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Buffalo, NY vs Madison, WI weather comparison

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Buffalo picks up around 50 more inches of snow each winter.

Madison sees rain or snow on roughly 35 fewer days each year. Madison enjoys about 21 more sunny days a year than Buffalo.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Buffalo, NY and Madison, WI
BuffaloMetricMadison
161 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies182 days
39 inPrecipitationper year35 in
160 daysWet daysrain or snow per year125 days
92 inSnowfallper year41 in
5 daysHot daysabove 90 °F8 days
127 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F151 days
73%Humidityaverage relative72%
49 °FAverage temperatureyear round47 °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.

BuffaloMadison

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 °FMadison, Jan: 27 °FMadison, Feb: 31 °FMadison, Mar: 43 °FMadison, Apr: 57 °FMadison, May: 69 °FMadison, Jun: 78 °FMadison, Jul: 82 °FMadison, Aug: 80 °FMadison, Sep: 73 °FMadison, Oct: 60 °FMadison, Nov: 45 °FMadison, Dec: 32 °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 °FMadison, Jan: 11 °FMadison, Feb: 14 °FMadison, Mar: 24 °FMadison, Apr: 35 °FMadison, May: 47 °FMadison, Jun: 57 °FMadison, Jul: 62 °FMadison, Aug: 60 °FMadison, Sep: 51 °FMadison, Oct: 39 °FMadison, Nov: 28 °FMadison, Dec: 17 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Buffalo high333443556877818073604838
Madison high273143576978828073604532
Buffalo low181926364757626153433325
Madison low111424354757626051392817

Monthly precipitation

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

BuffaloMadison
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 inMadison, Jan: 1.6 inMadison, Feb: 1.6 inMadison, Mar: 2.4 inMadison, Apr: 4.0 inMadison, May: 4.0 inMadison, Jun: 4.4 inMadison, Jul: 3.3 inMadison, Aug: 3.7 inMadison, Sep: 3.3 inMadison, Oct: 2.8 inMadison, Nov: 2.2 inMadison, Dec: 1.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Buffalo2.92.42.93.63.33.83.93.23.23.53.03.0
Madison1.61.62.44.04.04.43.33.73.32.82.21.9

Monthly sunny days

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

BuffaloMadison
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 daysMadison, Jan: 12 daysMadison, Feb: 12 daysMadison, Mar: 14 daysMadison, Apr: 13 daysMadison, May: 15 daysMadison, Jun: 16 daysMadison, Jul: 20 daysMadison, Aug: 20 daysMadison, Sep: 19 daysMadison, Oct: 16 daysMadison, Nov: 13 daysMadison, Dec: 12 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Buffalo581213161720211815106
Madison121214131516202019161312

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).