Climate & Weather in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls shares the broader Buffalo-Niagara region's real, genuine humid continental climate, with cold, snowy winters and warm summers, moderated by its position between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
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Learn moreWarm summers, cold winters
Average daily temperature runs approximately 72°F in July and 25.5°F in January.
Real, above-average snowfall
Annual snowfall runs approximately 78 inches across roughly 50 snow days per year -- well above the roughly 28-inch US average, though genuinely less than Buffalo's own 94.7-inch average documented in this project's companion buffalo.js record.
A position between two Great Lakes
Niagara Falls sits between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, moderating its lake-effect snow exposure somewhat relative to Buffalo's own more direct downwind position.
Key takeaways
- Average daily temperature runs approximately 72°F in July and 25.5°F in January.
- Annual snowfall (~78 inches) runs well above the national average, though less than Buffalo's.
- Niagara Falls' position between two Great Lakes moderates its lake-effect exposure somewhat.
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