Saranac Lake climate

Saranac Lake Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Placid 2 S, 12.1 km from Saranac Lake

Average highs run from 42°F on April 1 to 57°F on April 30, and lows from 22°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.39 in over about 14 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Saranac Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.39 in
Snowfall
7.8 in
Record high
87°FApr 27, 2009
Record low
-6°FApr 7, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 46 min to 14 h 10 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 142°F22°F71°F 2010-5°F 200345%19%
Apr 242°F23°F82°F 20109°F 202145%19%
Apr 343°F23°F85°F 20102°F 202145%18%
Apr 443°F23°F61°F 20102°F 201646%18%
Apr 544°F24°F66°F 2010-3°F 201646%17%
Apr 644°F24°F64°F 20052°F 200346%17%
Apr 745°F25°F71°F 2010-6°F 200346%17%
Apr 845°F25°F72°F 2021-3°F 202646%16%
Apr 946°F26°F73°F 20218°F 201846%16%
Apr 1046°F26°F77°F 20177°F 201646%15%
Apr 1147°F27°F71°F 201710°F 200746%15%
Apr 1247°F27°F72°F 200615°F 200446%14%
Apr 1348°F28°F82°F 20233°F 200047%14%
Apr 1448°F28°F81°F 202310°F 200047%13%
Apr 1549°F28°F83°F 202314°F 200547%13%
Apr 1650°F29°F83°F 200212°F 201447%12%
Apr 1750°F29°F84°F 200210°F 201447%12%
Apr 1851°F30°F80°F 200216°F 202247%11%
Apr 1951°F30°F81°F 200814°F 200147%11%
Apr 2052°F31°F76°F 200816°F 200147%10%
Apr 2152°F31°F79°F 202312°F 202647%10%
Apr 2253°F31°F76°F 200814°F 201347%9%
Apr 2353°F32°F78°F 200115°F 202047%9%
Apr 2454°F32°F72°F 201317°F 201647%9%
Apr 2554°F33°F82°F 200912°F 202447%8%
Apr 2655°F33°F75°F 200815°F 202447%8%
Apr 2755°F34°F87°F 200915°F 201647%7%
Apr 2856°F34°F79°F 200916°F 201647%7%
Apr 2956°F34°F80°F 202515°F 200147%7%
Apr 3057°F35°F79°F 200417°F 201247%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saranac Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304555 (Lake Placid 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094740, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.