Lake Placid weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lake Placid, Florida: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Archbold Bio Station, 14 km from Lake Placid; records cover 1969–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 54.2 in1377 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 8
- First fall freeze
- Dec 5
- Heating degree days
- 517
- Cooling degree days
- 3,412
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 28°−2° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lake Placid in January
Highs average 75°24° and lows 48°9°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2001)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 168
- Cooling degree days
- 57
Lake Placid in February
Highs average 78°26° and lows 50°10°, with 2.3 in57 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2001)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 103
- Cooling degree days
- 80
Lake Placid in March
Highs average 82°28° and lows 52°11°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2023)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 65
- Cooling degree days
- 129
Lake Placid in April
Highs average 86°30° and lows 57°14°, with 2.5 in65 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1989)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 17
- Cooling degree days
- 218
Lake Placid in May
Highs average 90°32° and lows 62°17°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1973)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 350
Lake Placid in June
Highs average 92°33° and lows 69°20°, with 8.9 in225 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1985)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 463
Lake Placid in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 70°21°, with 8.3 in212 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1998)
- Record low
- 58°14° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 518
Lake Placid in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 71°22°, with 8.5 in216 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1969)
- Record low
- 60°16° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 532
Lake Placid in September
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 7.2 in182 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2000)
- Record low
- 55°13° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 471
Lake Placid in OctoberThis month
Highs average 87°31° and lows 64°18°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2009)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 339
Lake Placid in November
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 1.7 in44 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1972)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 42
- Cooling degree days
- 158
Lake Placid in December
Highs average 77°25° and lows 52°11°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2016)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 114
- Cooling degree days
- 97