Buffalo picks up around 45 more inches of snow each winter.
Sioux Falls sees rain or snow on roughly 54 fewer days each year. Sioux Falls enjoys about 50 more sunny days a year than Buffalo.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Buffalo | Metric | Sioux Falls |
|---|---|---|
| 161 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 211 days |
| 39 in | Precipitationper year | 32 in |
| 160 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 106 days |
| 92 in | Snowfallper year | 47 in |
| 5 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 16 days |
| 127 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 157 days |
| 73% | Humidityaverage relative | 70% |
| 49 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 47 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo high | 33 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Sioux Falls high | 26 | 31 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 81 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 61 | 44 | 31 |
| Buffalo low | 18 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 25 |
| Sioux Falls low | 8 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 24 | 13 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Sioux Falls | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Sioux Falls | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Buffalo vs another city
- Buffalo vs Kenmore, NY
- Buffalo vs Lackawanna, NY
- Buffalo vs Cheektowaga, NY
- Buffalo vs Eggertsville, NY
- Buffalo vs Tonawanda Town, NY
- Buffalo vs West Seneca, NY
- Buffalo vs New York, NY
- Buffalo vs Los Angeles, CA
- Buffalo vs Chicago, IL
- Buffalo vs Houston, TX
- Buffalo vs Phoenix, AZ
- Buffalo vs Philadelphia, PA
Sioux Falls vs another city
- Sioux Falls vs Harrisburg, SD
- Sioux Falls vs Tea, SD
- Sioux Falls vs Brandon, SD
- Sioux Falls vs Madison, SD
- Sioux Falls vs Sioux Center, IA
- Sioux Falls vs Orange City, IA
- Sioux Falls vs New York, NY
- Sioux Falls vs Los Angeles, CA
- Sioux Falls vs Chicago, IL
- Sioux Falls vs Houston, TX
- Sioux Falls vs Phoenix, AZ
- Sioux Falls vs Philadelphia, PA
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).