Weather in Buffalo in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Buffalo;
Average weather
Average temperature in Buffalo in January
The temperature in January is +3°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +8°C during the day and a minimum of -9°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 41% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to -2°C.
Is Buffalo warm or cold in January?
Buffalo is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +3°C to 0°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -3°C to -6°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Buffalo, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Buffalo in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | 0°C | +1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -22°C | -24°C | -26°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +18°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 45 mm | 32 mm | 24 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 5 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 75% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 12 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +3°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to 0°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 45 mm to 32 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 75%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 4 m/s to 5 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 12 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Buffalo is gradually increasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Buffalo.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Buffalo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Buffalo in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+12°C) and the highest in 2024 (+16°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 608 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2006 with 1079 mm.
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Monthly weather in Buffalo
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Buffalo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
