Niagara Falls, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NIAGARA FALLS, NY US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Niagara Falls has an annual average temperature of 49.3°F with about 34.7 inches of precipitation per year and 72.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.38 in) and February the driest (2.10 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,144
Cooling need
501

Best time to visit Niagara Falls

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

74 of 366 (20.2%) of Niagara Falls'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
4
1990s
124
2000s
108
2010s
130
2020s
0

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 33.4°F 18.6°F 26.0°F 2.59 in 22.3 in 18
February 34.5°F 18.8°F 26.7°F 2.10 in 16.3 in 15
March 42.9°F 26.0°F 34.4°F 2.44 in 11.6 in 13
April 55.8°F 36.0°F 45.9°F 3.10 in 2.2 in 13
May 68.8°F 47.9°F 58.3°F 3.14 in 13
June 77.6°F 58.3°F 68.0°F 2.99 in 11
July 82.2°F 63.4°F 72.8°F 3.38 in 11
August 80.4°F 61.4°F 70.9°F 2.80 in 10
September 73.9°F 53.6°F 63.7°F 3.25 in 10
October 61.2°F 42.8°F 52.0°F 3.27 in 0.2 in 14
November 48.9°F 33.4°F 41.2°F 2.89 in 4.1 in 13
December 38.5°F 25.4°F 32.0°F 2.76 in 15.7 in 16

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