Bella Vista, CA Climate


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Bella Vista, CA has a mild climate year-round. The summers are generally hot and sunny with temperatures reaching up to the 90s Fahrenheit during the day but cooling off at night. The winters are also mild with temperatures typically staying in the 50s and 60s, though it can snow occasionally in the mountains nearby. Rainfall is fairly even throughout the year with an average of about 20 inches per year. There is very little humidity in Bella Vista which makes it an ideal place for people who want to enjoy warm weather without feeling overly oppressive heat or uncomfortable levels of moisture in the air.

Bella Vista, California gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bella Vista averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 249 sunny days per year in Bella Vista. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bella Vista gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bella Vista is 7.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in California.

7.6 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and June are the most pleasant months in Bella Vista, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Bella Vista with an average high temperature of 96.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Bella Vista, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bella Vista are May, October and April.
In Bella Vista, there are 88.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bella Vista with an average of 38.0°. This is about average compared to other places in California.
In Bella Vista, there are 14.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.
In Bella Vista, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.
Humidity in Bella Vista is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
December is the wettest month in Bella Vista with 8.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 52% of yearly precipitation and 3% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in Bella Vista means that it is one of the wettest places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Bella Vista with 13.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.7 rainy days. There are 83.8 rainy days annually in Bella Vista, which is one of the rainiest places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 44% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 6% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.2 inches in Bella Vista means that it is snowier than most places in California. January is the snowiest month in Bella Vista with 1.4 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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