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Monthly climate in Buffalo, Wyoming, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Buffalo features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -30 °C (-22 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 999 mm (39.3 inches) and receives 164 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Buffalo enjoys an average of 3237 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 53 minutes to 15 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Buffalo, Wyoming, United States §

The warmest months in Buffalo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 18 °C (58 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -5 °C (18 - 24 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Buffalo experiences 35 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 188 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Buffalo, Wyoming, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean maximum 8°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Daily mean -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Average low -10°C
(14°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)
Mean minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)
Minimum -27°C
(-16°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)		 -23°C
(-8°F)		 -23°C
(-8°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Buffalo, Wyoming, United States §

Buffalo usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 20 rainy days and 138 mm (5.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Buffalo are January, November and December. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Buffalo, Wyoming, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24 (1.0) 51 (2.0) 66 (2.6) 95 (3.7) 149 (5.9) 127 (5.0) 140 (5.5) 119 (4.7) 75 (3.0) 80 (3.2) 44 (1.7) 30 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 11 12 14 22 18 21 20 11 11 9 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Buffalo, Wyoming, United States §

The sunniest months in Buffalo are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Buffalo: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Buffalo, Wyoming, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 163 193 261 265 297 367 388 346 290 238 214 211
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 16m 10h 27m 11h 57m 13h 29m 14h 48m 15h 27m 15h 5m 13h 55m 12h 27m 10h 55m 9h 34m 8h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Buffalo, Wyoming, United States §

Buffalo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Buffalo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Buffalo, Wyoming, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 10 10 11 11 10 9 6 4 2