Niagara Falls, NY Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Niagara Falls's primary NOAA station, NIAGARA FALLS INTL AP - 2 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 48°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 48°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 33.0"
- precipitation, annual total
- 171 days
- frost-free growing season
Niagara Falls: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00004724 · Niagara Falls, NY 48°F mean · 33.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 48°F
- RANK-COOL #2,058
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mt Morris
- PRCP-MID 33.0"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,792 HDD
- STN-MULTI USW00004724
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Mt Morris, NY (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NY station list.
- Niagara Falls (this station) 48°F
- Cold Aurora Rsch Farm, NY 48°F
- Hot Shoup, ID 48°F
- Near Mt Morris, NY 48°F
- Near Rochester Skyha…, NH 48°F
Climate Living Index · Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls: 53/100 · grade D
Niagara Falls publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Niagara Falls, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 33.0 in · 2.0 from 35 in | 92/100 · A |
| Summer moisture balance | 59.8°F mean dew point | 65/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 147 calendar days | 49/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 171 days/year | 43/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 47.7°F · 19.8° from 67.5°F | 30/100 · F |
Niagara Falls · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Niagara Falls is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 24.2°F and warmest-month mean 71.0°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 71.0°F
- Coldest month
- 24.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Niagara Falls sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Niagara Falls's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 70%
- Among 6,861 stations, Niagara Falls sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 44th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 67th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Niagara Falls compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Niagara Falls's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Niagara Falls's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 48 complete annual observations from 1953 to 2025, NIAGARA FALLS INTL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.20°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Niagara Falls primary station fitted change +0.20 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F (0°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 2.3" | N/A | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 33°F (0°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.8" | N/A | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 41°F (5°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 2.1" | N/A | 23.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 55°F (13°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 3.2" | N/A | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.0" | N/A | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| June | 76°F (25°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 2.9" | N/A | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| July | 81°F (27°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.4" | N/A | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| August | 79°F (26°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 2.6" | N/A | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| September | 73°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 3.3" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| October | 60°F (15°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 3.2" | N/A | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 47°F (9°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 2.8" | N/A | 15.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 2.4" | N/A | 24.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 81°F around July 17, short of 90°F on every date, while 147 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 15°F near January 26.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 9, then returns to freezing around November 15, covering 147 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 1, when 51% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 31 at 32%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 154 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 11 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Niagara Falls.
Where Niagara Falls Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Niagara Falls earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
15.0 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
13.4 days with precipitation
12.8 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
11.5 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
10.8 days with precipitation
15.3 days with precipitation
12.6 days with precipitation
15.5 days with precipitation
Niagara Falls spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Niagara Falls has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 46.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 3.4" and February 1.8". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Niagara Falls's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 154 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 33.0" between them, or roughly 0.21 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 19
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 1
50% probability date
Growing Season
171 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,792
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
529
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 11.9 | 10% | 57% |
| February | 73% | 11.5 | 12% | 50% |
| March | 68% | 10.5 | 20% | 42% |
| April | 62% | 9.8 | 24% | 32% |
| May | 68% | 8.7 | 21% | 29% |
| June | 68% | 8.8 | 25% | 19% |
| July | 71% | 7.9 | 23% | 19% |
| August | 72% | 7.8 | 26% | 18% |
| September | 75% | 8.8 | 27% | 27% |
| October | 72% | 10.3 | N/A | N/A |
| November | 74% | 11.5 | N/A | N/A |
| December | 76% | 12.1 | N/A | N/A |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NY closest to Niagara Falls on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (48°F here).
- Belchertown, MA 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Briggsdale, CO 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Canby, CA 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Chester, CA 48°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (33.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Baldwin, WI 33.0" · 0.0" off
- Clintonville, WI 33.0" · 0.0" off
- Sinton, TX 33.0" · 0.0" off
- Virginia, NE 33.0" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Niagara Falls's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Niagara Falls's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,792 annual heating degree days against 529 for cooling. Its 46.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Niagara Falls's frost-free season lasts about 171 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Niagara Falls's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.8°F. The annual average is 48°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Niagara Falls's 33.0 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Niagara Falls's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Niagara Falls, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
Questions about Niagara Falls's climate
How much rain does Niagara Falls get? ▼
How cold does Niagara Falls get in winter? ▼
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Niagara Falls? ▼
Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Niagara Falls's primary station: NIAGARA FALLS INTL AP (USW00004724). 2 NOAA stations are mapped to the Niagara Falls area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3651055). Match rule for Niagara Falls: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Niagara Falls comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.