Weather by month
Lake Placid
New York
A High Peaks village built around a serious Adirondack winter, with a short and beautiful summer squeezed in behind it.
The best time to come
It depends what you came for. February has the deepest reliable snow and the longest light of the winter; August and September are the hiking months, once the blackflies have given up. September adds early color on the summits and cold, clear nights.
The year at a glance
| Month | Highs / lows | Temperature range | Wet days | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° / 7° | 14 | 21.0 in | |
| February ● | 27° / 8° | 10 | 21.0 in | |
| March | 36° / 16° | 8 | 18.9 in | |
| April | 49° / 29° | 4 | 7.8 in | |
| May | 62° / 40° | 10 | 0.5 in | |
| June | 70° / 49° | 10 | — | |
| July | 74° / 54° | 10 | — | |
| August ● | 73° / 52° | 8 | — | |
| September ● | 66° / 45° | 9 | — | |
| October | 52° / 35° | 2 | 2.6 in | |
| November | 40° / 25° | 7 | 9.6 in | |
| December | 29° / 14° | 12 | 22.7 in |
Lake Placid facts
- Sits at about 1,890 ft above sea level.
- 43.8 in of rain and melted snow in a typical year, with June the wettest month.
- 104.1 in of snow in a typical winter.
- July runs hottest (74° afternoons); January nights are the coldest (7°).