131	0
1919	66.9	133	73.2	146	60.6	87	3.04	83	0
1918	70.8	40	77.5	72	63.7	24	3.02	84	1
1917	68.2	98	75	120	61.4	72	1.86	120	0
1916	71.5	28	78.5	55	64.6	12	1.46	137	0
1915	66.2	141	71.9	151	60.4	91	6.19	6	0
1914	68.8	84	75.5	113	62.1	50	4.95	18	0
1913	68.6	90	75.6	110	61.7	63	3.26	69	0
1912	64.9	150	71.1	153	58.6	137	4.00	42	0
1911	69.9	59	77.2	82	62.5	37	4.61	27	0
1910	69.5	69	77.1	87	61.8	57	2.72	94	0
1909	69.5	69	76.6	93	62.5	37	1.69	135	0
1908	67.7	119	75.4	116	60	98	2.85	89	0
1907	66.3	139	73.6	142	59	125	1.01	148	0
1906	72.3	16	79.4	40	65.3	6	1.82	127	0
1905	68.2	98	75.4	116	61	79	3.51	60	0
1904	66.1	142	73.4	145	58.8	131	3.41	66	0
1903	66.1	142	72.4	150	59.8	107	5.29	14	0
1902	67	131	74.1	137	59.9	102	1.72	134	0
1901	71.5	28	78.6	54	64.4	16	2.07	114	0
1900	73	8	79.1	47	66.9	2	3.69	48	0
1899	71.8	22	79.8	32	63.8	20	0.52	154	0
1898	71.1	34	77	88	65.2	9	2.65	97	0
1897	67	131	74.1	137	60	98	2.12	111	0
1896	68.7	87	75.6	110	61.7	63	3.68	49	0
1895	69.1	76	76.4	101	61.8	57	2.86	88	0
1894	66.9	133	75	120	59	125	0.56	153	2
1893			77.9	67	60	98	4.91	19	4
1892	69.7	62	77.3	78	62.2	45	4.43	29	0
1891	67.9	109	76.3	104	59.4	117	3.15	77	0
1890	65.9	144	72.7	149	59	125	3.52	59	0
1889	67.4	123	74.9	123	59.9	102	1.07	146	0
1888	67.8	112	74.2	136	61.3	74	1.81	128	3
1887	68	105	76.2	105	59.8	107	3.56	58	0
1886	67.3	124	74.8	124	59.7	111	2.77	92	0
1885	65	148	71.8	152	58.3	141	10.63	2	0
1884	68.1	102	75.8	107	60.5	89	4.56	28	0
1883	65.7	147	72.8	148	58.7	133	2.30	108	0
1882	68.2	98	74.5	130	61.9	53	2.04	116	0
1881	71.7	23	80.3	23	63.1	33	0.85	150	0
1880	68	105	75.5	113	60.4	91	6.07	8	0
1879	67.1	129	73.5	143	60.7	86	3.62	53	0
1878	70.4	45	77.4	75	63.5	28	3.17	74	0
1877	70.7	42	77.3	78	64.1	17	2.95	87	0
1876	71.3	31	78.9	50	63.6	27	0.05	156	0
1875	67.1	129	73.5	143	60.6	87	3.45	64	0
1874	66.7	137	75.7	108	57.7	147	0.46	155	0
1873	67.2	125	74.4	133	60	98	3.44	65	0
1872							1.94	118	31
1871							5.04	16	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2021	75.7
2016	75.6
1947	75.3
1959	74.8
1955	73.8
2020	73.5
1937	73.3
2001	73
1995	73
1900	73

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1963	64.3
1927	64.4
1964	64.9
1912	64.9
1982	65
1885	65
1883	65.7
1946	65.8
1929	65.8
1890	65.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1977	10.67
1885	10.63
1975	8.49
1963	8.04
1979	6.26
1915	6.19
1944	6.17
1880	6.07
2005	5.92
1956	5.89

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1876	0.05
1874	0.46
1899	0.52
1894	0.56
1930	0.69
1935	0.76
1881	0.85
1923	1.01
1907	1.01
1941	1.06

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 5 August 2026, 1 August 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 29 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.15 in; 2 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 3.66 in of precipitation in Buffalo, NY, the wettest August since 2021, 51st wettest of 156.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Buffalo, NY: 88°F on Wednesday 5 August 2026 and Saturday 1 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Buffalo, NY: a low of 53°F on Saturday 29 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Buffalo, NY: 1.15 in on Sunday 2 August 2026.