30-year climate normals

Bell County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

96.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 35.7°F.

Bell County gets 36.97" of precipitation a year, and 31% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

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

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	60.0°	35.7°	2.55"
February	64.3°	39.2°	2.29"
March	70.5°	46.2°	3.26"
April	77.8°	54.0°	3.10"
May	84.5°	62.6°	4.85"
June	91.1°	69.6°	3.43"
July	95.2°	72.1°	1.85"
August	96.0°	71.8°	2.46"
September	90.0°	65.8°	3.74"
October	80.8°	55.7°	4.00"
November	69.4°	45.6°	2.64"
December	61.4°	38.1°	2.80"

Rainfall by month

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

January 2.55"

February 2.29"

March 3.26"

April 3.10"

May 4.85"

June 3.43"

July 1.85"

August 2.46"

September 3.74"

October 4.00"

November 2.64"

December 2.80"

Annual total 36.97"

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 2,630

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,032

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $432

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $117

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 Bell County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Bell County?

Bell County averages a high of 96.0°F in August and a low of 35.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 36.97 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Bell County?

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

How hot does it get in Bell County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 96.0°F. That drives 2,630 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Bell County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Bell County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM, TX US (USC00418646), 2.8 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, Texas residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.