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Buffalo, NY vs Durham, NC weather comparison

Buffalo

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Buffalo picks up around 87 more inches of snow each winter.

Durham endures about 39 more days above 90 °F each year. Durham has around 51 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Buffalo, NY and Durham, NC
BuffaloMetricDurham
161 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies209 days
39 inPrecipitationper year44 in
160 daysWet daysrain or snow per year122 days
92 inSnowfallper year5 in
5 daysHot daysabove 90 °F44 days
127 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F76 days
73%Humidityaverage relative71%
49 °FAverage temperatureyear round60 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

BuffaloDurham

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBuffalo, Jan: 33 °FBuffalo, Feb: 34 °FBuffalo, Mar: 43 °FBuffalo, Apr: 55 °FBuffalo, May: 68 °FBuffalo, Jun: 77 °FBuffalo, Jul: 81 °FBuffalo, Aug: 80 °FBuffalo, Sep: 73 °FBuffalo, Oct: 60 °FBuffalo, Nov: 48 °FBuffalo, Dec: 38 °FDurham, Jan: 50 °FDurham, Feb: 54 °FDurham, Mar: 62 °FDurham, Apr: 71 °FDurham, May: 78 °FDurham, Jun: 85 °FDurham, Jul: 88 °FDurham, Aug: 86 °FDurham, Sep: 81 °FDurham, Oct: 71 °FDurham, Nov: 61 °FDurham, Dec: 53 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBuffalo, Jan: 18 °FBuffalo, Feb: 19 °FBuffalo, Mar: 26 °FBuffalo, Apr: 36 °FBuffalo, May: 47 °FBuffalo, Jun: 57 °FBuffalo, Jul: 62 °FBuffalo, Aug: 61 °FBuffalo, Sep: 53 °FBuffalo, Oct: 43 °FBuffalo, Nov: 33 °FBuffalo, Dec: 25 °FDurham, Jan: 29 °FDurham, Feb: 32 °FDurham, Mar: 38 °FDurham, Apr: 47 °FDurham, May: 56 °FDurham, Jun: 65 °FDurham, Jul: 69 °FDurham, Aug: 68 °FDurham, Sep: 62 °FDurham, Oct: 49 °FDurham, Nov: 38 °FDurham, Dec: 33 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Buffalo high333443556877818073604838
Durham high505462717885888681716153
Buffalo low181926364757626153433325
Durham low293238475665696862493833

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

BuffaloDurham
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBuffalo, Jan: 2.9 inBuffalo, Feb: 2.4 inBuffalo, Mar: 2.9 inBuffalo, Apr: 3.6 inBuffalo, May: 3.3 inBuffalo, Jun: 3.8 inBuffalo, Jul: 3.9 inBuffalo, Aug: 3.2 inBuffalo, Sep: 3.2 inBuffalo, Oct: 3.5 inBuffalo, Nov: 3.0 inBuffalo, Dec: 3.0 inDurham, Jan: 3.6 inDurham, Feb: 3.2 inDurham, Mar: 4.3 inDurham, Apr: 3.5 inDurham, May: 3.4 inDurham, Jun: 3.9 inDurham, Jul: 4.3 inDurham, Aug: 3.9 inDurham, Sep: 4.4 inDurham, Oct: 3.1 inDurham, Nov: 3.3 inDurham, Dec: 3.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Buffalo2.92.42.93.63.33.83.93.23.23.53.03.0
Durham3.63.24.33.53.43.94.33.94.43.13.33.5

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

BuffaloDurham
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBuffalo, Jan: 5 daysBuffalo, Feb: 8 daysBuffalo, Mar: 12 daysBuffalo, Apr: 13 daysBuffalo, May: 16 daysBuffalo, Jun: 17 daysBuffalo, Jul: 20 daysBuffalo, Aug: 21 daysBuffalo, Sep: 18 daysBuffalo, Oct: 15 daysBuffalo, Nov: 10 daysBuffalo, Dec: 6 daysDurham, Jan: 17 daysDurham, Feb: 15 daysDurham, Mar: 17 daysDurham, Apr: 18 daysDurham, May: 16 daysDurham, Jun: 17 daysDurham, Jul: 17 daysDurham, Aug: 18 daysDurham, Sep: 17 daysDurham, Oct: 20 daysDurham, Nov: 19 daysDurham, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Buffalo581213161720211815106
Durham171517181617171817201917

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).