Buffalo, NY: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 24.6°F in Buffalo, NY, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 35th coldest of 146 (with 1968 and 1962).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 24.6°F; Coldest since 2015; 35th coldest of 146
Precipitation: 8.53 in; Driest since 2025; 68th driest of 155

A normal winter in Buffalo, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 28.3°F, between 23.2°F and 32.3°F in eight years of ten and 9.71 in of precipitation, between 7.74 in and 11.77 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Buffalo, NY since 1874: 24.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 19.2°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 23.2 to 32.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Buffalo, NY from 1872 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	24.6	110	31.2	108	17.9	113	8.53	88	0
2025	27.6	53	33.3	68	21.9	41	7.89	107	0
2024	34.5	2	40	4	29.1	1	10.57	48	0
2023	32.3	6	37.9	17	26.7	4	13.26	8	0
2022	29.6	30	37	22	22.1	39	10.62	45	0
2021	29.4	31	34.5	48	24.2	23	8.87	78	0
2020	32	10	37.8	18	26.1	8	10.59	46	0
2019	27.9	48	34.8	43	21	61	12.35	18	0
2018	27	65	33.8	59	20.2	77	10.27	49	0
2017	32.3	6	38.4	10	26.1	8	9.24	69	0
2016	33	3	40.1	3	25.8	10	8.18	101	0
2015	22	135	28.9	134	15	141	7.14	128	0
2014	22.7	128	29.4	129	15.9	131	11.71	22	0
2013	31	18	37	22	24.9	17	9.19	72	0
2012	32.5	5	38.7	9	26.4	7	9.77	56	0
2011	24	117	29.9	127	18	110	7.74	117	0
2010	25.5	93	30.7	117	20.3	73	9.92	54	0
2009	24.9	108	32	95	17.9	113	11.71	22	0
2008	28.1	46	34.5	48	21.7	48	11.52	26	0
2007	28.5	40	34.3	51	22.7	35	9.64	61	0
2006	30	28	35.9	34	24.1	25	8.48	89	0
2005	26.3	82	33.6	62	19	101	10.98	34	0
2004	25.3	100	31.8	97	18.9	103	7.74	117	0
2003	22.8	126	28.8	135	16.7	126	9.35	67	0
2002	32.9	4	38.9	8	26.9	3	13.17	9	0
2001	25.7	91	31.4	106	19.9	84	8.24	99	0
2000	28.5	40	35.6	38	21.3	56	6.60	140	0
1999	29.8	29	36.7	28	23	31	8.42	94	0
1998	32.2	9	38	14	26.5	5	10.77	40	0
1997	29.4	31	36.9	25	21.8	44	10.64	44	0
1996	23.7	121	30.4	124	17	122	8.37	95	0
1995	28.8	36	35.8	35	21.7	48	10.18	50	0
1994	23.2	124	30.6	121	15.8	133	7.90	106	0
1993	27.6	53	34.8	43	20.3	73	10.07	52	0
1992	28.7	37	35.7	36	21.6	52	8.27	97	0
1991	30.3	24	37.1	21	23.5	27	12.84	11	0
1990	26.6	75	33.5	65	19.7	89	10.93	37	0
1989	28.2	45	34.9	42	21.4	55	6.46	142	0
1988	28.5	40	35.3	39	21.6	52	8.43	92	0
1987	27.9	48	34	56	21.8	44	7.77	114	0
1986	25.2	101	30.9	116	19.5	93	9.76	57	0
1985	27.2	59	34.1	55	20.3	73	11.28	29	0
1984	25.4	97	31.9	96	18.9	103	12.43	15	0
1983	31.4	17	38.4	10	24.3	22	6.06	145	0
1982	23.1	125	29.2	131	17	122	11.03	33	0
1981	25.6	92	33	74	18.2	109	7.26	127	0
1980	26.9	68	32.8	81	21	61	6.48	141	0
1979	22.1	133	28.5	138	15.8	133	10.96	36	0
1978	21.4	138	27.3	143	15.6	135	15.67	2	0
1977	20	144	26.6	149	13.4	147	8.80	81	0
1976	26.4	80	33.8	59	19.1	98	11.20	31	0
1975	30.3	24	36	32	24.6	20	8.17	102	0
1974	26.3	82	32.7	87	19.8	88	9.52	64	0
1973	27.2	59	34.2	53	20.2	77	7.87	108	0
1972	27.1	62	34.8	43	19.3	95	9.22	71	0
1971	25	105	31.2	108	18.8	106	7.74	117	0
1970	22.3	131	29.3	130	15.2	138	6.89	131	0
1969	25.5	93	31.8	97	19.1	98	8.24	99	0
1968	24.6	110	31.1	113	18	110	5.15	149	0
1967	26.5	77	32.9	78	20	81	4.82	153	0
1966	26.6	75	32.9	78	20.3	73	8.45	91	0
1965	26.3	82	33.1	71	19.4	94	8.84	80	0
1964	25.4	97	31.5	102	19.3	95	5.04	151	0
1963	21	139	28.3	140	13.7	146	5.31	147	0
1962	24.6	110	31.7	101	17.6	116	8.05	104	0
1961	22	135	28.7	136	15.3	137	6.61	139	0
1960	28.7	37	34.2	53	23.1	30	13.68	5	0
1959	22.8	126	30.5	122	15.2	138	11.58	25	0
1958	27	65	33	74	20.9	64	12.33	19	0
1957	28.4	43	35	41	21.8	44	11.39	27	0
1956	25.9	88	31.8	97	20.1	79	8.27	97	0
1955	27.1	62	32.9	78	21.2	58	10.86	38	0
1954	30.2	26	37.3	20	23.2	29	9.74	58	0
1953	31.8	11	38	14	25.6	11	6.84	134	0
1952	29.4	31	36.3	31	22.5	37	9.12	75	0
1951	27.7	52	34	56	21.3	56	7.43	123	0
1950	30.9	19	39.2	6	22.9	32	12.95	10	1
1949	31.8	11	39.1	7	24.4	21	7.39	124	0
1948	24	117	31.5	102	16.4	129	6.89	131	1
1947	27.8	51	34.7	46	20.8	67	9.04	77	1
1946	25.2	101	33	74	17.5	118	8.47	90	2
1945	22.6	129	29.1	133	15.9	131	10.58	47	1
1944	27.2	59	33.8	59	20.6	70	4.90	152	0
1943	24.1	115	30.7	117	17.5	118	9.29	68	0
1942	26.5	77	32.3	93	20.7	68	8.87	78	0
1941	27.1	62	32.6	88	21.5	54	7.78	113	0
1940	25.1	104	30.3	125	19.9	84	9.18	73	0
1939	28.3	44	34.7	46	21.9	41	8.67	84	0
1938	26.9	68	33.1	71	20.7	68	10.00	53	0
1937	31.7	14	38.3	12	25.1	15	8.28	96	0
1936	22.1	133	27.6	142	16.5	127	7.84	109	0
1935	25	105	31.5	102	18.6	108	8.70	83	0
1934	22.4	130	29.6	128	15.2	138	7.01	129	0
1933	31.5	16	38.3	12	24.8	19	6.79	135	0
1932	34.7	1	40.9	2	28.6	2	9.62	62	0
1931	27.3	58	32.8	81	21.8	44	6.42	143	0
1930	27	65	33.5	65	20.4	71	13.65	6	0
1929	26.7	73	32.4	92	20.9	64	7.36	125	0
1928	27.4	57	33.6	62	21.1	60	9.15	74	0
1927	25.9	88	31.8	97	19.9	84	9.24	69	0
1926	24.9	108	30.5	122	19.3	95	7.00	130	0
1925	25.8	90	32.5	90	19.1	98	8.66	85	0
1924	28	47	34	56	21.9	41	7.83	111	0
1923	25.2	101	31.5	102	18.8	106	7.76	116	0
1922	26.7	73	33.4	67	20	81	4.31	154	0
1921	30.4	22	36	32	24.9	17	6.75	136	0
1920	19.6	145	26.7	148	12.4	149	6.89	131	0
1919	31.7	14	37.8	18	25.6	11	5.30	148	0
1918	19.2	146	26.4	150	11.9	150	12.03	20	0
1917	23.8	120	30.7	117	16.9	124	8.13	103	0
1916	26.4	80	32.8	81	19.9	84	10.69	42	0
1915	26.9	68	32.8	81	21	61	10.81	39	0
1914	26.5	77	32.8	81	20.1	79	7.28	126	0
1913	30.4	22	36.8	26	24	26	9.71	60	0
1912	23.7	121	30	126	17.5	118	7.55	122	0
1911	26	87	32.3	93	19.6	90	9.81	55	0
1910	25	105	31.1	113	18.9	103	16.35	1	0
1909	29.3	34	35.7	36	22.9	32	9.74	58	0
1908	26.9	68	32.8	81	20.9	64	12.36	17	0
1907	24	117	31.2	108	16.9	124	9.45	66	0
1906	30.6	21	37	22	24.2	23	6.65	138	0
1905	20.7	140	27	146	14.4	143	9.59	63	0
1904	20.5	141	27.2	144	13.9	144	12.80	12	0
1903	26.9	68	32.6	88	21.2	58	10.70	41	0
1902	25.5	93	31.3	107	19.6	90	11.86	21	0
1901	25.5	93	31	115	20	81	7.83	111	0
1900	27.5	55	33.3	68	21.7	48	14.09	4	0
1899	25.4	97	31.2	108	19.6	90	8.02	105	0
1898	28.7	37	34.5	48	22.8	34	11.07	32	0
1897	27.5	55	33.3	68	21.7	48	7.57	121	0
1896	27.9	48	33.6	62	22.1	39	13.56	7	8
1895							8.43	92	19
1894							10.97	35	23
1893			28.4	139	15.4	136	8.78	82	10
1892			36.8	26	22.6	36	12.37	16	17
1891							8.55	87	20
1890			41.7	1	26.5	5	11.22	30	17
1889			33	74	20.4	71	9.47	65	17
1888	24.4	114	31.2	108	17.5	118	6.18	144	0
1887	24.5	113	32.5	90	16.5	127	10.69	42	0
1886	26.1	86	33.1	71	19	101	12.73	13	0
1885	21.7	137	29.2	131	14.6	142	7.74	117	2
1884	26.2	85	34.3	51	18	110	10.13	51	0
1883	24.1	115	30.7	117	17.6	116	9.12	75	0
1882	31.8	11	38	14	25.6	11	11.31	28	0
1881	20.4	142	26.9	147	13.8	145	7.77	114	0
1880	32.3	6	39.5	5	25.4	14	8.60	86	2
1879	22.2	132	28.2	141	16	130	14.79	3	2
1878	30.7	20	36.4	30	25	16	7.84	109	0
1877	23.3	123	28.7	136	17.7	115	6.00	146	2
1876	30.1	27	36.7	28	23.4	28	11.64	24	0
1875	20.3	143	27.2	144	13.4	147	3.84	155	0
1874	29	35	35.3	39	22.3	38	12.59	14	2
1873							5.13	150	90
1872							6.70	137	91

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	34.7
2024	34.5
2016	33
2002	32.9
2012	32.5
2023	32.3
2017	32.3
1880	32.3
1998	32.2
2020	32

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	19.2
1920	19.6
1977	20
1875	20.3
1881	20.4
1904	20.5
1905	20.7
1963	21
1978	21.4
1885	21.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	16.35
1978	15.67
1879	14.79
1900	14.09
1960	13.68
1930	13.65
1896	13.56
2023	13.26
2002	13.17
1950	12.95

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1875	3.84
1922	4.31
1967	4.82
1944	4.90
1964	5.04
1873	5.13
1968	5.15
1919	5.30
1963	5.31
1877	6.00

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 61°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 9 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.05 in; 28 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 8.53 in of precipitation in Buffalo, NY, the driest winter since 2025, 68th driest of 155.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Buffalo, NY: 61°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Buffalo, NY: a low of -9°F on Monday 9 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Buffalo, NY: 1.05 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.