Buffalo, NY: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 22.4°F in Buffalo, NY, the coldest January since 2022, 43rd coldest of 146.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 22.4°F; Coldest since 2022; 43rd coldest of 146
Precipitation: 3.24 in; Wettest since 2024; 65th wettest of 156

A normal January in Buffalo, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 25.4°F, between 19°F and 31.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.06 in of precipitation, between 2.06 in and 4.96 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Buffalo, NY since 1874: 22.4°F in 2026; the lowest is 13.8°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 19 to 31.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	22.4	104	28.2	111	16.6	95	3.24	65	0
2025	24	87	29.4	106	18.6	80	1.72	137	0
2024	29.4	30	33.9	45	24.9	16	5.67	8	0
2023	32.8	10	36.9	22	28.6	3	3.89	40	0
2022	21.9	106	29.8	102	13.9	121	3.59	51	0
2021	29.4	30	33.4	53	25.4	11	1.85	132	0
2020	33	9	39.3	12	26.8	9	2.72	89	0
2019	22.9	99	30.4	93	15.5	105	5.71	7	0
2018	24.2	85	32	66	16.3	99	3.73	46	0
2017	31	19	36.8	23	25.3	12	2.92	77	0
2016	26.9	50	33.9	45	19.9	63	1.81	133	0
2015	20.4	117	28.5	110	12.3	134	2.59	95	0
2014	20	122	27.2	118	12.7	131	3.16	68	0
2013	30	22	37.1	20	23	34	2.50	98	0
2012	30.3	21	37.3	17	23.3	28	4.43	28	0
2011	21.3	108	27.2	118	15.3	107	1.89	131	0
2010	23.2	96	28.8	108	17.6	87	3.19	66	0
2009	18.5	131	24.9	137	12.1	136	2.27	108	0
2008	29.7	26	36.2	27	23.2	30	2.41	102	0
2007	28.9	35	34.9	38	22.8	35	4.77	20	0
2006	34.8	3	41.3	4	28.4	5	3.67	49	0
2005	23.8	88	31.2	80	16.4	98	3.57	52	0
2004	17.4	139	23.7	144	11.1	139	2.95	75	0
2003	19	128	24.7	139	13.2	126	2.30	107	0
2002	31.5	14	36.7	25	26.4	10	3.54	53	0
2001	27	48	31.5	74	22.5	38	2.15	117	0
2000	23.6	91	31.4	77	15.8	103	2.65	92	0
1999	23.5	93	29.9	99	17	91	5.78	6	0
1998	31.1	18	37	21	25.1	14	5.61	10	0
1997	24.7	78	33	55	16.3	99	4.25	32	0
1996	22.5	102	30.5	91	14.5	114	3.40	56	0
1995	29.7	26	36	29	23.5	26	4.89	18	0
1994	17.2	140	24.7	139	9.7	146	2.90	78	0
1993	29.5	29	35.9	30	23.1	33	4.35	30	0
1992	27	48	33.6	50	20.5	52	2.01	124	0
1991	26	61	32.2	62	19.7	64	2.07	121	0
1990	33.4	7	39.6	10	27.2	7	2.69	91	0
1989	31.3	15	38.5	14	24.1	24	1.77	135	0
1988	26.5	54	33.8	47	19.3	69	1.58	142	0
1987	26	61	32.1	63	20	61	2.90	78	0
1986	25.5	65	31.9	68	19	76	2.31	105	0
1985	21.1	110	27.2	118	15	108	4.27	31	0
1984	20.3	120	26.7	124	14	119	1.54	143	0
1983	26.9	50	33	55	20.9	49	1.44	147	0
1982	17.1	141	24.5	141	9.8	145	6.88	1	0
1981	19.2	126	25.7	131	12.8	129	1.11	154	0
1980	25.8	64	31.5	74	20	61	1.97	128	0
1979	20.5	115	26.4	126	14.6	112	5.43	13	0
1978	20.4	117	25.9	130	14.9	110	6.29	4	0
1977	13.8	146	19.7	151	7.9	150	3.38	57	0
1976	19.7	125	27.1	122	12.3	134	3.19	66	0
1975	30	22	36.8	23	23.3	28	2.11	120	0
1974	27.1	47	33.7	48	20.4	54	2.44	101	0
1973	27.5	44	34.2	42	20.9	49	2.03	123	0
1972	25.5	65	33.5	52	17.4	89	2.17	115	0
1971	20.8	112	27.2	118	14.5	114	1.46	145	0
1970	17.6	138	25	136	10.2	144	2.06	122	0
1969	25	74	31.3	79	18.7	79	3.85	41	0
1968	19.8	124	26.7	124	13	128	2.18	113	0
1967	29.8	25	36.1	28	23.4	27	1.18	152	0
1966	20.4	117	27.5	116	13.3	125	3.74	45	0
1965	23.6	91	30.1	95	17.1	90	3.27	63	0
1964	29.3	33	35.4	34	23.2	30	2.12	118	0
1963	18.9	129	25.3	134	12.5	132	1.51	144	0
1962	22.5	102	29.7	104	15.4	106	2.78	87	0
1961	18.5	131	24.1	143	12.8	129	1.41	149	0
1960	26.4	56	32.1	63	20.8	51	3.90	38	0
1959	22.2	105	29.5	105	15	108	6.47	2	0
1958	25.1	73	31	85	19.2	71	3.81	43	0
1957	20.5	115	27.3	117	13.8	123	4.92	17	0
1956	24.6	80	30	98	19.1	73	2.12	118	0
1955	24.8	76	30.3	94	19.2	71	2.61	94	0
1954	23.4	94	31.2	80	15.7	104	2.94	76	0
1953	31.3	15	38.3	15	24.3	22	2.81	84	0
1952	28.5	37	35.8	32	21.2	46	3.75	44	0
1951	28.5	37	34.7	40	22.2	39	2.63	93	0
1950	34	5	44	1	24.9	16	5.01	16	1
1949	31.3	15	38.1	16	24.4	20	2.70	90	0
1948	18.6	130	25.4	132	11.8	137	1.99	125	0
1947	29.7	26	36.6	26	22.8	35	4.65	22	1
1946	27.4	46	35.2	36	19.7	64	1.03	155	0
1945	16.2	142	23.5	145	8.9	147	3.71	48	0
1944	29.9	24	35.5	33	24.2	23	1.29	150	0
1943	21.3	108	28	113	14.6	112	1.98	127	0
1942	24.2	85	30.1	95	18.4	81	3.25	64	0
1941	24.5	81	30.1	95	18.9	78	2.36	103	0
1940	18.1	134	23	147	13.2	126	2.47	99	0
1939	26.3	57	33.1	54	19.5	67	2.90	78	0
1938	24.5	81	31.1	82	17.8	85	1.99	125	0
1937	32.4	11	39.8	9	25	15	4.42	29	0
1936	23.1	98	28.1	112	18.2	84	2.26	110	0
1935	23.8	88	30.7	89	16.9	93	2.81	84	0
1934	27.5	44	33.7	48	21.3	45	1.64	140	0
1933	34.6	4	40.7	5	28.5	4	1.61	141	0
1932	37.1	1	42.5	3	31.8	1	5.33	14	0
1931	25.5	65	31	85	20.1	59	2.99	73	0
1930	24.7	78	31.7	72	17.6	87	6.23	5	0
1929	23.7	90	30.9	87	16.5	96	3.73	46	0
1928	26.2	58	32.1	63	20.4	54	3.14	69	0
1927	23.4	94	29.8	102	17	91	1.75	136	0
1926	25.3	71	30.9	87	19.6	66	2.53	97	0
1925	21.7	107	28.7	109	14.7	111	2.27	108	0
1924	24.5	81	32	66	16.9	93	2.18	113	0
1923	25.4	69	31.7	72	19.1	73	3.29	60	0
1922	23.2	96	29.9	99	16.5	96	1.44	147	0
1921	29.1	34	35	37	23.2	30	0.89	156	0
1920	15.5	144	22.8	148	8.3	149	2.58	96	0
1919	31	19	37.3	17	24.6	18	1.28	151	0
1918	14.1	145	20.7	150	7.5	151	5.64	9	0
1917	24.4	84	31.1	82	17.7	86	2.79	86	0
1916	32	13	40	8	23.9	25	2.96	74	0
1915	25.3	71	31.1	82	19.5	67	5.02	15	0
1914	27.9	42	34.8	39	21	47	3.96	37	0
1913	33.8	6	40.3	6	27.4	6	5.56	12	0
1912	15.6	143	22.5	149	8.8	148	3.00	72	0
1911	28.2	40	34.6	41	21.7	43	2.88	82	0
1910	26.1	59	31.9	68	20.4	54	6.41	3	0
1909	28.7	36	35.3	35	22.1	40	3.12	70	0
1908	26.5	54	32.6	59	20.4	54	2.90	78	0
1907	25.5	65	31.9	68	19.1	73	4.23	33	0
1906	33.4	7	39.5	11	27.2	7	2.17	115	0
1905	20	122	26	127	14	119	4.48	25	0
1904	19.2	126	26	127	12.4	133	4.78	19	0
1903	26.1	59	31.9	68	20.4	54	4.23	33	0
1902	24.8	76	30.6	90	19	76	4.01	36	0
1901	26.6	53	32.6	59	20.5	52	3.31	59	0
1900	27.6	43	33.6	50	21.7	43	3.82	42	0
1899	25.4	69	32.3	61	18.4	81	2.88	82	0
1898	28.3	39	34	44	22.6	37	4.51	24	0
1897	24.9	75	31.4	77	18.4	81	3.60	50	0
1896			29.9	99	20.1	59	3.28	62	4
1895							4.48	25	9
1894			37.3	17	24.6	18	2.77	88	6
1893			23.2	146	11	141	2.33	104	4
1892			30.5	91	16	102	4.47	27	6
1891	28.1	41	34.2	42	22.1	40	2.25	111	2
1890			40.1	7	24.4	20	3.90	38	5
1889							4.72	21	7
1888	18.3	133	25.4	132	11.1	139	2.45	100	0
1887	22.7	100	31.5	74	13.8	123	1.92	130	0
1886	22.6	101	29	107	16.3	99	4.22	35	0
1885	20.8	112	27.7	115	13.9	121	3.10	71	1
1884	17.9	135	25.2	135	10.5	143	3.36	58	0
1883	21.1	110	27.9	114	14.2	116	1.69	138	0
1882	26	61	32.8	57	19.3	69	3.29	60	0
1881	17.7	137	24.8	138	10.7	142	2.31	105	0
1880	36.7	2	43	2	30.3	2	1.78	134	0
1879	20.6	114	27	123	14.2	116	3.42	55	0
1878	26.9	50	32.8	57	21	47	4.64	23	0
1877	20.1	121	26	127	14.2	116	2.19	112	0
1876	32.2	12	39.1	13	25.2	13	3.49	54	0
1875	17.9	135	24.2	142	11.5	138	1.46	145	0
1874	29.4	30	35.9	30	22.1	40	5.61	10	2
1873							1.68	139	31
1872							1.94	129	31
1871							1.14	153	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	37.1
1880	36.7
2006	34.8
1933	34.6
1950	34
1913	33.8
1990	33.4
1906	33.4
2020	33
2023	32.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	13.8
1918	14.1
1920	15.5
1912	15.6
1945	16.2
1982	17.1
1994	17.2
2004	17.4
1970	17.6
1881	17.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1982	6.88
1959	6.47
1910	6.41
1978	6.29
1930	6.23
1999	5.78
2019	5.71
2024	5.67
1918	5.64
1998	5.61
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1921	0.89
1946	1.03
1981	1.11
1871	1.14
1967	1.18
1919	1.28
1944	1.29
1961	1.41
1983	1.44
1922	1.44

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 61°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -4°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.67 in; 25 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 3.24 in of precipitation in Buffalo, NY, the wettest January since 2024, 65th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Buffalo, NY: 61°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Buffalo, NY: a low of -4°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Buffalo, NY: 0.67 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.