North Bel Air climate — normals and trends
North Bel Air (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 1,039 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 July (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
North Bel Air averages 67 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
North Bel Air has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 76 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -22.3 °C (on 22 January 1984).
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
North Bel AirMaryland
- coords
- 39.54°, -76.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
9.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,039mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.8 cm
Average feels-like high
16.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
38.3 °C
29 June 2012
Coldest day
-22.3 °C
22 January 1984
Wettest day
134 mm
30 September 2010
Windiest day
54.8 km/h
15 October 1954
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
15 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-28.4 °C
19 January 1994
Snowiest day
38.4 cm
20 March 1958
Sunniest day
14.2 h
4 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 42 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 72 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 76 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 72 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 178 mm | +88 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 72 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 226 mm | +130 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 27 mm | -64 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 73 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 12.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 48 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 55 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of North Bel Air?
North Bel Air has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 1,039 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in North Bel Air?
The hottest day measured in North Bel Air between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in North Bel Air?
The coldest day measured in North Bel Air between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1984, at -22.3 °C.
Does it snow in North Bel Air?
Yes. North Bel Air gets on average 45.8 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of North Bel Air warmed?
Yes: North Bel Air warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in North Bel Air?
The wettest day measured in North Bel Air between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 2010, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in North Bel Air?
The windiest day measured in North Bel Air between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 54.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in North Bel Air?
The warmest month in North Bel Air is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in North Bel Air?
North Bel Air receives on average 1,039 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in North Bel Air?
North Bel Air gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in North Bel Air?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in North Bel Air between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1958, with 38.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in North Bel Air?
Yes: North Bel Air has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in North Bel Air?
In North Bel Air, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 15 July 1995, and the lowest was -28.4 °C on 19 January 1994.
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