Climate · Belle Center

Belle Center, OH climate

Belle Center has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
84°
887th coolest of 2,573 Ohio towns
January low
19°
658th coldest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Rain + melted snow
40 in
699th driest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Snow a winter
26 in
953rd snowiest of 2,536 Ohio towns
+15°

15° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 84°, and a typical Oct 1 in Belle Center peaks around 69°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020

A normal year

What a year in Belle Center feels like

Winter

36° / 22°
Typical high / low · 10 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

60° / 40°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 22

Summer

82° / 61°
Typical high / low · 24 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

63° / 43°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 27
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Belle Center weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January34°19°2.8" 9.3"9 18° – 38°
February37°21°2.3" 7.4"8 16° – 40°
March48°30°2.9" 4.5"9 31° – 52°
April61°39°3.9" 0.3"11 44° – 56°
May72°50°4.1" 010 54° – 68°
June80°60°4.3" 010 65° – 73°
July84°63°4.3" 08 68° – 78°
August82°61°3.5" 08 67° – 76°
September76°54°3.2" 07 61° – 70°
October64°43°2.9" 0.1"8 49° – 60°
November50°33°3.0" 0.7"8 34° – 48°
December38°25°2.8" 3.5"8 19° – 42°
Year60°41°39.9"25.8"104

“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 Belle Center

Belle Center gets 40 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 104 days a year.

40 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 50% of U.S. towns
26 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 51% of U.S. towns
104 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.3"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
9.3"
Frost & the growing season

About 188 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first one by October 27. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 62% of U.S. towns.

126
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
7
nights below 0° in a normal year
24
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Belle Center

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Belle Center, 86% of that work is heating and 14% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

86%heating
5,614 heating degree daysLess heating than 54% of U.S. towns
924 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 56% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Belle Center compares

Summer heat84° July high
Cooler than 61% of U.S. towns887th coolest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Winter cold19° January low
Colder than 51% of U.S. towns658th coldest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Precipitation40" a year
Wetter than 50% of U.S. towns699th driest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Snow26" a winter
Snowier than 51% of U.S. towns953rd snowiest of 2,536 Ohio towns
Growing season188 frost-free days
Longer than 62% of U.S. towns508th longest of 2,573 Ohio towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Belle Center averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.5°). The shift is larger than in 52% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.8° now 29°, was 27°
🌷 Spring+1.4° now 50°, was 48°
☀️ Summer+0.8° now 71°, was 71°
🍂 Fall+1.0° now 53°, was 52°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Belle Center’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 16° to 40°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Belle Center’s climate

What is the coldest month in Belle Center?

January, with a typical high of 34° and a low of 19°.

What is the hottest month in Belle Center?

July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 63°. About 24 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Belle Center get?

About 26 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Belle Center?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 27, and the last spring frost by April 22.

What is the rainiest month in Belle Center?

June, with 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 40 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Belle Center itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Kenton, OH (12 mi, snow) and Huntsville 3n, OH (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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