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How windy is Buffalo?
Buffalo right now
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- Today41°F / 39°FRain
- Tomorrow41°F / 37°FRain
- Monday46°F / 40°FClouds
Cloudy, as promised.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Buffalo averages about 10.1 mph.
January is the windiest month, at about 11.9 mph, and August the calmest, at about 8.1 mph. There’s no wind at all about 5% of the time. That makes it the joint 19th windiest of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 13 mph.
Buffalo averages about 11.9 mph in January, so the lake gets plenty of help moving its weather around.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 10.1 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | January, 11.9 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 8.1 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 5% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota: about 10.1 mph
- Denver, Colorado: about 10 mph
- Duluth, Minnesota: about 10 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014733. Average wind speed, not gusts.