Belleville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
89°
80th hottest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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January low
23°
266th mildest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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Rain + melted snow
42 in
594th wettest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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Snow a winter
11 in
406th least snowy of 2,880 Illinois towns
A normal year
What a year in Belleville feels like
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Winter
43° / 26°
Typical high / low · 5 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
67° / 46°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 12
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Summer
87° / 67°
Typical high / low · 53 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
68° / 47°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 20
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90°
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32°
40°
23°
45°
27°
56°
36°
68°
45°
77°
56°
85°
65°
89°
68°
87°
66°
81°
58°
69°
47°
55°
36°
44°
28°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Belleville weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
Snow on ground
30-yr range
January
40°
23°
2.6"
3.4"
7
6
26° – 42°
February
45°
27°
2.2"
3.3"
8
2
27° – 46°
March
56°
36°
3.5"
1.0"
10
0
39° – 59°
April
68°
45°
4.9"
0
10
0
49° – 62°
May
77°
56°
5.0"
0
12
0
61° – 74°
June
85°
65°
4.4"
0
9
0
70° – 79°
July
89°
68°
3.9"
0
7
0
73° – 85°
August
87°
66°
3.3"
0
7
0
71° – 83°
September
81°
58°
3.4"
0
7
0
65° – 75°
October
69°
47°
3.2"
0
8
0
53° – 64°
November
55°
36°
3.5"
0.6"
8
1
38° – 53°
December
44°
28°
2.7"
2.9"
8
3
22° – 44°
Year
66°
46°
42.5"
11.2"
100
12
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Belleville
Belleville gets 42 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 100 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 12 days of the year.
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42 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 60% of U.S. towns
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11 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 71% of U.S. towns
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12 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 66% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
5.0"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
3.4"
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Frost & the growing season
About 189 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 12 and the first one by October 20. That leaves about 189 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 63% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 20
189 frost-free days
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93
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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2
nights below 0° in a normal year
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53
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Belleville
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Belleville, 73% of that work is heating and 27% is cooling.
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4,209 heating degree daysLess heating than 77% of U.S. towns
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1,579 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 81% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Belleville
Belleville and its neighbors
Belleville borders 12 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.5°. Shiloh Valley has the coldest January nights (23°) and Centreville the hottest July afternoons (89°). Belleville’s January low is 23° and its July high 89°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Belleville averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.2°). The shift is smaller than in 57% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+1.9°now 35°, was 33°
🌷 Spring+1.4°now 56°, was 55°
☀️ Summer+0.6°now 77°, was 76°
🍂 Fall+0.7°now 58°, was 57°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Belleville’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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+2.2°
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 22° to 44°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
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90°
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Questions
Common questions about Belleville’s climate
What is the coldest month in Belleville?
January, with a typical high of 40° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Belleville?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 68°. About 53 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Belleville get?
About 11 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Belleville?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 20, and the last spring frost by April 12.
What is the rainiest month in Belleville?
May, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 42 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Belleville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Belleville Siu Rsch, IL (8 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.