Belle Glade, Florida climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Belle Glade's normal year runs from 52°F January nights to 92°F August afternoons, with 55.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 23.5°C, January lows of 11°C, August highs of 34°C, 1,403 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBelle Glade
- Station IDUSC00080611
- Location26.69°N 80.67°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
- Population17,363
On October 23, the normal high in Belle Glade is 86°F and the normal low 65°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 33%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Belle Glade.
- Jan 76° 52°
- Feb 79° 53°
- Mar 82° 57°
- Apr 86° 61°
- May 89° 66°
- Jun 91° 71°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 92° 73°
- Sep 91° 72°
- Oct 87° 67°
- Nov 81° 60°
- Dec 78° 56°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Belle Glade each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 52°F. The most precipitation falls in June (9.49 in), the least in February (1.90 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76°F | 52°F | 63.9°F | 2.27 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 40 min |
| February | 79°F | 53°F | 65.9°F | 1.90 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 82°F | 57°F | 69.3°F | 3.03 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 86°F | 61°F | 73.2°F | 2.14 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 89°F | 66°F | 77.5°F | 4.55 | 9 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 91°F | 71°F | 80.9°F | 9.49 | 16 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| July | 92°F | 72°F | 82.4°F | 7.01 | 17 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| August | 92°F | 73°F | 82.5°F | 8.63 | 17 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| September | 91°F | 72°F | 81.4°F | 7.29 | 18 | 20 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 87°F | 67°F | 77.3°F | 4.26 | 12 | 6 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 81°F | 60°F | 70.8°F | 2.55 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| December | 78°F | 56°F | 66.7°F | 2.10 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 85°F | 63°F | 74.3°F | 55.22 | 135 | 124 | 1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 11°C | 17.7°C | 58 mm |
| February | 26°C | 12°C | 18.8°C | 48 mm |
| March | 28°C | 14°C | 20.7°C | 77 mm |
| April | 30°C | 16°C | 22.9°C | 54 mm |
| May | 32°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 116 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.2°C | 241 mm |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 28.0°C | 178 mm |
| August | 34°C | 23°C | 28.1°C | 219 mm |
| September | 33°C | 22°C | 27.4°C | 185 mm |
| October | 31°C | 20°C | 25.2°C | 108 mm |
| November | 27°C | 16°C | 21.6°C | 65 mm |
| December | 26°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 53 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00080611; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Belle Glade?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, November and December. Of those, February has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00080611.
When is the last frost in Belle Glade?
A night at 32°F or colder comes in only 48% of years in Belle Glade (NOAA). NOAA's median date of the last spring frost is January 27 and of the first autumn frost January 16.
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 365 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 25 in half of springs and before January 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Belle Glade in zone 10b in ZIP code 33476, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Florida · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00080611; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Belle Glade?
In a normal year in Belle Glade, 124 days a year reach 90°F, 1 night falls to 32°F or colder and 135 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 124a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 135a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1924) is 100°F, on July 21, 1931; the lowest is 21°F, on January 12, 1982.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1947, with 84.68 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00080611; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00080611. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Belle Glade?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Belle Glade, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (82%) and June the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.5 |
| February | 79% | 4.3 |
| March | 81% | 5.3 |
| April | 82% | 6.0 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 73% | 5.5 |
| July | 76% | 5.7 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 75% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 4.4 |
| November | 80% | 3.7 |
| December | 78% | 3.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Belle Glade need?
A normal year in Belle Glade brings 294 heating degree days, 95% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,711 cooling degree days, 4.1 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,901 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 110 | 74 |
| February | 67 | 92 |
| March | 30 | 163 |
| April | 4 | 252 |
| May | 1 | 390 |
| June | 0 | 477 |
| July | 0 | 538 |
| August | 0 | 543 |
| September | 0 | 492 |
| October | 1 | 382 |
| November | 17 | 190 |
| December | 65 | 119 |
| Year (annual) | 294 | 3,711 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00080611. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Belle Glade's climate compare?
Belle Glade is warmer than 76 of the other 105 places with their own NOAA record in Florida, and wetter than 61. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 74.3°F is warmer than 98%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Belle Glade is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Belle Glade share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- South Bay, FL5,160 people · 4 mi W
- Lake Harbor, FL0 people · 8 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Belle Glade's climate
What is the coldest month in Belle Glade?
January, with a normal high of 76°F and a normal low of 52°F. The warmest is August (92°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Belle Glade?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Belle Glade?
June, with 9.49 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.90 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Belle Glade in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Belle Glade in zone 10b in ZIP code 33476, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Florida climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Canal Point, FL12 miles from this station, 76.2°F a year
- South Bay (15 mi S), FL16 miles from this station, 74.0°F a year
- Clewiston, FL24 miles from this station, 74.0°F a year
- Devils Garden, FL26 miles from this station, 74.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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