Buffalo, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WINFIELD LOCKS, WV US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Buffalo has an annual average temperature of 55.6°F with about 39.5 inches of precipitation per year and 10.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.32 in) and November the driest (2.58 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,344
Cooling need
945

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

56 of 366 (15.3%) 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
3
1940s
58
1950s
57
1960s
20
1970s
17
1980s
40
1990s
33
2000s
61
2010s
49
2020s
28

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 43.6°F 24.0°F 33.8°F 2.71 in 4.1 in 12
February 47.5°F 26.1°F 36.8°F 2.93 in 2.7 in 11
March 56.3°F 32.3°F 44.3°F 3.70 in 2.6 in 12
April 69.0°F 41.6°F 55.3°F 3.18 in 12
May 76.3°F 51.4°F 63.9°F 4.07 in 13
June 84.0°F 60.2°F 72.1°F 3.55 in 12
July 87.0°F 64.6°F 75.8°F 4.32 in 11
August 86.4°F 63.4°F 74.9°F 3.68 in 9
September 80.7°F 56.7°F 68.7°F 2.93 in 8
October 69.5°F 44.6°F 57.1°F 2.70 in 9
November 57.7°F 34.3°F 46.0°F 2.58 in 10
December 47.3°F 28.6°F 38.0°F 3.13 in 1.3 in 13

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