Climate
Niagara Falls experiences cold, sometimes snowy winters and warm, often humid summers. Precipitation is moderate and consistent in all seasons, falling equally or more as snow during the winter. The temperature has dipped to as low as −11°F (−24°C) as recently as 2003, 2005, and 2011. The hottest temperature in the past decade recorded in Niagara Falls was 97°F (36°) in 2005. The city has much snowier than average winters than most cities in the USA, however less than many other cities in Upstate New York including nearby Buffalo and Rochester.
| Climate data for Niagara Falls, New York International Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 33 (1) |
38 (3) |
42 (6) |
56 (13) |
68 (20) |
77 (25) |
81 (27) |
80 (27) |
73 (23) |
60 (16) |
48 (9) |
37 (3) |
57 (14) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
36 (2) |
46 (8) |
57 (14) |
61 (16) |
60 (16) |
52 (11) |
42 (6) |
33 (1) |
23 (−5) |
39 (4) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 2.72 (69.1) |
2.12 (53.8) |
2.49 (63.2) |
2.83 (71.9) |
3.01 (76.5) |
2.87 (72.9) |
3.17 (80.5) |
2.77 (70.4) |
3.32 (84.3) |
2.95 (74.9) |
3.04 (77.2) |
3.03 (77) |
34.32 (871.7) |
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