Niagara Falls, NY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Niagara Falls actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Niagara Falls, NY, the comfort score comes out to 49/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Niagara Falls's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Niagara Falls run from 24°F in Jan up to 71°F in Jul, a 46.8°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Niagara Falls, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.27in |
| Feb | 33°F | 17°F | 1.77in |
| Mar | 41°F | 25°F | 2.12in |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.19in |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.03in |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 2.88in |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.37in |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 2.62in |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.27in |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 3.23in |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.78in |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.44in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Niagara Falls's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Niagara Falls actually gets
Niagara Falls averages 32.97in of precipitation a year across roughly 154 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Niagara Falls against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Niagara Falls comes in at 2060; within NY alone it ranks 69 of 170. Population is about 47,512.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Niagara Falls Intl Ap, NY US, the NOAA station 3.6 miles from Niagara Falls, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is