2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Lake Placid, NY vs Nantucket, MA

Highlights

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Nantucket. Lake Placid averages 162 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nantucket, Massachusetts gets 45.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. Lake Placid, New York gets 40.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Nantucket averages 22.9 inches of snow per year. Lake Placid averages 102.4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Nantucket, Massachusetts
Summer High: the July high is around 76.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24.6
Rain: averages 45.9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22.9 inches of snow a year

Lake Placid, New York
Summer High: the July high is around 75.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3.8
Rain: averages 40.9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 102.4 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Nantucket is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Massachusetts.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lake Placid is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

Today's Weather - Lake Placid, NY

47°F

Today's Weather - Nantucket, MA

53°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Lake Placid / Nantucket

July is the hottest month for Lake Placid with an average high temperature of 75.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Lake Placid, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Placid are July, August and June.

July is the hottest month for Nantucket with an average high temperature of 76.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Massachusetts. In Nantucket, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Nantucket are July, August and September.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Placid with an average of 3.8°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Nantucket with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.

In Lake Placid, there are 0.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.

In Nantucket, there are 0.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Massachusetts.

In Lake Placid, there are 190.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In Nantucket, there are 89.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.

In Lake Placid, there are 36.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In Nantucket, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.

July is the wettest month in Lake Placid with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.9 inches in Lake Placid means that it is drier than most places in New York.


March is the wettest month in Nantucket with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Nantucket means that it is one of the driest places in Massachusetts.

December is the rainiest month in Lake Placid with 17.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.2 rainy days. There are 170.1 rainy days annually in Lake Placid, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

December is the rainiest month in Nantucket with 11.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 118.0 rainy days annually in Nantucket, which is less rainy than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 102.4 inches in Lake Placid means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York.

An annual snowfall of 22.9 inches in Nantucket means that it is one of the least snowy places in Massachusetts.

December is the snowiest month in Lake Placid with 24.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

February is the snowiest month in Nantucket with 8.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.