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Lake Placid, NY climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 1,795 ft elevation

Summers in Lake Placid are mild; winters are very cold and snowy. Highs peak at 74°F in July and fall to 23°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 12 to 19 a month. Normal snowfall is about 104 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is May and June.

Warmest month
74°F
July normal high
Coldest month
7°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
179
43.8 in of precipitation
Snow a year
104.1 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Lake Placid?

Normal highs range from 23°F in January to 74°F in July.

0°20°40°60°80° January: normal high 23°F (-5°C), low 7°F (-14°C) 23° 7° February: normal high 27°F (-3°C), low 8°F (-13°C) March: normal high 36°F (2°C), low 16°F (-9°C) April: normal high 49°F (9°C), low 29°F (-2°C) May: normal high 62°F (17°C), low 40°F (4°C) June: normal high 70°F (21°C), low 49°F (9°C) July: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 54°F (12°C) 74° 54° August: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 52°F (11°C) September: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 45°F (7°C) October: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 35°F (2°C) November: normal high 40°F (4°C), low 25°F (-4°C) December: normal high 29°F (-2°C), low 14°F (-10°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Lake Placid?

December has the most wet days (about 19); the year brings about 44 in of precipitation.

January: 19 wet days February: 14 wet days March: 13 wet days April: 14 wet days May: 15 wet days June: 15 wet days July: 14 wet days August: 13 wet days September: 12 wet days 12 October: 15 wet days November: 15 wet days December: 19 wet days 19 JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 104.1 in a year, most of it in December.

January: 21.0 in of snow February: 21.0 in of snow March: 18.9 in of snow April: 7.8 in of snow May: 0.5 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 2.6 in of snow November: 9.6 in of snow December: 22.7 in of snow 22.7 JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Lake Placid?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 6 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 0 muggy days June: 2 muggy days July: 6 muggy days 6 August: 5 muggy days September: 1 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Burlington International Airport, 43 mi ENE of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 8.9 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June.

January: 9.3 hours of daylight February: 10.5 hours of daylight March: 11.9 hours of daylight April: 13.5 hours of daylight May: 14.8 hours of daylight June: 15.5 hours of daylight 15.5 July: 15.1 hours of daylight August: 14.0 hours of daylight September: 12.5 hours of daylight October: 11.0 hours of daylight November: 9.6 hours of daylight December: 8.9 hours of daylight 8.9 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Lake Placid, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 23°F7°F 3.1 in19 21.0 in 0 9.3 h
February 27°F8°F 2.3 in14 21.0 in 0 10.5 h
March 36°F16°F 2.9 in13 18.9 in 0 11.9 h
April 49°F29°F 3.4 in14 7.8 in 0 13.5 h
May 62°F40°F 3.9 in15 0.5 in 0 14.8 h
June 70°F49°F 4.8 in15 0.0 in 2 15.5 h
July 74°F54°F 4.4 in14 0.0 in 6 15.1 h
August 73°F52°F 4.0 in13 0.0 in 5 14.0 h
September 66°F45°F 3.9 in12 0.0 in 1 12.5 h
October 52°F35°F 4.2 in15 2.6 in 0 11.0 h
November 40°F25°F 3.4 in15 9.6 in 0 9.6 h
December 29°F14°F 3.5 in19 22.7 in 0 8.9 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Lake Placid

By our comfort score, the best months are May and June.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 210927
Feb 260723
Mar 361818
Apr 52595
May 7015100
Jun 7316100
Jul 6813101
Aug 691480
Sep 671690
Oct 497103
Nov 311914
Dec 220925

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Lake Placid

The last spring frost typically comes around May 27, and the first fall frost around Sep 22, leaving 118 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Lake Placid
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)May 27after Jun 7
First fall frost (32°F)Sep 22before Sep 8
Last hard freeze (28°F)May 13after May 27
First hard freeze (28°F)Oct 3before Sep 19
Frost-free season118 daysunder 98 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Lake Placid 2 S (USC00304555), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in New York.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 94°F (July 8, 2010, and 1 other day); the lowest was -32°F (January 25, 2011, and 3 other days).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth and frost dates: Lake Placid 2 S (USC00304555), 1.7 mi N of the city center, 1,888 ft (93 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour: Burlington Intl Airport (USW00014742), 43 mi ENE of the city center, 330 ft (1,465 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Burlington International Airport (726170-14742), 43 mi ENE of the city center, 332 ft (1,463 ft lower than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.
  • Not available for this location: cloud cover (no station close enough or similar enough in elevation).

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error