Buffalo, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BUFFALO 2NE, MN US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Buffalo has an annual average temperature of 43.8°F with about 31.7 inches of precipitation per year and 39.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.50 in) and January the driest (0.69 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,974
Cooling need
345

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Buffalo's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
0
1950s
6
1960s
80
1970s
60
1980s
100
1990s
49
2000s
47
2010s
24

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 21.3°F 2.7°F 12.0°F 0.69 in 7.3 in 6
February 26.5°F 7.4°F 17.0°F 1.02 in 8.0 in 5
March 39.2°F 20.9°F 30.0°F 1.43 in 6.8 in 7
April 54.3°F 34.6°F 44.4°F 2.57 in 2.6 in 8
May 67.3°F 46.6°F 56.9°F 4.23 in 10
June 76.8°F 56.8°F 66.8°F 4.41 in 10
July 80.9°F 61.2°F 71.0°F 4.33 in 9
August 78.6°F 58.7°F 68.7°F 4.50 in 9
September 71.1°F 50.5°F 60.8°F 3.39 in 8
October 56.6°F 37.4°F 47.0°F 2.51 in 0.2 in 8
November 40.3°F 24.4°F 32.3°F 1.52 in 5.6 in 6
December 26.7°F 10.9°F 18.8°F 1.14 in 9.3 in 7

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