Bellemont, Arizona climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bellemont's normal year runs from 11°F December nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 20.2 inches of precipitation and 73 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.9°C, December lows of −11°C, July highs of 28°C, 512 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBellemont Weather Office
- Station IDUSC00020678
- Location35.23°N 111.82°W
- Elevation7,152 ft (2,180 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population (census place)1,447
On October 23, the normal high in Bellemont is 61°F and the normal low 25°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bellemont.
- Jan 44° 11°
- Feb 46° 15°
- Mar 53° 20°
- Apr 59° 24°
- May 68° 30°
- Jun 79° 36°
- Jul 82° 46°
- Aug 79° 46°
- Sep 74° 37°
- Oct 64° 27°
- Nov 53° 18°
- Dec 44° 11°
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 Bellemont each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in August (3.23 in), the least in June (0.29 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 11°F | 27.6°F | 1.97 | 16.6 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 10 h |
| February | 46°F | 15°F | 30.5°F | 2.17 | 16.8 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 53°F | 20°F | 36.4°F | 1.77 | 11.6 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 24°F | 41.4°F | 1.05 | 4.7 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 13 h |
| May | 68°F | 30°F | 48.8°F | 0.69 | 1.6 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 14 h |
| June | 79°F | 36°F | 57.4°F | 0.29 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 82°F | 46°F | 64.0°F | 2.66 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 79°F | 46°F | 62.6°F | 3.23 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 74°F | 37°F | 55.7°F | 1.77 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 7 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 27°F | 45.3°F | 1.57 | 1.3 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 53°F | 18°F | 35.4°F | 1.23 | 5.5 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 44°F | 11°F | 27.5°F | 1.76 | 14.5 | 7 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 27°F | 44.4°F | 20.16 | 72.6 | 83 | 3 | 239 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −11°C | −2.4°C | 50 mm | 42 cm |
| February | 8°C | −9°C | −0.8°C | 55 mm | 43 cm |
| March | 11°C | −7°C | 2.4°C | 45 mm | 29 cm |
| April | 15°C | −4°C | 5.2°C | 27 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 20°C | −1°C | 9.3°C | 18 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 26°C | 2°C | 14.1°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 8°C | 17.8°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 8°C | 17.0°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 3°C | 13.2°C | 45 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | −3°C | 7.4°C | 40 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 11°C | −8°C | 1.9°C | 31 mm | 14 cm |
| December | 7°C | −11°C | −2.5°C | 45 mm | 37 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00020678; 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 Bellemont?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00020678.
When is the last frost in Bellemont?
In Bellemont, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 21 in half of years and after July 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 17 in half of years and before September 3 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- June 211 year in 10 after July 4; 9 in 10 after June 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 171 year in 10 before September 3; 9 in 10 before September 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 85 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 107 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after June 9 in half of springs and before September 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bellemont in zone 5b in ZIP code 86015. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Bellemont's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (21 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arizona · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00020678; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Bellemont?
In a normal year in Bellemont, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 239 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 83 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 239a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 12high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 83a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 18a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1999) is 96°F, on June 20, 2016; the lowest is −30°F, on January 1, 2011.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2010, with 25.82 in; the snowiest season is 2022–23, with 179.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00020678; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00020678. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Bellemont?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bellemont, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (93%) and July the cloudiest (81%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.2 |
| February | 84% | 4.2 |
| March | 87% | 5.7 |
| April | 88% | 7.0 |
| May | 89% | 7.8 |
| June | 93% | 8.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.9 |
| August | 82% | 6.4 |
| September | 89% | 5.9 |
| October | 89% | 4.8 |
| November | 89% | 3.6 |
| December | 81% | 2.8 |
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 Bellemont need?
A normal year in Bellemont brings 7,548 heating degree days, 40% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 46 cooling degree days, 95% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,318 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,159 | 0 |
| February | 966 | 0 |
| March | 887 | 0 |
| April | 710 | 0 |
| May | 502 | 0 |
| June | 232 | 4 |
| July | 59 | 28 |
| August | 89 | 13 |
| September | 281 | 0 |
| October | 611 | 0 |
| November | 890 | 0 |
| December | 1,162 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,548 | 46 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00020678. 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.
Has Bellemont been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 46.4°F, 2.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 44.4°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.5°F | +1.1°F | 19.44 | 106.1 |
| 2022 | 45.3°F | +0.9°F | 19.93 | 52.3 |
| 2023 | 43.7°F | −0.7°F | 23.70 | 160.1 |
| 2024 | 45.9°F | +1.5°F | 18.26 | 112.0 |
| 2025 | 46.4°F | +2.0°F | 18.32 | 62.2 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00020678. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bellemont's climate compare?
Bellemont is warmer than 1 of the other 96 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 80. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.4°F is warmer than 17%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bellemont is Dsb: continental, dry-summer, warm 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 Bellemont share this climate record?
Parks has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Parks, AZ1,514 people · 9 mi NW
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 Bellemont's climate
What is the coldest month in Bellemont?
December, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 46°F at night).
Does it snow in Bellemont?
Yes: 73 inches in a normal year, falling on 30 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (16.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Bellemont?
August, with 3.23 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.29 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bellemont in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bellemont in zone 5b in ZIP code 86015. By the same method at Bellemont's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Bellemont?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 21; in one year in ten it comes after July 4. Waiting until July 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arizona climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Fort Valley, AZ5 miles from this station, 47.4°F a year
- Flagstaff, AZ11 miles from this station, 46.8°F a year
- Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ18 miles from this station, 50.6°F a year
- Sunset Crater National Monument, AZ19 miles from this station, 46.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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