When to go · Lake Placid
Lake Placid in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
- JulyGreatInside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
- AugustGreatInside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
- SeptemberGreatInside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
Weather in May
- Lake PlacidHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 14 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Memorial Day big impact
Last Monday of May · United States
Start of summer; roads and beaches full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lake Placid, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jan: -14 °C (7 °F)7 °F (-14 °C)
Rain days
May: 14
Jan: 14
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
January: Inside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
Lake Placid: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast