When to go · Lake Placid
Lake Placid in August
Great month. Inside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C75°F / 12°C54°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- United States overall
- Prices
- High
- United States overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Lake Placid
Inside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
Weather in August
- Lake PlacidHighs around 24 °C, lows around 12 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 75 °F, lows around 54 °F, rain on about 13 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- High
- Prices · United States overall
- High
United States overall: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast