Lake George (NY) Temperature by Month
Lake George, New York State, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 13°C (55°F), ranging from -1°C (30°F) in January to 27°C (81°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Lake George Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Lake George is dynamic, ranging widely from very cold in winter to comfortable in summer. Nights are significantly colder, with lows dropping from 14°C (57°F) in July to -12°C (10°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Lake George by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Lake George vs the United States of America
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United States of America. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Lake George vs World: Temperature Compared
Lake George's average annual maximum temperature is 13°C (55°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Lake George's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Lake George climate page.
