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Monthly climate in Lake Placid, New York, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lake Placid features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-23 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1267 mm (49.9 inches) and receives 170 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lake Placid enjoys an average of 2667 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 54 minutes to 15 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lake Placid, New York, United States §

The warmest months in Lake Placid are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (61 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -6 °C (16 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lake Placid experiences 26 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 153 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Lake Placid, New York, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average high -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Daily mean -9°C
(16°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Average low -13°C
(8°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)
Mean minimum -26°C
(-15°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)
Minimum -30°C
(-22°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lake Placid, New York, United States §

Lake Placid usually has the most precipitation in April, July and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 135 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lake Placid are January, March and September. On average, 83 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lake Placid, New York, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90 (3.5) 92 (3.6) 85 (3.3) 124 (4.9) 110 (4.3) 105 (4.1) 131 (5.2) 104 (4.1) 73 (2.9) 151 (6.0) 112 (4.4) 90 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 14 14 15 15 14 16 14 10 15 16 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Lake Placid, New York, United States §

The sunniest months in Lake Placid are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lake Placid: January, February and December receive an average of 3 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lake Placid, New York, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 100 137 219 214 266 319 335 330 287 192 140 124
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 17m 10h 28m 11h 57m 13h 29m 14h 47m 15h 26m 15h 5m 13h 55m 12h 27m 10h 55m 9h 35m 8h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Lake Placid, New York, United States §

Lake Placid experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Lake Placid UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lake Placid, New York, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 6 8 9 10 9 9 7 5 3 2