Buffalo, New York Weather
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Buffalo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:19 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast——59°51°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear——65°47°+6°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——68°49°+3°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——69°48°+1°
- FridaySep 25Clear——70°48°+1°
- SaturdaySep 26Mostly Clear——74°49°+4°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——74°52°0°
Air quality now AQI 43 · Good
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:56 PM
- Moonset
- 1:24 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Buffalo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 55°F (high 59°F, low 51°F), 8°F below the 63°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 24 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 11 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Buffalo
- Mon59°51°1%
- Tue65°47°1%
- Wed68°49°3%
- Thu69°48°3%
- Fri70°48°1%
- Sat74°49°2%
- Sun74°52°2%
- Mon79°57°5%
- Tue80°58°9%
- Wed72°62°28%
- Thu69°56°28%
- Fri60°52°16%
- Sat76°49°20%
- Sun78°64°23%
- Mon62°47°21%
- Tue52°44°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Buffalo
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Buffalo — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 26) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Buffalo
Buffalo sits in Erie County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 21m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 1m — a swing of +6h 20m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New York, the state’s largest city, lies about 296 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Buffalo tracks is Salamanca, roughly 51 miles to the S.
Air quality in Buffalo
Air quality in Buffalo’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 41). See the full air-quality history for Buffalo.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Buffalo's warmest month is July (~73°F mean) and its coldest is January (~24°F). Rainfall peaks in July (3.8 inches) and bottoms out in February (2.5 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 2.6″ |
| February | 25° | 2.5″ |
| March | 34° | 3.2″ |
| April | 46° | 3.6″ |
| May | 56° | 3.5″ |
| June | 67° | 3.6″ |
| July | 73° | 3.8″ |
| August | 72° | 3.4″ |
| September | 65° | 3.5″ |
| October | 54° | 3.2″ |
| November | 40° | 3.5″ |
| December | 30° | 3.1″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Sloan, NY, Kenmore, NY, Eggertsville, NY
Drawing on modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo), Buffalo's January averages 24°F and July 73°F — 48°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 39.5 inches.
No season owns Buffalo's rain: July reaches 3.8 inches and February keeps 2.5 inches, an even spread through Buffalo's year. That even rhythm groups Buffalo with places like Sloan, NY, Kenmore, NY and Eggertsville, NY.
The cool-season window in Buffalo starts at April 24, when nights stop freezing — think kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. In Buffalo, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Buffalo's frost date. It shuts near October 26, when freezes return to Buffalo and tender plants need cover. Sheltered Buffalo yards can escape a light frost.
Similar climates: Sloan, NY, Kenmore, NY, Eggertsville, NY, Lackawanna, NY, Williamsville, NY.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Buffalo?
- In Buffalo, expect the last spring frost near April 24; Buffalo's first autumn frost comes around October 26.
- What is the rainy season in Buffalo?
- July is the wettest month in Buffalo, about 3.8 inches on average; the year totals roughly 40 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Buffalo?
- July is Buffalo's warmest month, averaging about 73°F.
- What is the coldest month in Buffalo?
- Buffalo bottoms out in January, with a mean near 24°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Buffalo?
- Time tomatoes in Buffalo for two weeks after April 24; peas and greens start at Buffalo's frost line.
- What hardiness zone is Buffalo?
- Buffalo's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 24°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Buffalo?
- Buffalo's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Buffalo?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Buffalo in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Buffalo?
- Current conditions for Buffalo and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Buffalo forecast updated?
- The Buffalo forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Buffalo?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Buffalo are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Buffalo?
- The next few days in Buffalo's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Buffalo sits at 42.9°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
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