Saranac Lake climate

Saranac Lake Weather in August

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

Average highs run from 74°F on August 1 to 71°F on August 31, and lows from 54°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.96 in over about 13 wet days.

August 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
3.96 in
Record high
91°FAug 1, 2006
Record low
30°FAug 20, 2007
Chance of a freeze
1%
Daylight
14 h 37 min to 13 h 16 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
4.7 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
Aug 174°F54°F91°F 200636°F 202346%0%
Aug 274°F54°F89°F 200736°F 202346%0%
Aug 373°F54°F87°F 200740°F 202146%0%
Aug 473°F54°F91°F 201240°F 201946%0%
Aug 573°F54°F87°F 201636°F 201946%0%
Aug 673°F54°F87°F 202236°F 200445%0%
Aug 773°F54°F88°F 200137°F 201045%0%
Aug 873°F53°F88°F 200135°F 200945%0%
Aug 973°F53°F90°F 200137°F 199945%0%
Aug 1073°F53°F87°F 202536°F 199944%0%
Aug 1173°F53°F90°F 202538°F 200644%0%
Aug 1273°F53°F91°F 202538°F 200644%0%
Aug 1373°F53°F84°F 200235°F 199844%0%
Aug 1473°F53°F90°F 200237°F 202243%0%
Aug 1573°F53°F84°F 200237°F 200143%0%
Aug 1673°F53°F85°F 200937°F 202143%0%
Aug 1773°F53°F87°F 200937°F 201743%0%
Aug 1873°F52°F86°F 200936°F 200542%0%
Aug 1972°F52°F86°F 201534°F 201242%0%
Aug 2072°F52°F86°F 202230°F 200742%0%
Aug 2172°F52°F87°F 202131°F 200742%0%
Aug 2272°F52°F84°F 200833°F 200741%0%
Aug 2372°F52°F82°F 202037°F 201641%0%
Aug 2472°F52°F84°F 201634°F 200441%0%
Aug 2572°F51°F87°F 200732°F 200141%0%
Aug 2672°F51°F84°F 201233°F 200840%0%
Aug 2772°F51°F82°F 202432°F 201740%0%
Aug 2872°F51°F84°F 201633°F 200340%0%
Aug 2971°F51°F88°F 200732°F 201240%0%
Aug 3071°F50°F86°F 201035°F 200340%0%
Aug 3171°F50°F87°F 201031°F 199939%0%

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).

August 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of August: 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.