Lake Placid weather in April: Lake Placid, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Lake Placid in April has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 39°F, rising from 42°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal April, 3.39 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −2°C, 86 mm of precipitation and 20 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationLake Placid (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00304555
- Location44.30°N 73.98°W
- Elevation1,888 ft (576 m)
- Population2,302
- Jan 23° 7°
- Feb 27° 8°
- Mar 36° 16°
- Apr 49° 29°
- May 62° 40°
- Jun 70° 49°
- Jul 74° 54°
- Aug 73° 52°
- Sep 66° 45°
- Oct 52° 35°
- Nov 40° 25°
- Dec 29° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake Placid in April?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 38.9°F. April is 12.9°F warmer than March and 12.2°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Lake Placid and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 15°F, from 42°F on April 1 to 57°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 36°F and 42°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 47%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 42°F | 22°F | 45% | 27% |
| April 8 | 45°F | 25°F | 46% | 28% |
| April 15 | 49°F | 28°F | 47% | 29% |
| April 22 | 53°F | 31°F | 47% | 30% |
| April 30 | 57°F | 35°F | 47% | 30% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 42°F | 22°F | 45% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 42°F | 23°F | 45% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 3 | 43°F | 23°F | 45% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 43°F | 23°F | 46% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 44°F | 24°F | 46% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 44°F | 24°F | 46% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 7 | 45°F | 25°F | 46% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 45°F | 25°F | 46% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 46°F | 26°F | 46% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 10 | 46°F | 26°F | 46% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 47°F | 27°F | 46% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 47°F | 27°F | 46% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 13 | 48°F | 28°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 14 | 48°F | 28°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 49°F | 28°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 50°F | 29°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 17 | 50°F | 29°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 18 | 51°F | 30°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 51°F | 30°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 20 | 52°F | 31°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 21 | 52°F | 31°F | 47% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 22 | 53°F | 31°F | 47% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 53°F | 32°F | 47% | 30% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 24 | 54°F | 32°F | 47% | 30% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 25 | 54°F | 33°F | 47% | 30% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 55°F | 33°F | 47% | 30% | 14 h |
| April 27 | 55°F | 34°F | 47% | 30% | 14 h |
| April 28 | 56°F | 34°F | 47% | 30% | 14 h |
| April 29 | 56°F | 34°F | 47% | 30% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 57°F | 35°F | 47% | 30% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FApril average
- Normal low
- 29°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.39 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 7.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 66%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00304555; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lake Placid in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around April 28 (47%). In all, 3.39 in falls on 14 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Lake Placid, 21 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 7.8 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 7 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00304555.
What are the records for April in Lake Placid?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 87°F, on April 27, 2009; the coldest is −10°F, on April 4, 1911. The wettest April brought 8.72 in (2011); the snowiest, 25.6 inches (1961).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 38.9°F: 2021 40.4°F (+1.5), 2022 37.0°F (−1.9), 2023 41.2°F (+2.3), 2025 39.5°F (+0.6). 3 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.4°F | +1.5°F | 3.63 in |
| 2022 | 37.0°F | −1.9°F | 5.83 in |
| 2023 | 41.2°F | +2.3°F | 3.30 in |
| 2025 | 39.5°F | +0.6°F | 4.39 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00304555; recent months: ACIS, station USC00304555. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Lake Placid compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, April normal highs run from 48°F in Cooperstown to 64°F in Mount Sinai; Lake Placid's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.