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Typical May weather
Lake Placid
New York · May
62° days
40° nights
about 10 rainy days · 15 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Sweater
- Umbrella
What May feels like
Blackfly season in the Adirondacks starts around Mother's Day and runs hard into late June — locals plan around it and visitors learn about it the hard way. Frost is still possible overnight and the wet days pile up, but the waterfalls are at their loudest of the year.
Rain arrives about 10 days of the month, so keep one flexible day in your plans. about 8 nights dip below freezing.
The numbers
| Typical high | 62° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 40° |
| Days with real rain | 10 |
| Total rain | 3.9 in |
| Snowfall | 0.5 in |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 5:28 am / 8:15 pm |