Paul Smiths weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Paul Smiths, New York: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Saranac Lake Adirondack Regional Airport, 6 km from Paul Smiths; records cover 1998–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 36.6 in930 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jun 5
- First fall freeze
- Sep 10
- Heating degree days
- 9,301
- Cooling degree days
- 120
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −24°−31° (heating, 99%) and 87°31° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Paul Smiths in January
Highs average 25°−4° and lows 2°−16°, with 1.9 in49 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 60°16° (2005)
- Record low
- −37°−38° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 1593
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paul Smiths in February
Highs average 28°−2° and lows 3°−16°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 63°17° (2018)
- Record low
- −37°−38° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 1393
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paul Smiths in March
Highs average 37°3° and lows 12°−11°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2012)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 1269
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paul Smiths in April
Highs average 50°10° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2009)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 806
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paul Smiths in May
Highs average 64°18° and lows 37°3°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2020)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 455
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Paul Smiths in June
Highs average 72°22° and lows 46°8°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1999)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 194
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Paul Smiths in July
Highs average 77°25° and lows 51°10°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2010)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 91
- Cooling degree days
- 50
Paul Smiths in August
Highs average 75°24° and lows 49°9°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 135
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Paul Smiths in September
Highs average 68°20° and lows 41°5°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2007)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 326
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Paul Smiths in OctoberThis month
Highs average 54°12° and lows 32°0°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2023)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 673
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paul Smiths in November
Highs average 42°5° and lows 22°−5°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 71°22° (2015)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 993
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paul Smiths in December
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 11°−12°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 64°18° (2015)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 1373
- Cooling degree days
- 0