Average Temperature in Buffalo by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Buffalo, New York for each year between 1874 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Buffalo?

2012 was the warmest year in the history of Buffalo, New York. The average daily high temperature was 60.4 °F, and the average low was 44.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Buffalo?

1875 was the coolest year in the history of Buffalo, New York. The average daily high temperature was 50.2 °F, and the average low was 36.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	4	58.8	43.8
2022	17	58.3	41.7
2021	2	59.8	44.6
2020	3	59.3	43.9
2019	55	56.4	40.2
2018	23	57.0	42.0
2017	16	57.9	42.2
2016	5	59.7	42.7
2015	40	57.1	40.4
2014	105	55.2	39.1
2013	34	56.8	41.0
2012	1	60.4	44.1
2011	19	57.5	42.0
2010	25	56.8	41.9
2009	84	55.6	39.6
2008	48	56.7	40.4
2007	28	57.5	41.1
2006	7	58.4	43.3
2005	32	57.2	40.9
2004	75	55.6	40.1
2003	107	55.0	39.2
2002	26	57.1	41.5
2001	13	58.0	42.3
2000	85	55.5	39.6
1999	24	57.7	41.0
1998	6	58.8	43.2
1997	110	54.8	39.2
1996	112	54.9	39.1
1995	50	57.0	39.9
1994	49	57.0	39.9
1993	67	56.6	39.4
1992	102	55.3	39.1
1991	9	59.2	42.2
1990	12	58.6	42.2
1989	122	54.9	38.3
1988	37	57.6	40.1
1987	15	58.2	41.9
1986	52	56.4	40.4
1985	61	56.5	39.8
1984	63	56.3	39.8
1983	43	57.1	40.1
1982	86	56.1	39.0
1981	65	55.8	40.3
1980	103	54.9	39.5
1979	83	55.7	39.6
1978	140	54.2	38.0
1977	72	55.8	40.0
1976	132	54.4	38.1
1975	31	56.8	41.3
1974	91	55.4	39.5
1973	22	57.2	41.7
1972	129	54.4	38.4
1971	69	56.1	39.9
1970	79	55.7	39.7
1969	106	55.2	39.1
1968	80	55.8	39.5
1967	78	56.0	39.5
1966	118	55.0	38.6
1965	101	55.3	39.1
1964	60	56.8	39.6
1963	136	55.3	37.1
1962	126	55.7	37.1
1961	90	55.8	39.2
1960	95	56.0	38.6
1959	29	57.8	40.5
1958	109	55.1	38.9
1957	38	57.2	40.4
1956	70	56.2	39.6
1955	21	58.3	40.8
1954	44	56.9	40.3
1953	11	59.0	41.8
1952	27	57.9	40.8
1951	53	56.9	39.9
1950	88	56.3	38.8
1949	10	59.7	41.5
1948	45	57.7	39.4
1947	57	57.0	39.6
1946	20	59.3	40.0
1945	81	56.2	39.1
1944	42	57.2	40.1
1943	131	54.8	37.7
1942	73	56.3	39.5
1941	54	57.4	39.2
1940	142	53.7	36.7
1939	96	56.1	38.5
1938	30	56.0	42.3
1937	74	54.2	41.6
1936	119	53.7	39.9
1935	120	53.2	40.3
1934	115	54.2	39.6
1933	58	55.1	41.4
1932	56	54.8	41.8
1931	14	56.6	43.6
1930	82	54.4	40.9
1929	121	53.4	39.7
1928	111	53.5	40.5
1927	87	54.3	40.8
1926	147	51.1	37.4
1925	127	53.2	39.6
1924	143	51.8	38.4
1923	114	54.1	39.8
1922	47	55.5	41.6
1921	8	57.5	43.9
1920	125	53.3	39.7
1919	46	55.5	41.6
1918	116	54.1	39.7
1917	149	50.4	36.9
1916	108	54.2	40.0
1915	99	53.9	40.6
1914	130	53.1	39.6
1913	41	55.6	41.7
1912	138	53.1	39.1
1911	39	55.6	41.8
1910	104	54.3	40.1
1909	92	54.1	40.7
1908	68	55.2	40.8
1907	141	52.1	39.0
1906	71	54.7	41.2
1905	128	53.3	39.5
1904	145	51.7	38.0
1903	59	54.5	41.9
1902	64	54.6	41.6
1901	77	54.2	41.3
1900	35	55.5	42.3
1899	51	55.1	41.8
1898	18	56.4	43.5
1897	62	55.1	41.1
1896	100	54.0	40.4
1895	117	54.4	39.3
1894	33	56.0	41.9
1893	134	53.9	38.6
1892	123	53.6	39.4
1891	66	55.8	40.2
1890	89	54.7	40.2
1889	93	54.2	40.5
1888	146	52.0	37.7
1887	98	54.9	39.7
1886	124	53.8	39.3
1885	148	51.5	37.0
1884	137	53.6	38.7
1883	144	52.7	37.5
1882	113	53.5	40.4
1881	97	54.4	40.1
1880	94	54.0	40.7
1879	135	53.2	39.2
1878	36	55.4	42.3
1877	76	54.4	41.2
1876	139	52.6	39.6
1875	150	50.2	36.3
1874	133	53.3	39.2

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1939–2024	Buffalo	location
1871–1938	Buffalo	location