Saranac Lake weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Saranac Lake is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with August and July close behind. Saranac Lake averages about 1,831 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 90 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,831
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 1,054 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 503 m
When is the best time to visit Saranac Lake?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Saranac Lake is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 59 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Saranac Lake?
Saranac Lake gets a moderate 1,831 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate September (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #468 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,054 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -14° / 7°F | 59 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 56 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 64 mm | 3 |
| April | 6 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 88 mm | 4 |
| May | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 100 mm | 5 |
| June | 67 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 122 mm | 6 |
| July | 70 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 104 mm | 6 |
| August | 71 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 100 mm | 6 |
| September | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 90 mm | 5 |
| October | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 3° / 37°F | 115 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -3° / 27°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -9° / 16°F | 81 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Burlington United States · 84 km · best in Sep · 1,916 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 126 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 140 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Ottawa Canada · 155 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr
- Albany United States · 185 km · best in May · 2,041 h sun/yr
- Syracuse United States · 208 km · best in May · 1,862 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Plattsburgh United States · 65 km · 1,916 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Massena United States · 79 km · 1,833 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ogdensburg United States · 105 km · 1,963 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Rutland United States · 138 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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