Bellevue, ID Climate


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Bellevue, Idaho has a typical Rocky Mountain climate, with cold winters and mild summers. During the winter months, the temperatures can drop as low as -30°F and snowfall is common across the area. Summers are generally cool to mild in temperature, with temperatures sometimes reaching up to 80°F on clear sunny days. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 19 inches per year.

Bellevue, Idaho gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bellevue averages 70 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Bellevue. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bellevue gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 70 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bellevue is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Idaho.

8.9 Summer - 3.8 Winter
July, August and September are the most pleasant months in Bellevue, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBellevue, IdahoUnited States
  12.7 in.38.1 in.
  70.0 in.27.8 in.
  65.9 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  8.2°21.7°
  6.57
  4.14.3
  5167 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Bellevue with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Idaho. In Bellevue, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bellevue are June, September and August.
In Bellevue, there are 12.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Idaho.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bellevue with an average of 8.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Idaho.
In Bellevue, there are 198.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Idaho.
In Bellevue, there are 20.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Idaho.
Humidity is very low in Bellevue, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
December is the wettest month in Bellevue with 1.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.7 inches in Bellevue means that it is drier than most places in Idaho.
December is the rainiest month in Bellevue with 7.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 65.9 rainy days annually in Bellevue, which is one of the least rainy places in Idaho. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 70.0 inches in Bellevue means that it is snowier than most places in Idaho. December is the snowiest month in Bellevue with 21.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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