Buffalo weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Buffalo, Indiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Winamac 2sse, 20 km from Buffalo; records cover 1897–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 39.8 in1011 mm
- Snow a year
- 27 in67 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 23
- First fall freeze
- Oct 12
- Heating degree days
- 6,216
- Cooling degree days
- 818
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −6°−21° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Buffalo in January
Highs average 33°0° and lows 16°−9°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 10 in24 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 71°22° (1906)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 1266
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Buffalo in February
Highs average 36°2° and lows 18°−8°, with 2.1 in53 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1999)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 1056
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Buffalo in March
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1981)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 849
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Buffalo in April
Highs average 61°16° and lows 38°3°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1899)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 472
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Buffalo in May
Highs average 72°22° and lows 50°10°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1921)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 192
- Cooling degree days
- 62
Buffalo in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1897)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 32
- Cooling degree days
- 183
Buffalo in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1897)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1898)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 255
Buffalo in August
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1934)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 203
Buffalo in September
Highs average 77°25° and lows 53°12°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1939)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 98
- Cooling degree days
- 93
Buffalo in OctoberThis month
Highs average 64°18° and lows 42°5°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1922)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 387
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Buffalo in November
Highs average 49°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1950)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 749
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Buffalo in December
Highs average 37°3° and lows 22°−6°, with 2.4 in60 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 71°22° (1982)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 1100
- Cooling degree days
- 0