North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Niagara Falls

Late May–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.4°C, with 2.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Niagara Falls
Photo: Saffron Blaze (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Niagara Falls season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.5)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 4.4)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 5.1)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 4.8)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 7.9)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 10.2)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 21.9)Late Mar: Fair (season score 28.6)Early Apr: Fair (season score 31.0)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 51.0)Late Apr: Good (season score 62.1)Early May: Great (season score 76.1)Mid May: Great (season score 80.3)Late May: Best (season score 92.2)Early Jun: Best (season score 92.5)Mid Jun: Best (season score 95.5)Late Jun: Best (season score 94.8)Early Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Jul: Best (season score 93.5)Late Jul: Best (season score 94.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 95.9)Mid Aug: Best (season score 98.9)Late Aug: Best (season score 99.6)Early Sep: Best (season score 96.8)Mid Sep: Best (season score 97.6)Late Sep: Best (season score 87.1)Early Oct: Great (season score 79.1)Mid Oct: Good (season score 59.1)Late Oct: Fair (season score 38.4)Early Nov: Fair (season score 40.5)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 22.0)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 7.2)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 8.7)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 3.6)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.3)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid0.1°C2.780.6%
FebruaryAvoid1.3°C2.676.3%
MarchOff-season6.1°C2.673.6%
AprilOkay13.2°C3.173.0%
MayGreat20.1°C2.771.3%
JuneBest25.2°C2.866.8%
JulyBest27.5°C2.561.5%
AugustBest26.6°C2.561.1%
SeptemberBest23.1°C2.760.4%
OctoberGood15.9°C3.272.2%
NovemberOff-season9.1°C3.076.1%
DecemberAvoid3.4°C3.280.3%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: NIAGARA FALLS INTL AP(11 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.