Weather in Bell County

Calculated from weather data of Middlesboro/Bell County Airport (K1A6) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	47.0	44.0	50.0	43.0	45.0	51.0
February	55.0	58.0	58.0	55.0	47.0	51.0
March	61.0	64.0	61.0	64.0	64.0	63.0
April	70.0	70.0	71.0	69.0	68.0	66.0
May	78.0		76.0	79.0	75.0	74.0
June	83.0		80.0	87.0	83.0	83.0
July	86.0		86.0	87.0	85.0	89.0
August	84.0		83.0	85.0	85.0	84.0
September	80.0		81.0	77.0	79.0	78.0
October	70.0		70.0	67.0	71.0	71.0
November	58.0		61.0	60.0	56.0	63.0
December	52.0		53.0	53.0	59.0	46.0
Average	68.0	59.0	70.0	69.0	68.0	69.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	30.0	28	35	26	31	35
February	35.0	34	39	29	30	34
March	39.0	40	38	37	39	45
April	45.0	49	45	44	41	42
May	55.0		52	57	51	51
June	61.0		58	62	62	61
July	66.0		65	69	66	67
August	65.0		65	65	66	65
September	60.0		59	57	58	59
October	48.0		48	41	52	50
November	35.0		36	37	31	37
December	34.0		33	39	39	30
Average	47.0	38.0	48.0	47.0	47.0	48.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	35	52	40	48
77 °F or warmer	9	139	136	133	135
68 °F or warmer	32	206	201	200	187
32 °F or colder	43	47	72	78	58

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	15.9	22	20	14	14	15
February	14.5	9	10	11	14	26
March	9.8	12	7	5	10	15
April	10.2	11	7	7	8	12
May	7.1		4	9	6	11
June	6.5		7	2	8	6
July	4.3		4	7	4	4
August	5.3		7	2	8	3
September	6.1		2	7	7	6
October	6.9		6	5	9	4
November	7.2		6	7	3	7
December	13.3		12	24	9	17
Average	9.1	13.3	6.9	7.1	8.0	10.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	4.3	5	5	4	4	4
February	5.0	5	6	6	5	5
March	5.5	5	6	6	5	5
April	5.2	6	5	6	5	6
May	3.9		4	4	4	4
June	3.2		3	4	3	3
July	2.7		3	3	3	3
August	2.4		3	3	2	3
September	2.5		2	3	3	3
October	3.0		3	4	3	3
November	3.8		4	4	4	4
December	3.4		3	2	4	4
Average	3.9	5.0	3.7	4.1	3.7	3.8

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	SW	SW	W	W
February	SW	S	SW	NW	SW
March	SW	SW	SW	S	SW
April	SW	SW	SW	W	W
May		NW	S	NW	SW
June		NW	W	S	SW
July		SW	SW	SW	W
August		SW	SW	SW	SW
September		N	N	SW	S
October		W	W	SW	S
November		S	W	S	SW
December		SW	S	S	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Bell County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Bell County?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 86 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Bell County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 47 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Bell County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 16.0 %.

Which month is the driest in Bell County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 4.4 %.