Long Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 105 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
77°
47th coolest of 2,223 New York towns
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January low
5°
7th coldest of 2,223 New York towns
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Rain + melted snow
46 in
681st wettest of 2,223 New York towns
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Snow a winter
105 in
358th snowiest of 2,158 New York towns
A normal year
What a year in Long Lake feels like
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Winter
29° / 8°
Typical high / low · 34 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
51° / 27°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 21
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Summer
75° / 51°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare
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Fall
55° / 34°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 26
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Long Lake weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
Snow on ground
30-yr range
January
26°
5°
3.4"
23.9"
17
31
4° – 24°
February
29°
6°
2.7"
23.4"
13
29
3° – 26°
March
38°
14°
3.0"
19.6"
12
30
15° – 36°
April
51°
27°
3.7"
4.6"
13
15
32° – 45°
May
65°
39°
4.0"
0.2"
13
0
45° – 57°
June
73°
49°
4.6"
0
13
0
58° – 66°
July
77°
53°
4.4"
0
13
0
60° – 69°
August
75°
52°
4.1"
0
12
0
60° – 67°
September
68°
45°
4.1"
0
11
0
52° – 61°
October
55°
34°
4.6"
0.8"
14
1
39° – 51°
November
42°
24°
3.6"
8.6"
14
9
27° – 39°
December
31°
14°
3.5"
23.8"
16
26
14° – 34°
Year
52°
30°
45.6"
104.9"
161
139
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Long Lake
Long Lake gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 161 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 139 days of the year.
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46 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 71% of U.S. towns
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105 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 97% of U.S. towns
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139 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 99% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.6"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
24"
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Frost & the growing season
About 126 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 21 and the first one by September 26. That leaves about 126 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 96% of U.S. towns.
🌱 May 21
🍂 Sep 26
126 frost-free days
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186
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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34
nights below 0° in a normal year
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days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Long Lake
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Long Lake, 98% of that work is heating and 2% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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8,949 heating degree daysMore heating than 94% of U.S. towns
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147 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 97% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Long Lake
Long Lake and its neighbors
Long Lake borders 10 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.3°. Inlet has the coldest January nights (5°) and Tupper Lake the hottest July afternoons (78°). Long Lake’s January low is 5° and its July high 77°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Long Lake averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+4.2°). The shift is larger than in 87% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+3.2°now 18°, was 15°
🌷 Spring+1.2°now 39°, was 38°
☀️ Summer+1.2°now 63°, was 62°
🍂 Fall+1.6°now 45°, was 43°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Long Lake’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 3° to 26°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
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Questions
Common questions about Long Lake’s climate
What is the coldest month in Long Lake?
January, with a typical high of 26° and a low of 5°.
What is the hottest month in Long Lake?
July, with a typical high of 77° and a low of 53°.
How much snow does Long Lake get?
About 105 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Long Lake?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 26, and the last spring frost by May 21.
What is the rainiest month in Long Lake?
June, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Long Lake itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Newcomb, NY (21 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.