Belle Glade climate — normals and trends
Belle Glade (United States) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 882 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Belle Glade averages 0 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Belle Glade has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 6 July 1998) and the coldest 0.8 °C (on 24 December 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Belle GladeFlorida
- coords
- 26.68°, -80.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
882mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
76 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
252 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.4 °C
6 July 1998
Coldest day
0.8 °C
24 December 1989
Wettest day
145 mm
5 September 2004
Windiest day
101.9 km/h
24 October 2005
Strongest gust
171.4 km/h
24 October 2005
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
20 July 1942
Coldest feels-like
-6.8 °C
24 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.1 h
5 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | -2.0 °C | 40 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 25.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 28 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 93 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 192 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 157 mm | +53 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 123 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 186 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 97 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 5 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Belle Glade?
Belle Glade has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 882 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belle Glade?
The hottest day measured in Belle Glade between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1998, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Belle Glade?
The coldest day measured in Belle Glade between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1989, at 0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Belle Glade?
Almost never: Belle Glade sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Belle Glade warmed?
Yes: Belle Glade warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Belle Glade?
The wettest day measured in Belle Glade between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2004, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Belle Glade?
The windiest day measured in Belle Glade between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2005, with winds reaching 101.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Belle Glade?
The warmest month in Belle Glade is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Belle Glade?
Belle Glade receives on average 882 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Belle Glade?
Belle Glade gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Belle Glade?
Yes: Belle Glade has on average 252 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belle Glade?
In Belle Glade, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 20 July 1942, and the lowest was -6.8 °C on 24 December 1989.
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