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Lake Placid weather in January

Weather in Lake Placid: January

Average day temperature: 22.1°F
Average night temperature: 15.2°F
Number of sunny days: 1 day
Day length: 8.9 - 9.8 hours
Number of days with precipitation: 2 days
Precipitation totals: 1.2 in.

Air temperature in January, °F

Show year:
2025
2024
2023
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
-9
-2
5
12
19
26
33
40
47
Day temperature   
Night temperature

The highest day temperature during January of 2025 was 33°F. At the same time the lowest night temperature was -2°F. Daily and nightly averages during January were 17.7°F and 12.8°F.

Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
Sunny days
Partly cloudy days
Cloudy days
3%
16%
81%

Mostly all days in January are cloudy but sunny and partly cloudy days are also possible.

Precipitation total in January, in.

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.4
0.8
1.3
1.7
2.1
2.5
3.0
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.8
2.5
2.2
1.1
1.8
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.8
2.5
2.2
1.1
1.8
1.1
1.0
1.2

Precipitation total value in Lake Placid in January is 1.2 in. Other months of the year show relatively similar values.

Wind speed in January, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.2
2.4
3.6
4.8
6.0
7.2
8.4
6.2
6.8
5.1
4.7
4.7
5.0
5.4
5.7
6.4
7.0
6.7
6.2
6.8
5.1
4.7
4.7
5.0
5.4
5.7
6.4
7.0
6.7
5.8

The average wind speed value in January is 5.8 mph

Average sunny hours
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.2
2.5
3.7
4.9
6.2
7.4
8.6
9.9
2.5
3.3
4.8
6.1
6.0
7.2
6.0
7.0
4.0
3.3
2.6
2.5
3.3
4.8
6.1
6.0
7.2
6.0
7.0
4.0
3.3
2.6
2.1

This chart shows average number of hours during the day when sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day. The average number of sunny hours in January is: 2.1.

Best time for vacation in Lake Placid

Sunniest months:
September 10 days
May 8 days
July 7 days
Warmest months:
July 73.1 °F
August 70.5 °F
June 67.7 °F
Coldest months:
January 22.1 °F
February 23.6 °F
December 29.7 °F
Rainiest months:
July 5 days
June 4 days
April 3 days
Windiest months:
March 7.0 mph
November 6.8 mph
February 6.7 mph

Lake Placid on a weather map

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24 Hours Forecast
Lake Placid
Local time: 04:38
April 17, thursday
0600
27°F
E
8 mph
0900
28°F
E
9 mph
1200
37°F
E
11 mph
1500
43°F
SE
14 mph
1800
41°F
SE
9 mph
2100
37°F
NE
4 mph
April 18, friday
0000
36°F
NE
5 mph
0300
36°F
N
4 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F