Saranac Lake, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RAY BROOK, NY US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Saranac Lake has an annual average temperature of 39.9°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 74.4°F), and the coldest is February (average low 5.1°F).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,018
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Saranac Lake's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1960s
1
1970s
97
1980s
119
1990s
123
2000s
26

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 23.3°F 5.3°F 14.3°F in
February 25.5°F 5.1°F 15.3°F in
March 34.2°F 14.3°F 24.3°F in
April 47.7°F 27.4°F 37.6°F in
May 61.0°F 39.4°F 50.2°F in
June 69.6°F 49.1°F 59.4°F in
July 74.4°F 53.0°F 63.7°F in
August 72.4°F 51.3°F 61.9°F in
September 65.5°F 44.3°F 54.9°F in
October 52.2°F 35.7°F 43.9°F in
November 39.8°F 26.1°F 32.9°F in
December 27.4°F 14.6°F 21.0°F in
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