Saranac Lake climate

Saranac Lake Weather in September

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

Average highs run from 71°F on September 1 to 60°F on September 30, and lows from 50°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.90 in over about 12 wet days.

September 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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.90 in
Record high
92°FSep 7, 2007
Record low
20°FSep 29, 2000
Chance of a freeze
79%
Daylight
13 h 14 min to 11 h 46 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
4.9 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
Sep 171°F50°F87°F 201029°F 201739%0%
Sep 271°F50°F88°F 201028°F 201739%0%
Sep 370°F49°F87°F 201030°F 202439%0%
Sep 470°F49°F91°F 199933°F 200040%0%
Sep 570°F49°F88°F 201827°F 200040%0%
Sep 670°F49°F86°F 202326°F 200040%0%
Sep 769°F48°F92°F 200732°F 200040%0%
Sep 869°F48°F88°F 200230°F 201840%0%
Sep 969°F48°F91°F 200226°F 201840%0%
Sep 1069°F47°F87°F 200230°F 200341%
Sep 1168°F47°F86°F 201327°F 200641%
Sep 1268°F47°F82°F 200528°F 200641%
Sep 1368°F46°F83°F 200528°F 201941%
Sep 1467°F46°F83°F 200528°F 202042%
Sep 1567°F46°F83°F 201826°F 202042%
Sep 1666°F45°F83°F 201829°F 200142%
Sep 1766°F45°F80°F 201525°F 201342%
Sep 1866°F45°F81°F 201724°F 202043%
Sep 1965°F44°F81°F 201521°F 201443%
Sep 2065°F44°F81°F 200023°F 202043%
Sep 2164°F44°F80°F 200721°F 202044%
Sep 2264°F43°F82°F 200723°F 202044%
Sep 2363°F43°F83°F 201726°F 200844%
Sep 2463°F42°F87°F 201724°F 199845%
Sep 2562°F42°F88°F 201724°F 200045%
Sep 2662°F42°F86°F 201725°F 200946%
Sep 2761°F41°F86°F 201728°F 200046%
Sep 2861°F41°F78°F 199921°F 200047%
Sep 2960°F41°F76°F 201420°F 200047%
Sep 3060°F40°F75°F 202424°F 200147%

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).

September 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:33 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:39 PM

Every day of September: 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.