Bell, FL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Bell's primary NOAA station, BELL 4NW.
The climate verdict for Bell
Water is the standout signal in Bell, Florida: 54.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 68°F. It scores 85/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 85% of them.
- 68°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 85/100
- comfort score, above 85% of station-mapped location scores
- 54.4"
- precipitation, annual total
- 253 days
- frost-free growing season
Bell: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00080598 · Bell, FL 68°F mean · 54.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 68°F
- RANK-WARM #6,381
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albany SW GA Rg…
- PRCP-WET 54.4"
- SWING-NARROW 28°F
- COMF-TOP 85/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00080598
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Albany SW GA Rgnl, GA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every FL station list.
- Bell (this station) 68°F
- Hot Conroe Montgome…, TX 68°F
- Near Albany SW GA Rg…, GA 68°F
- Near Anaheim, CA 68°F
- Near Chipley, FL 68°F
Bell sits in Florida, the #1 hottest U.S. state at 72.6°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Bell
Bell: 83/100 · grade B
Bell publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Bell, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 85/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 67.7°F · 0.2° from 67.5°F | 97/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 22 calendar days | 97/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 253 days/year | 90/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 54.4 in · 19.4 from 35 in | 31/100 · F |
Bell · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Bell is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 52.5°F and warmest-month mean 80.4°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 80.4°F
- Coldest month
- 52.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Bell sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Bell's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 7% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Bell sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 12% wettest
- Bell's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 93%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Bell is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Bell compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Bell's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
85 Top 15% score exceeds 85% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F (18°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 4.0" | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 68°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.9" | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 75°F (24°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 3.7" | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 80°F (27°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 2.4" | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| May | 86°F (30°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.4" | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 6.6" | 0.0 | 16.5 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 7.8" | 0.0 | 18.9 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 9.2" | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| September | 87°F (31°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 4.9" | 0.0 | 8.3 |
| October | 80°F (27°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 3.5" | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| November | 73°F (23°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 2.4" | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 67°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.6" | 6.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Bell runs from a mild 40°F around January 10 to 90°F at the peak near June 20, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 20 through July 11, covering 22 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs February 22 to November 30.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 40°F around January 10.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 1, when 54% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 2 at 17%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 111 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Bell.
Where Bell Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 54 inches.
Bell earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
8.4 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
13.0 days with precipitation
16.3 days with precipitation
16.4 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
Bell runs a summer-peaked wet season
43% of Bell's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 9.2", on an unusually narrow 27.9°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, June, taking 43% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: November at 2.4".
- Winter share: 19% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
When it rains in Bell, it arrives in quantity
54.4" of precipitation falls across only about 111 wet days here, averaging 0.49 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 111 a year, 30% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.49 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 16
- Fewest wet days
- November, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 14
50% probability date
Growing Season
253 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,449
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,443
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside FL closest to Bell on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (68°F here).
- Anaheim, CA 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Eunice, LA 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Jeanerette, LA 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Slidell, LA 68°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (54.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Brentwood, TN 54.4" · 0.0" off
- White House, TN 54.4" · 0.0" off
- McMinnville, TN 54.4" · 0.0" off
- Dallas, GA 54.3" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Bell's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · low swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Bell averages 54.4 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
Bell's 27.9°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 68°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
Bell combines a compact 27.9°F annual temperature range with meaningful demand on both sides of the thermostat: 1,449 heating and 2,443 cooling degree days. The balance matters more here than either annual total in isolation.
The frost-free window extends for about 253 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Bell's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Bell, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Bell's primary station: BELL 4NW (USC00080598). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 1204975). Match rule for Bell: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Bell comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.