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Typical January weather
Lake Placid
New York · January
23° days
7° nights
about 14 snowy days · 9 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Warm coat
- Gloves & beanie
- Snow boots
What January feels like
January is Adirondack cold — the kind where the snow squeaks and your phone battery quits outdoors. The Mirror Lake speed skating oval and the toboggan chute run right in the village, and the track at Mount Van Hoevenberg takes paying passengers down the Olympic bobsled run.
Winter is doing its thing: 21.0 in of snow in a typical January, with fresh snow on about 14 days. Nearly every night dips below freezing.
The numbers
| Typical high | 23° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 7° |
| Days with snow | 14 |
| Rain and melted snow | 3.1 in |
| Snowfall | 21.0 in |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:28 am / 4:42 pm |