Buffalo, MO

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Buffalo has an annual average temperature of 55°F with about 45.3 inches of precipitation per year and 9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.77 in) and February the driest (2.22 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,584
Cooling need
996

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

76 of 366 (20.8%) 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.

1930s
20
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
64
1970s
45
1980s
72
1990s
25
2000s
29
2010s
65
2020s
46

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 42.6°F 20.1°F 31.3°F 2.40 in 4.1 in 7
February 48.0°F 23.6°F 35.8°F 2.22 in 1.7 in 7
March 57.5°F 32.6°F 45.0°F 3.50 in 1.2 in 10
April 67.6°F 42.2°F 54.9°F 4.93 in 11
May 75.6°F 52.4°F 64.0°F 5.77 in 12
June 83.9°F 61.4°F 72.6°F 4.44 in 10
July 88.9°F 65.8°F 77.3°F 3.93 in 8
August 87.5°F 63.8°F 75.7°F 4.20 in 8
September 80.5°F 54.8°F 67.6°F 4.11 in 7
October 69.7°F 43.0°F 56.3°F 3.53 in 8
November 56.7°F 32.8°F 44.8°F 3.75 in 0.5 in 9
December 46.1°F 24.1°F 35.1°F 2.48 in 1.5 in 6

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