Saratoga Springs month by month
Plan your visit to Saratoga Springs by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Saratoga Springs covers a 28-degree range across its 12 measured months. January averages a high of 0°C, and July reaches 28°C. Winter holds from December through February, with highs between 0°C and 3°C. March reaches 8°C, April 14°C, and May crosses 21°C. June through August cluster between 26°C and 28°C, but those 3 months also carry the most rain, with July and August each at 14 rain days. September still holds 23°C with 9 rain days, but by November the high falls to 9°C.
All 12 month guides sit beneath this index. If your trip window falls in summer, start with July for its 28°C high, though it also brings 14 rain days. For drier conditions, open October first, which records 8 rain days at a 17°C high. September at 23°C and 9 rain days reads as a different season from April at 14°C and 13 rain days. January and February, at 0°C and 2°C, tend to need the most planning.
September is Saratoga Springs's most decisive month, dropping to 9 rain days from August's 14 while still holding a 23°C high.
- January
- High
- 0°C
- Low
- -8°C
- Rain
- 77 mm
January in Saratoga Springs is cold. Not chilly, not brisk. Cold. Average highs hover around 0°C (32°F), and overnight lows regularly drop to -8°C (17°F) or below. The famous…
- February
- High
- 2°C
- Low
- -8°C
- Rain
- 63 mm
February in Saratoga Springs means cold, the kind where an average high of 2°C (36°F) feels generous after overnight lows near -9°C (17°F). Snow covers Congress Park's pathways and…
- March
- High
- 8°C
- Low
- -3°C
- Rain
- 98 mm
March in Saratoga Springs is mud season, plain and simple. The snow from January and February starts its slow, uneven retreat, leaving behind grey slush on Broadway and…
- April
- High
- 15°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 108 mm
April in Saratoga Springs is mud season, and you should know that upfront. The horse racing that makes this city famous doesn't begin until mid-July, and SPAC's concert calendar…
- May
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 101 mm
May in Saratoga Springs sits in a sweet spot most visitors overlook. The horse racing crowds won't arrive until July, the SPAC concert season is still weeks away, and the town has…
- June
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 130 mm
June in Saratoga Springs is the sweet spot most visitors don't know about. The horse racing crowds that define July and August haven't arrived yet, which means Broadway's…
- July
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 172 mm
July in Saratoga Springs means one thing above all else. The thoroughbred racing season opens at Saratoga Race Course, typically around mid-July, and the quiet upstate New York spa…
- August
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 122 mm
August is the month Saratoga Springs exists for. The thoroughbred racing meet at Saratoga Race Course, which opened in 1863 and still operates as the oldest sporting venue of any…
- September
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 105 mm
September in Saratoga Springs hinges on a single weekend. Labor Day, typically the first Monday of the month, marks the final card at Saratoga Race Course, and the town that spent…
- October
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 7°C
- Rain
- 103 mm
October in Saratoga Springs is foliage season, and the color across the southern Adirondack foothills tends to peak sometime in the second or third week of the month. Sugar maples…
- November
- High
- 9°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 74 mm
November in Saratoga Springs is the quiet exhale after the city's two big draws have passed. The Thoroughbred racing season at Saratoga Race Course wrapped up in early September,…
- December
- High
- 3°C
- Low
- -5°C
- Rain
- 109 mm
December in Saratoga Springs is cold. That's the first thing you need to know. Average highs hover around 3°C (37°F), and overnight lows regularly dip to -5°C (23°F) or below. The…