Buffalo, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CASSELTON AGRONOMY FARM, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Buffalo has an annual average temperature of 41.1°F with about 24.2 inches of precipitation per year and 36.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low -1.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.43 in) and January the driest (0.54 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,859
Cooling need
255

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

84 of 366 (23%) 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.

1980s
96
1990s
90
2000s
70
2010s
58
2020s
52

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 16.9°F -1.4°F 7.8°F 0.54 in 7.4 in 4
February 21.6°F 2.1°F 11.8°F 0.57 in 6.6 in 5
March 35.0°F 16.6°F 25.8°F 1.09 in 6.2 in 5
April 52.8°F 30.6°F 41.7°F 1.49 in 3.3 in 6
May 67.6°F 43.2°F 55.4°F 3.16 in 11
June 77.0°F 54.9°F 66.0°F 4.43 in 11
July 80.8°F 58.6°F 69.7°F 3.69 in 9
August 79.9°F 55.8°F 67.8°F 2.62 in 8
September 71.4°F 46.4°F 58.9°F 2.79 in 7
October 55.6°F 33.8°F 44.7°F 2.33 in 0.7 in 7
November 37.8°F 19.7°F 28.7°F 0.80 in 4.4 in 5
December 23.2°F 6.6°F 14.9°F 0.69 in 8.1 in 5

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