When to go · Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (mud season, many places closed); Jan cold snaps.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (mud season, many places closed); Jan cold snaps.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Saranac Lake's best window: Jun–Sep for water and hiking; late Sep–early Oct for foliage; Feb for Winter Carnival.
- JulyGreatInside Saranac Lake's best window: Jun–Sep for water and hiking; late Sep–early Oct for foliage; Feb for Winter Carnival.
- AugustGreatInside Saranac Lake's best window: Jun–Sep for water and hiking; late Sep–early Oct for foliage; Feb for Winter Carnival.
- SeptemberGreatInside Saranac Lake's best window: Jun–Sep for water and hiking; late Sep–early Oct for foliage; Feb for Winter Carnival.
Weather in May
- Saranac LakeHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 13 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Memorial Day big impact
Last Monday of May · United States
Start of summer; roads and beaches full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Saranac Lake, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Feb: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Feb: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Night low
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Feb: -13 °C (9 °F)9 °F (-13 °C)
Rain days
May: 13
Feb: 11 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Feb: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Feb: 1
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (mud season, many places closed); Jan cold snaps.
February: Inside Saranac Lake's best window: Jun–Sep for water and hiking; late Sep–early Oct for foliage; Feb for Winter Carnival.
Saranac Lake: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast