Saranac Lake, NY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RAY BROOK, NY US.
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
Best time to visit Saranac Lake
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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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