Bellevue, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BELLEVUE L&D 12, IA US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bellevue has an annual average temperature of 48.7°F with about 37.8 inches of precipitation per year and 31.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.58 in) and January the driest (1.30 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,468
Cooling need
609

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

64 of 366 (17.5%) of Bellevue's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
42
1950s
39
1960s
27
1970s
20
1980s
48
1990s
43
2000s
49
2010s
60
2020s
38

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 28.9°F 12.1°F 20.5°F 1.30 in 9.3 in 8
February 33.5°F 15.1°F 24.3°F 1.58 in 8.3 in 8
March 45.7°F 26.3°F 36.0°F 2.16 in 3.9 in 9
April 59.3°F 37.4°F 48.3°F 3.77 in 0.4 in 11
May 71.1°F 48.4°F 59.8°F 4.21 in 0.1 in 12
June 81.1°F 58.8°F 69.9°F 5.58 in 11
July 84.6°F 62.7°F 73.6°F 4.33 in 9
August 82.7°F 60.9°F 71.8°F 3.78 in 8
September 75.9°F 52.2°F 64.0°F 3.65 in 9
October 62.6°F 40.7°F 51.7°F 3.18 in 0.2 in 8
November 47.2°F 29.3°F 38.3°F 2.34 in 1.3 in 8
December 34.2°F 18.9°F 26.5°F 1.93 in 8.4 in 9

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