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Cayuga Lake

Easy
difficulty
Jun–Sep
best months

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Cayuga Lake is a fishing destination in New York, managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and set about a mile from the town of Willets. It's an easy outing, and the lake's own shoreline makes the most natural starting point. Summer is the warmest stretch for time on the water. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 76°F in June to about 80°F in July, with September still near 72°F. Winters there are cold, with January highs around 31°F and several snowy days each month from December through March. For more time outdoors, the Lakeshore Trail is about 9 miles away, and the No-Tan-Takto Trail is just under 10 miles from the lake.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Cayuga Lake

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      31° / 17°

      14 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      33° / 17°

      12 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      41° / 24°

      13 wet · 5 snow

    4. Apr

      54° / 35°

      14 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      67° / 47°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 56°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 61°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 59°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 52°

      12 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 42°

      15 wet

    11. Nov

      47° / 33°

      13 wet · 2 snow

    12. Dec

      37° / 24°

      14 wet · 5 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Aurora Rsch Farm, NY, 3.7 mi away at 830 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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