Buffalo, NY: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 27.4°F in Buffalo, NY, the coldest December since 2017, 44th coldest of 147.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 27.4°F; Coldest since 2017; 44th coldest of 147
Precipitation: 3.86 in; Wettest since 2023; 42nd wettest of 155

A normal December in Buffalo, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 31.8°F, between 26.1°F and 35.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.63 in of precipitation, between 2.34 in and 5.15 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Buffalo, NY since 1873: 27.4°F in 2025; the lowest is 17.4°F, in 1989.

Normal range, 26.1 to 35.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Buffalo, NY from 1871 to 2025, 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
2025	27.4	104	34.7	92	20	124	3.86	42	0
2024	33	41	38.8	38	27.1	43	3.85	44	0
2023	39.4	2	43.8	5	34.9	2	3.87	41	0
2022	32	52	37.2	60	26.9	48	6.57	6	0
2021	38.2	3	44.3	3	32	4	2.46	119	0
2020	33.5	28	38.8	38	28.3	21	4.96	19	0
2019	33.3	34	39.8	27	26.8	50	5.37	11	0
2018	33.2	39	38.6	43	27.8	31	3.36	74	0
2017	25.4	121	30.4	133	20.4	120	2.93	95	0
2016	31.2	62	36.2	76	26.1	54	4.06	35	0
2015	42.1	1	48.6	1	35.6	1	2.90	97	0
2014	33.5	28	38.8	38	28.3	21	2.15	134	0
2013	28	98	34.3	95	21.6	111	4.93	20	0
2012	36.3	9	41.8	13	30.8	8	3.64	57	0
2011	35.5	13	41.7	15	29.2	15	3.62	59	0
2010	26.2	117	30.6	129	21.7	109	2.72	107	0
2009	28.6	92	33.9	98	23.3	86	5.13	14	0
2008	29.4	82	36.7	68	22.1	103	6.79	5	0
2007	29.3	83	35	87	23.7	77	4.28	30	0
2006	37.2	6	43	7	31.4	5	3.16	84	0
2005	27.1	109	32	120	22.2	101	2.36	123	0
2004	29.7	76	37	65	22.4	98	4.99	17	0
2003	33.1	40	39	36	27.3	38	3.64	57	0
2002	28.4	94	34.2	97	22.5	96	4.36	28	0
2001	35.9	10	41.6	16	30.1	11	6.48	7	0
2000	22.1	141	28.3	145	15.9	144	3.76	50	0
1999	32	52	38.4	48	25.6	61	2.20	131	0
1998	35.2	15	42.1	11	28.4	20	1.54	147	0
1997	31.7	56	36.5	71	27	45	2.88	99	0
1996	33.4	32	39.6	29	27.3	38	3.42	69	0
1995	24.5	132	29.4	140	19.6	128	2.88	99	0
1994	34	24	40.4	24	27.6	35	2.67	109	0
1993	29.5	79	36.2	76	22.9	93	3.60	61	0
1992	31.8	55	38.4	48	25.3	63	3.80	48	0
1991	31.3	59	38.6	43	23.9	76	3.81	47	0
1990	34.4	19	42.3	9	26.5	51	8.71	1	0
1989	17.4	147	23.9	150	10.9	150	2.34	124	0
1988	30	74	36.9	67	23.1	91	2.15	134	0
1987	34.3	20	39.6	29	29	16	2.78	104	0
1986	32.4	46	37	65	27.8	31	4.02	36	0
1985	25.5	120	30.5	131	20.6	118	4.85	22	0
1984	35.6	12	43.2	6	27.9	30	3.67	55	0
1983	22.6	139	28.5	144	16.8	141	7.30	4	0
1982	37.5	5	45.3	2	29.6	12	3.32	78	0
1981	29	87	33.8	102	24.2	73	2.87	101	0
1980	25.3	124	33.2	109	17.4	137	2.65	110	0
1979	33.3	34	39.5	32	27.2	41	3.43	68	0
1978	30.4	69	37.1	62	23.6	79	3.50	65	0
1977	27.8	100	33.4	107	22.3	99	8.02	3	0
1976	21.9	142	29.8	137	14.1	149	3.83	45	0
1975	28.2	97	34.3	95	22.2	101	4.58	25	0
1974	31.7	56	36.3	75	27.1	43	3.13	85	0
1973	29	87	34.8	91	23.2	88	4.89	21	0
1972	30.8	66	37.1	62	24.4	69	3.86	42	0
1971	33.5	28	40.9	19	26	55	3.61	60	0
1970	27.3	105	33.5	105	21.2	115	3.25	81	0
1969	24.7	130	30.6	129	18.9	132	3.09	86	0
1968	26.7	114	33	111	20.5	119	3.42	69	0
1967	33	41	39	36	27	45	2.16	132	0
1966	28.5	93	33.9	98	23.2	88	2.25	128	0
1965	34.3	20	39.8	27	28.7	18	2.60	113	0
1964	29.5	79	36.1	79	22.8	94	2.58	114	0
1963	23.4	135	28.2	146	18.6	134	1.83	144	0
1962	25	129	32.2	118	17.9	136	2.77	105	0
1961	29.7	76	36	81	23.4	84	2.62	112	0
1960	21.5	144	28.6	143	14.5	147	2.57	115	0
1959	32.3	48	37.4	57	27.2	41	3.98	38	0
1958	22.2	140	29.1	141	15.4	145	1.66	146	0
1957	34.8	17	41.3	18	28.3	21	3.74	52	0
1956	34.2	23	40.4	24	28	27	4.82	23	0
1955	25.1	128	31.3	125	18.9	132	2.82	102	0
1954	28.7	91	33.9	98	23.5	81	5.83	9	0
1953	34.5	18	40.9	19	28.2	25	3.08	87	0
1952	33.3	34	38.5	46	28	27	2.57	115	0
1951	30.6	68	37.4	57	23.7	77	3.35	76	0
1950	27.1	109	32.7	113	21.5	113	1.84	143	0
1949	33.3	34	40.8	22	25.8	59	3.68	54	0
1948	32.4	46	38.5	46	26.3	52	2.05	137	0
1947	28.3	96	34.9	90	21.6	111	1.96	139	1
1946	31.5	58	39.5	32	23.5	81	2.79	103	0
1945	23.3	137	30.1	135	16.8	141	4.97	18	2
1944	25.4	121	31.6	122	19.2	129	3.83	45	0
1943	26.6	115	33.2	109	20.1	122	0.69	155	0
1942	25.3	124	30.5	131	20.1	122	5.01	16	0
1941	33.8	25	39.5	32	28.1	26	1.36	150	0
1940	32.8	43	38.6	43	27	45	3.37	72	0
1939	32.3	48	37.7	53	26.9	48	3.00	91	0
1938	31.3	59	36.6	69	26	55	2.27	126	0
1937	27.9	99	32.5	116	23.3	86	3.78	49	0
1936	33.8	25	39.6	29	28	27	1.74	145	0
1935	24.3	133	28.9	142	19.7	126	3.21	83	0
1934	27.3	105	33.5	105	21.2	115	2.89	98	0
1933	27.1	109	33.9	98	20.3	121	3.76	50	0
1932	32.2	51	38.8	38	25.6	61	2.70	108	0
1931	35.5	13	41.8	13	29.3	14	2.08	136	0
1930	29.3	83	33.7	103	24.9	66	1.93	141	0
1929	27.3	105	32.6	114	22.1	103	5.22	13	0
1928	33.5	28	38	51	29	16	1.87	142	0
1927	30.4	69	36.4	72	24.3	71	4.01	37	0
1926	25.2	126	31.3	125	19.1	130	4.62	24	0
1925	27.3	105	32.2	118	22.3	99	2.31	125	0
1924	25.2	126	31.4	123	19.1	130	3.49	66	0
1923	37.7	4	42.3	9	33	3	3.00	91	0
1922	28.9	90	35	87	22.8	94	3.23	82	0
1921	29.9	75	36.4	72	23.4	84	0.86	153	0
1920	32.7	44	37.8	52	27.6	35	3.36	74	0
1919	23.3	137	30.1	135	16.5	143	1.96	139	0
1918	35.1	16	40.7	23	29.4	13	2.41	122	0
1917	20.8	145	26.8	147	14.7	146	3.93	39	0
1916	28.4	94	34.7	92	22.1	103	3.37	72	0
1915	27.8	100	32.6	114	23	92	4.09	34	0
1914	26	118	31.2	127	20.8	117	3.49	66	0
1913	33.6	27	38.8	38	28.5	19	1.37	149	0
1912	34.3	20	40.4	24	28.3	21	2.21	130	0
1911	35.7	11	40.9	19	30.5	9	2.42	121	0
1910	23.4	135	29.6	139	17.1	139	2.98	94	0
1909	26.6	115	31.4	123	21.9	107	4.20	33	0
1908	29.6	78	35.1	86	24	75	2.92	96	0
1907	32.3	48	37.1	62	27.5	37	4.28	30	0
1906	26.8	113	33.7	103	19.9	125	3.90	40	0
1905	32.7	44	37.7	53	27.7	34	3.07	88	0
1904	24.2	134	29.8	137	18.6	134	2.65	110	0
1903	25.4	121	31.1	128	19.7	126	3.70	53	0
1902	27.5	103	33.3	108	21.8	108	3.57	63	0
1901	29.1	86	35	87	23.2	88	5.52	10	0
1900	31.3	59	36.6	69	26	55	1.26	151	0
1899	31.1	63	36.2	76	26	55	5.06	15	0
1898	29.5	79	34.6	94	24.3	71	3.52	64	0
1897	30.3	71	36	81	24.6	68	3.59	62	0
1896	30.1	73	35.5	85	24.8	67	0.84	154	0
1895	33.3	34	39.4	35	27.3	38	5.26	12	2
1894			38.4	48	27.8	31	2.49	118	6
1893							4.36	28	9
1892	27	112	32.3	117	21.7	109	2.24	129	0
1891			44.2	4	30.4	10	4.24	32	6
1890							2.16	132	9
1889							3.66	56	8
1888			36.4	72	25.1	65	2.46	119	6
1887	30.9	65	36.1	79	25.7	60	2.27	126	0
1886	24.6	131	31.9	121	17.3	138	3.26	80	0
1885	31	64	37.7	53	24.4	69	4.51	27	0
1884	29.3	83	35.7	84	23.6	79	3.07	88	1
1883	33.4	32	41.5	17	25.2	64	2.74	106	0
1882	27.7	102	32.9	112	22.5	96	3.39	71	0
1881	36.9	7	42.7	8	31.1	7	5.86	8	0
1880	21.9	142	26.6	148	17.1	139	3.03	90	0
1879	30.3	71	37.2	60	23.5	81	3.31	79	0
1878	25.8	119	30.2	134	21.4	114	8.55	2	0
1877	36.7	8	42	12	31.4	5	1.50	148	0
1876	19.8	146	25.1	149	14.3	148	3.35	76	2
1875	30.8	66	37.4	57	24.2	73	2.99	93	0
1874	29	87	35.9	83	22.1	103	1.12	152	0
1873	31.9	54	37.7	53	26.2	53	4.56	26	0
1872							2.03	138	31
1871							2.55	117	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	42.1
2023	39.4
2021	38.2
1923	37.7
1982	37.5
2006	37.2
1881	36.9
1877	36.7
2012	36.3
2001	35.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1989	17.4
1876	19.8
1917	20.8
1960	21.5
1976	21.9
1880	21.9
2000	22.1
1958	22.2
1983	22.6
1945	23.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1990	8.71
1878	8.55
1977	8.02
1983	7.30
2008	6.79
2022	6.57
2001	6.48
1881	5.86
1954	5.83
1901	5.52

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1943	0.69
1896	0.84
1921	0.86
1874	1.12
1900	1.26
1941	1.36
1913	1.37
1877	1.50
1998	1.54
1958	1.66

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 56°F; 29 December 2025
Coldest night: 6°F; 9 December 2025
Wettest day: 1.05 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 3.86 in of precipitation in Buffalo, NY, the wettest December since 2023, tied 42nd wettest of 155 (with 1972).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Buffalo, NY: 56°F on Monday 29 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Buffalo, NY: a low of 6°F on Tuesday 9 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Buffalo, NY: 1.05 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.