Bellows Falls, VT climate
Bellows Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 60 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Bellows Falls feels like
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Bellows Falls 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 | 31° | 11° | 3.2" | 14.9" | 11 | 26 | 10° – 29° |
| February | 34° | 13° | 2.7" | 15.9" | 8 | 25 | 10° – 30° |
| March | 43° | 21° | 3.2" | 11.7" | 9 | 21 | 24° – 42° |
| April | 56° | 32° | 3.6" | 2.4" | 11 | 3 | 39° – 49° |
| May | 69° | 43° | 3.6" | 0.1" | 13 | 0 | 51° – 61° |
| June | 77° | 53° | 4.4" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 62° – 69° |
| July | 82° | 58° | 4.2" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 66° – 74° |
| August | 80° | 56° | 4.2" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 65° – 72° |
| September | 73° | 48° | 4.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 56° – 64° |
| October | 60° | 37° | 4.7" | 1.2" | 11 | 1 | 44° – 55° |
| November | 47° | 28° | 3.4" | 2.7" | 10 | 3 | 33° – 43° |
| December | 36° | 19° | 4.0" | 11.0" | 11 | 19 | 21° – 37° |
| Year | 57° | 35° | 45.1" | 59.9" | 129 | 97 |
“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 and snow in Bellows Falls
Bellows Falls gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 129 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 97 days of the year.
About 149 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 8 and the first one by October 3. That leaves about 149 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 82% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Bellows Falls
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bellows Falls, 95% of that work is heating and 5% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
Bellows Falls and its neighbors
Bellows Falls borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Rockingham has both the coldest January nights (11°) and the hottest July afternoons (81°). Bellows Falls’s January low is 11° and its July high 82°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Bellows Falls compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bellows Falls averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.6°). The shift is larger than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bellows Falls’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 10° to 30°. June is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Bellows Falls’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bellows Falls?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 11°.
What is the hottest month in Bellows Falls?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 58°. About 7 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bellows Falls get?
About 60 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Bellows Falls?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 3, and the last spring frost by May 8.
What is the rainiest month in Bellows Falls?
October, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bellows Falls itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Walpole 3, NH (5 mi, snow) and Walpole 2s Nepp, NH (7 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.