Saranac Lake Weather in January
Average highs run from 24°F on January 1 to 24°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.10 in over about 19 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 23°F
- Average low
- 7°F
- Precipitation
- 3.10 in
- Snowfall
- 21.0 in
- Record high
- 60°FJan 14, 2005
- Record low
- -37°FJan 15, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 56 min to 9 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 71%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 13°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 24°F | 9°F | 47°F 2011 | -32°F 2018 | 61% | 43% |
| Jan 2 | 24°F | 9°F | 47°F 2000 | -28°F 1999 | 61% | 43% |
| Jan 3 | 24°F | 8°F | 48°F 2000 | -26°F 2013 | 61% | 43% |
| Jan 4 | 24°F | 8°F | 53°F 2000 | -24°F 2014 | 61% | 43% |
| Jan 5 | 24°F | 8°F | 50°F 2007 | -14°F 2026 | 61% | 43% |
| Jan 6 | 24°F | 8°F | 53°F 2007 | -20°F 2018 | 61% | 44% |
| Jan 7 | 24°F | 7°F | 50°F 2008 | -29°F 2018 | 61% | 44% |
| Jan 8 | 23°F | 7°F | 57°F 2008 | -24°F 2004 | 61% | 44% |
| Jan 9 | 23°F | 7°F | 53°F 2008 | -21°F 2017 | 61% | 44% |
| Jan 10 | 23°F | 7°F | 50°F 2016 | -22°F 2009 | 60% | 44% |
| Jan 11 | 23°F | 7°F | 54°F 2020 | -21°F 2022 | 60% | 44% |
| Jan 12 | 23°F | 7°F | 55°F 2018 | -9°F 2001 | 60% | 44% |
| Jan 13 | 23°F | 6°F | 59°F 2005 | -21°F 1999 | 60% | 44% |
| Jan 14 | 23°F | 6°F | 60°F 2005 | -30°F 2004 | 59% | 44% |
| Jan 15 | 23°F | 6°F | 36°F 1999 | -37°F 2004 | 59% | 43% |
| Jan 16 | 23°F | 6°F | 35°F 2017 | -28°F 2022 | 59% | 43% |
| Jan 17 | 23°F | 6°F | 41°F 2012 | -29°F 2011 | 58% | 43% |
| Jan 18 | 23°F | 6°F | 47°F 1999 | -34°F 2003 | 58% | 43% |
| Jan 19 | 23°F | 6°F | 38°F 2013 | -24°F 2000 | 58% | 43% |
| Jan 20 | 23°F | 6°F | 42°F 2006 | -21°F 2022 | 57% | 43% |
| Jan 21 | 23°F | 6°F | 48°F 2006 | -31°F 2022 | 57% | 42% |
| Jan 22 | 23°F | 6°F | 38°F 1999 | -31°F 2022 | 56% | 42% |
| Jan 23 | 23°F | 6°F | 52°F 1999 | -31°F 2000 | 56% | 42% |
| Jan 24 | 23°F | 6°F | 52°F 1999 | -37°F 2011 | 56% | 42% |
| Jan 25 | 23°F | 6°F | 53°F 2010 | -32°F 2004 | 55% | 41% |
| Jan 26 | 23°F | 6°F | 39°F 2016 | -36°F 2004 | 55% | 41% |
| Jan 27 | 23°F | 6°F | 44°F 2018 | -32°F 2003 | 54% | 41% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 6°F | 47°F 2002 | -35°F 2003 | 54% | 41% |
| Jan 29 | 24°F | 6°F | 39°F 2002 | -25°F 2000 | 54% | 40% |
| Jan 30 | 24°F | 6°F | 56°F 2013 | -29°F 2007 | 53% | 40% |
| Jan 31 | 24°F | 6°F | 50°F 2013 | -28°F 1999 | 53% | 40% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
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.