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30-year climate normals

Bear Lake County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

84.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 6.7°F.

Bear Lake County gets 17.89" of precipitation a year and 90.6" of snow, and 31% of it falls in Mar, Apr, May.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 28.7° 6.7° 1.73" 23.3"
February 32.0° 8.6° 1.60" 19.0"
March 42.1° 18.3° 1.48" 9.2"
April 53.3° 27.0° 1.74" 4.9"
May 64.2° 34.4° 2.29" 1.3"
June 74.5° 40.3° 1.28" 0.1"
July 84.6° 46.2° 0.67" 0.0"
August 83.9° 44.6° 0.96" 0.0"
September 73.5° 36.5° 1.35" 0.1"
October 58.6° 27.0° 1.70" 2.9"
November 42.7° 18.5° 1.38" 9.2"
December 30.4° 9.4° 1.71" 20.6"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 1.73"
February 1.60"
March 1.48"
April 1.74"
May 2.29"
June 1.28"
July 0.67"
August 0.96"
September 1.35"
October 1.70"
November 1.38"
December 1.71"
Annual total 17.89"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 139
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,825
Approximate annual cooling cost At 12.35¢/kWh, Idaho average $17
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $381

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Bear Lake County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Bear Lake County?

Bear Lake County averages a high of 84.6°F in July and a low of 6.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.89 inches, including 90.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Bear Lake County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Bear Lake County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 84.6°F. That drives 139 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Bear Lake County?

Yes. Bear Lake County averages 90.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BERN, ID US (USC00100803), 4.5 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Idaho residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.