Gray Sky Index · New York

Buffalo, NY: gray days, sunny days and the best month to shoot

Buffalo averages 208 gray days and 157 clear or partly cloudy days a year — #3 grayest of the 43 US metros we track. July is the clearest for exterior shoots; January and December the grayest.

Gray days a year: 208; #3 grayest of 43 metros
Sunny days a year: 157; 54 clear, 103 partly cloudy
Clearest month: July; fewest gray days: shoot exteriors
Grayest month: January; most gray days: plan interiors

Gray days by month in Buffalo

Mean gray days each month at Buffalo, 52 years of record. The clearest months are in ink.

24 in January
20 in February
19 in March
17 in April
16 in May
12 in June
11 in July
12 in August
14 in September
16 in October
23 in November
24 in December

Shoot this week in Buffalo?

National Weather Service forecast: average sky cover from 9am to 5pm local time, for the next 7 days.

Partly cloudy: shoot exteriors midday

Today 65% sky cover, 14% chance of rain. Least gray day this week: Wed, Nov 4, 41%.

65%Tue11/3
41%Wed11/4
56%Thu11/5
72%Fri11/6
77%Sat11/7
58%Sun11/8
59%Mon11/9

Clear (35% or less)Partly cloudy (to 65%)Gray

Best time to sell a house in Buffalo

Share of the year’s new listings by month, 2023–2025 (Realtor.com). The three busiest months are in ink.

4.3% in January
5.2% in February
7% in March
9.2% in April
10.3% in May
11.7% in June
10.7% in July
10.4% in August
10.2% in September
9.5% in October
7% in November
4.4% in December

June, July, August bring 32.8% of Buffalo’s new listings; January the fewest. Shoot exteriors in the clearest weeks before the peak, and you list with the photos already done.

Buffalo scores 53/100 on the Listing Difficulty Index — #19 hardest of 43: 44 days on market and 12.9% of listings with a price cut. See every market’s score.

Nearby metros

Pittsburgh, PA203 gray days a year
Cleveland, OH202 gray days a year
Detroit, MI185 gray days a year
Philadelphia, PA160 gray days a year

All 43 metros in the Gray Sky Index

Buffalo: questions

Does Buffalo get a lot of sun?

Buffalo averages 157 clear or partly cloudy days a year and 208 gray days, on NOAA’s long-term record.

What is the cloudiest month in Buffalo?

January and December has the most gray days in Buffalo. July has the fewest, which makes it the easiest month for exterior shoots.

When is the best time to list a house in Buffalo?

Most new listings in Buffalo come on the market in June, July, August. Listing just before the peak meets the most buyers with the least competition; plan exterior shoots for the clearest days in the weeks before.

More free tools

Listing Difficulty Index
A 0–100 score for 43 US metros on how hard a listing has to work to stand out, and each market’s busiest listing months.
Listing Photo Rules Tracker
Every state law and MLS rule on AI-edited and virtually staged listing photos: what to disclose, when it applies and the penalties.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Comparative Climatic Data: mean number of clear, partly cloudy and cloudy days; US National Weather Service gridpoint forecast.