Climate of Lake Placid
Lake Placid has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Lake Placid is 10° degrees and there is about 760 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 103 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -6°C and 24°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -13°C and 13°C
- Rain: it rains 163 days and there is a total of approximately 762 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 118 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2115 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -6°C and 24°C |
Warmest month: | 24°C in July |
Coldest month: | -6°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -13°C and 13°C |
Dry days: | 84 days |
Days with rain: | 163 days |
Days with snow: | 118 days |
Total rain sum: | 762 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2115 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Lake Placid.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Lake Placid.
Climate table of Lake Placid
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Lake Placid. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Lake Placid might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -6 | -4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -2 |
Night temp. (°C) | -13 | -11 | -7 | -1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | -3 | -8 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 53 | 66 | 64 | 73 | 86 | 58 | 62 | 51 | 72 | 56 | 66 |
Days with rain | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Days with snow | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 12 | 22 |
Dry days | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 8 | - |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Lake Placid
The best time to visit Lake Placid in the state of New York is from June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Lake Placid is 24°C in July and the lowest is -6°C in January.
Climate of Lake Placid by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Lake Placid? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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