Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Buffalo
Sunshine forecast for Buffalo, NY
The best sun in Buffalo today is from 5pm to 7pm, with a peak sun score of 100 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Wednesday, with 10 sunny hours.
- Best sun today5pm to 7pm
- Sunny hours today9
- Sunrise7:21 am
- Sunset6:42 pm
- Daylight11h 21m
- Evening golden hour6:07 pm to 6:52 pm
- High and low64° / 45°
Sunny hours in Buffalo over the next 10 days
Each square is one daylight hour. Orange means the sun should be out, pale yellow means some sun, and gray means mostly cloud. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.
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Day by day
| Day | Sunny hours | Best window | Sunrise | Sunset | High / low |
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| Today | 9 | 11am to 1pm | 7:21 am | 6:42 pm | 64° / 45° |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 2 | 9am to 11am | 7:23 am | 6:41 pm | 75° / 44° |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 0 | No clear window | 7:24 am | 6:39 pm | 64° / 56° |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 1 | 12pm to 2pm | 7:25 am | 6:37 pm | 65° / 56° |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 0 | No clear window | 7:26 am | 6:36 pm | 68° / 51° |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 10 | 12pm to 2pm | 7:27 am | 6:34 pm | 55° / 46° |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 0 | 2pm to 4pm | 7:29 am | 6:32 pm | 62° / 43° |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 1 | 12pm to 2pm | 7:30 am | 6:31 pm | 69° / 54° |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 3 | 5pm to 7pm | 7:31 am | 6:29 pm | 53° / 44° |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7 | 1pm to 3pm | 7:32 am | 6:28 pm | 45° / 37° |
How to read this forecast
Most forecasts give each hour one symbol. In broken cloud that hides a lot: an hour with twenty minutes of direct sun is still drawn as a cloud. This page uses a sun score from 0 to 100 for every daylight hour instead. It combines how many minutes of direct sunshine the weather model expects in that hour with how much of the sky is covered by cloud. A sunny hour here is one that scores above 66.
The best window is the one or two hours in a row with the most sun, marked down for rain risk and strong wind. Evening golden hour is the stretch around sunset when the light is low and warm, which photographers like.
This page says when the sun will be out, not how strong it is. For that, see the UV index in Buffalo.
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Forecast for Buffalo, New York. Updated October 9 at 4:40 PM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.