Buffalo, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BUFFALO ASOS, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Buffalo has an annual average temperature of 45.5°F with about 13.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.47 in) and January the driest (0.31 in).
Best time to visit Buffalo
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →172 of 366 (47%) 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.
| 1990s | 19 | |
| 2000s | 132 | |
| 2010s | 103 | |
| 2020s | 112 |
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 | 31.6°F | 10.7°F | 21.2°F | 0.31 in | — | 5 |
| February | 33.8°F | 12.9°F | 23.3°F | 0.41 in | — | 7 |
| March | 44.9°F | 22.1°F | 33.5°F | 0.53 in | — | 6 |
| April | 55.6°F | 31.3°F | 43.5°F | 1.44 in | — | 9 |
| May | 66.3°F | 41.9°F | 54.1°F | 2.47 in | — | 11 |
| June | 77.0°F | 51.6°F | 64.3°F | 2.11 in | — | 12 |
| July | 86.1°F | 58.1°F | 72.1°F | 2.16 in | — | 8 |
| August | 85.0°F | 55.9°F | 70.5°F | 1.13 in | — | 8 |
| September | 74.9°F | 46.3°F | 60.6°F | 1.13 in | — | 7 |
| October | 58.1°F | 33.7°F | 45.9°F | 1.09 in | — | 7 |
| November | 44.3°F | 21.5°F | 32.9°F | 0.32 in | — | 5 |
| December | 33.9°F | 13.3°F | 23.6°F | 0.35 in | — | 5 |
Climate twins of Buffalo
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