Buffalo, NY: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 38.2°F in Buffalo, NY, the warmest March since 2025, tied 20th warmest of 149 (with 1979).

March 2026

Mean temperature: 38.2°F; Warmest since 2025; 20th warmest of 149
Precipitation: 6.33 in; Wettest since 1936; 2nd wettest of 156

A normal March in Buffalo, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 33.2°F, between 29.4°F and 39.9°F in eight years of ten and 2.83 in of precipitation, between 1.43 in and 4.37 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Buffalo, NY since 1874: 38.2°F in 2026; the highest is 47.4°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 29.4 to 39.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	38.2	20	47.1	20	29.3	27	6.33	2	0
2025	40.3	10	50.8	5	29.8	20	1.85	121	0
2024	40.8	9	48.6	11	32.9	8	2.11	109	0
2023	35.2	47	41.4	65	29.1	29	4.05	21	0
2022	38.3	19	47.2	19	29.4	26	2.21	99	0
2021	40.3	10	50.6	6	30	19	1.92	118	0
2020	41.3	7	49.3	8	33.3	6	3.20	50	0
2019	31.5	89	39.5	82	23.4	107	2.73	69	0
2018	31.4	92	37	109	25.8	71	2.93	61	0
2017	33	72	40	77	25.9	69	4.36	15	0
2016	39.9	13	48.8	10	31	17	2.85	64	0
2015	29.2	122	36.7	115	21.6	129	1.44	143	0
2014	26.7	141	35.5	128	18	148	2.55	81	0
2013	32.9	75	39	87	26.8	54	1.06	155	0
2012	47.4	1	56.9	1	37.9	1	1.86	120	0
2011	31.9	85	39.1	85	24.6	91	4.63	10	0
2010	38.1	22	45	31	31.2	16	1.70	133	0
2009	35.4	44	45	31	25.8	71	3.25	47	0
2008	31.5	89	38.3	97	24.8	86	4.22	18	0
2007	35	52	43.4	42	26.6	57	2.61	77	0
2006	35.2	47	42.6	53	27.8	43	2.14	102	0
2005	29.4	121	36.6	116	22.2	126	1.38	145	0
2004	37	29	44.5	35	29.6	23	3.10	54	0
2003	33.5	67	42.9	47	24.1	96	2.81	67	0
2002	34.2	60	42.2	55	26.2	65	3.28	45	0
2001	31.1	95	36.9	111	25.2	83	3.31	43	0
2000	40	12	48.4	12	31.5	13	2.12	107	0
1999	31	97	38.7	92	23.3	111	2.43	91	0
1998	36.5	33	43.3	44	29.6	23	3.86	26	0
1997	33	72	40.8	71	25.3	81	4.47	13	0
1996	29	124	37.5	105	20.5	136	2.37	94	0
1995	37.8	24	47.6	16	28	40	1.33	149	0
1994	33.4	69	40.7	72	26.1	67	2.61	77	0
1993	30.7	104	38.5	93	22.9	118	3.02	58	0
1992	31.5	89	39.3	84	23.8	102	2.93	61	0
1991	37.8	24	45.8	27	29.7	22	5.97	3	0
1990	36.9	30	45	31	28.8	34	1.50	141	0
1989	33	72	41.7	60	24.2	94	3.15	53	0
1988	35.2	47	44.3	36	26.1	67	2.99	59	0
1987	37.7	27	47.6	16	27.8	43	3.66	32	0
1986	36.1	36	45.2	29	27.1	51	1.95	117	0
1985	35.6	41	44.1	37	27.1	51	4.42	14	0
1984	27.1	136	34.7	134	19.5	143	1.77	126	0
1983	36.7	31	45.2	29	28.2	38	3.20	50	0
1982	32.4	81	40.9	69	24	98	2.64	73	0
1981	33.9	63	41.3	66	26.4	61	1.70	133	0
1980	31.8	86	38.8	89	24.8	86	4.05	21	0
1979	38.2	20	47.6	16	28.8	34	2.48	86	0
1978	28.2	130	35.6	126	20.8	135	1.72	131	0
1977	39.8	14	48.3	13	31.3	15	2.42	92	0
1976	37.2	28	46.6	23	27.8	43	5.59	4	0
1975	30.8	103	37.6	104	23.9	101	2.92	63	0
1974	32.9	75	40.3	75	25.6	77	3.19	52	0
1973	42.3	4	50.4	7	34.3	4	3.27	46	0
1972	30.1	112	38.3	97	21.9	128	3.99	23	0
1971	29.8	117	36.3	119	23.2	113	2.07	111	0
1970	30	114	36.1	121	24	98	1.72	131	0
1969	30.9	99	38.4	96	23.4	107	1.62	136	0
1968	35.6	41	43.3	44	28	40	2.67	72	0
1967	30.9	99	38.8	89	23	115	1.20	152	0
1966	34.7	55	42.9	47	26.5	59	2.78	68	0
1965	29.9	116	35.5	128	24.4	93	1.97	115	0
1964	34	62	41.5	63	26.4	61	3.72	31	0
1963	35.4	44	43.5	40	27.3	49	2.19	100	0
1962	32.4	81	40.4	73	24.5	92	1.23	151	0
1961	34.2	60	41.7	60	26.6	57	2.59	79	0
1960	24.1	147	32	149	16.2	150	2.35	95	0
1959	30.9	99	39.6	81	22.3	122	3.87	25	0
1958	34.5	58	39.8	80	29.2	28	1.36	147	0
1957	35.9	38	42.9	47	28.9	31	2.23	98	0
1956	30.5	107	37.9	102	23.2	113	5.25	6	0
1955	33.8	65	41.9	58	25.6	77	4.60	11	0
1954	32.9	75	41	68	24.7	90	5.24	7	0
1953	36.6	32	44.1	37	29	30	3.76	29	0
1952	33.5	67	40.2	76	26.7	56	2.51	83	0
1951	35.3	46	42.1	56	28.5	36	4.57	12	0
1950	28.2	130	36.5	118	20	140	3.23	49	0
1949	33.7	66	41.7	60	25.6	77	2.52	82	0
1948	34.7	55	44.7	34	24.8	86	3.24	48	0
1947	29.8	117	36.3	119	23.3	111	2.02	113	0
1946	44	3	54.5	2	34.1	5	1.61	137	1
1945	44.3	2	53.4	3	35.3	2	4.30	16	0
1944	30.6	105	38.5	93	22.6	120	2.63	74	1
1943	30.3	108	38.3	97	22.3	122	2.44	90	0
1942	36.1	36	42.1	56	30.1	18	3.79	28	0
1941	26	143	32.4	147	19.6	142	2.01	114	0
1940	27	138	33	142	20.9	134	2.35	95	0
1939	30.3	108	36.9	111	23.6	104	2.94	60	0
1938	37.8	24	46.7	21	28.9	31	1.84	123	0
1937	27.8	133	32.7	144	23	115	1.81	124	0
1936	35	52	41.5	63	28.5	36	7.03	1	0
1935	36.2	35	43.6	39	28.9	31	1.85	121	0
1934	28.6	126	35.6	126	21.6	129	2.32	97	0
1933	30.9	99	35.9	122	25.8	71	2.85	64	0
1932	28.5	128	34.1	138	22.9	118	3.35	40	0
1931	32.5	80	37.2	107	27.8	43	3.30	44	0
1930	30	114	35.9	122	24.1	96	3.34	41	0
1929	38.1	22	46.7	21	29.5	25	2.38	93	0
1928	30.3	108	37	109	23.6	104	1.76	127	0
1927	36.3	34	42.7	52	29.8	20	1.76	127	0
1926	26.9	140	33.3	141	20.4	139	2.14	102	0
1925	35.8	39	43.3	44	28.2	38	2.18	101	0
1924	31.1	95	36.6	116	25.7	75	1.41	144	0
1923	29.2	122	37.9	102	20.5	136	1.70	133	0
1922	35.2	47	42.6	53	27.8	43	3.61	33	0
1921	41.5	5	51.3	4	31.8	11	3.40	39	0
1920	35.7	40	45.4	28	26.3	64	1.57	139	1
1919	35.5	43	43.5	40	27.5	48	2.47	87	0
1918	34.7	55	42.9	47	26.5	59	2.45	89	0
1917	33.1	71	40.4	73	25.9	69	2.69	71	0
1916	26.1	142	34	139	19.1	144	3.52	37	1
1915	27.7	134	33.5	140	22	127	1.38	145	0
1914	30.1	112	36.8	113	23.4	107	4.18	19	0
1913	34.8	54	43.4	42	26.2	65	3.60	35	0
1912	27.4	135	34.3	136	20.5	136	2.51	83	0
1911	31	97	39	87	23	115	2.51	83	0
1910	39.6	15	47.8	14	31.5	13	0.68	156	0
1909	30.3	108	35.8	124	24.8	86	3.03	55	0
1908	33.2	70	40	77	26.4	61	2.59	79	0
1907	35.1	51	42.9	47	27.3	49	2.70	70	0
1906	27.1	136	32.7	144	21.4	131	3.89	24	0
1905	32.7	78	41.2	67	24.2	94	1.49	142	0
1904	32.4	81	39.1	85	25.7	75	3.51	38	0
1903	41.5	5	47.7	15	35.2	3	3.32	42	0
1902	39.1	17	46	25	32.3	9	1.81	124	0
1901	32.6	79	39.9	79	25.4	80	3.03	55	0
1900	25.4	145	31.7	150	19	145	3.80	27	0
1899	31.8	86	38.5	93	25	84	3.03	55	0
1898	41.1	8	49.1	9	33.1	7	1.97	115	0
1897	34.4	59	41.9	58	27	53	3.54	36	0
1896	25.3	146	32.6	146	18	148	3.61	33	0
1895			35.4	131	18.9	146	1.58	138	6
1894	38.4	18	45.9	26	31.6	12	1.73	130	2
1893							2.62	76	8
1892	28.6	126	34.7	134	22.3	122	1.74	129	1
1891	31.2	93	38.8	89	23.6	104	2.14	102	2
1890					23.4	107	2.46	88	7
1889			39.4	83	27.9	42	1.34	148	4
1888	25.8	144	33	142	18.5	147	2.07	111	0
1887	28.3	129	35.5	128	21.1	132	2.12	107	0
1886	32.1	84	38.3	97	25.8	71	4.23	17	0
1885	20.4	149	28.1	151	12.7	152	1.53	140	0
1884	29.7	119	36.8	113	22.5	121	2.84	66	0
1883	24.1	147	32.4	147	15.9	151	1.08	153	0
1882	33.9	63	40.9	69	26.8	54	2.63	74	0
1881	29.5	120	35.3	132	23.8	102	3.74	30	0
1880	31.2	93	37.3	106	25	84	2.11	109	0
1879	31.7	88	38.1	101	25.3	81	2.13	106	0
1878	39.3	16	46.5	24	32.1	10	5.11	8	0
1877	28	132	34.9	133	21.1	132	4.91	9	0
1876	29	124	35.8	124	22.3	122	4.09	20	0
1875	27	138	34.3	136	19.7	141	1.87	119	0
1874	30.6	105	37.2	107	24	98	1.08	153	0
1873							5.54	5	31
1872							1.30	150	31
1871							2.14	102	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	47.4
1945	44.3
1946	44
1973	42.3
1921	41.5
1903	41.5
2020	41.3
1898	41.1
2024	40.8
2025	40.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1885	20.4
1960	24.1
1883	24.1
1896	25.3
1900	25.4
1888	25.8
1941	26
1916	26.1
2014	26.7
1926	26.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	7.03
2026	6.33
1991	5.97
1976	5.59
1873	5.54
1956	5.25
1954	5.24
1878	5.11
1877	4.91
2011	4.63

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.68
2013	1.06
1883	1.08
1874	1.08
1967	1.20
1962	1.23
1872	1.30
1995	1.33
1889	1.34
1958	1.36

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 72°F; 7 March 2026
Coldest night: 11°F; 2 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.34 in; 31 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 6.33 in of precipitation in Buffalo, NY, the wettest March since 1936, 2nd wettest of 156.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Buffalo, NY: 72°F on Saturday 7 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Buffalo, NY: a low of 11°F on Monday 2 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Buffalo, NY: 1.34 in on Tuesday 31 March 2026.