Bethel has a subarctic climate (K�ppen Dfc), with long, somewhat snowy, and very cold winters, and short, mild summers. Monthly daily average temperatures range from 6.6 �F (?14.1 �C) in January to 56.0 �F (13.3 �C) in July, with an annual mean of 29.9 �F (?1.2 �C). Warm days of above 70 �F (21 �C) can be expected on 13 days per summer,. Precipitation is both most frequent and greatest during the summer months, averaging 16.2 inches (411 mm) per year. Snowfall usually falls in light bouts, and is actually greater in November and December than in January and February, averaging 45 inches (114 cm) a season. Extreme temperatures have ranged from ?48 �F (?44 �C) to 90 �F (32 �C)
