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Best Time for The Adirondacks
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Sweet spot: April, May, September. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- High Peaks trailheads fill by seven, the lakes warm for classic camp swimming, and late September lights six million acres on fire in the good way.
- Two-time Olympic country does winter properly — you can ride the actual bobsled run — while 46er trails need real winter gear.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −13.3°C | −4.4°C | 60 mm | 9.0 h | ❄ |
| February | −12.5°C | −3.1°C | 59 mm | 10.2 h | ❄ |
| March | −7.3°C | 2.3°C | 69 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | −0.4°C | 10.2°C | 88 mm | 13.2 h | ❄ |
| May | 6.7°C | 17.8°C | 100 mm | 14.6 h | |
| June | 12.1°C | 22.1°C | 123 mm | 15.3 h | |
| July | 15.0°C | 24.7°C | 108 mm | 15.0 h | |
| August | 14.0°C | 23.9°C | 102 mm | 13.8 h | |
| September | 9.9°C | 20.5°C | 89 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 3.4°C | 12.5°C | 114 mm | 10.7 h | |
| November | −2.7°C | 5.3°C | 76 mm | 9.4 h | ❄ |
| December | −8.8°C | −1.3°C | 85 mm | 8.7 h | ❄ |