Schroon Lake, NY Climate

Schroon Lake, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 71°F, with occasional spikes in temperature reaching into the 90s. In the winter, temperatures average around 18°F and can dip into single digits. Precipitation is generally consistent throughout the year, with rainfall ranging from 2 to 3 inches per month. Snowfall averages about 72 inches per year, making it one of the snowiest places in New York State.

Climate	Schroon Lake, New York	United States
Rainfall		38.1

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.