New Bedford, MA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW BEDFORD MUNI AP, MA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
New Bedford has an annual average temperature of 50.4°F with about 45.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.7°F). March is typically the wettest month (4.82 in) and February the driest (3.04 in).
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All-time records →171 of 366 (46.7%) of New Bedford's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1990s | 28 | |
| 2000s | 94 | |
| 2010s | 144 | |
| 2020s | 100 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39.1°F | 20.7°F | 29.9°F | 3.72 in | — | 11 |
| February | 40.9°F | 21.7°F | 31.3°F | 3.04 in | — | 10 |
| March | 47.3°F | 27.9°F | 37.6°F | 4.82 in | — | 11 |
| April | 57.4°F | 36.4°F | 46.9°F | 4.01 in | — | 13 |
| May | 67.4°F | 46.0°F | 56.7°F | 3.29 in | — | 13 |
| June | 76.3°F | 55.0°F | 65.7°F | 3.61 in | — | 12 |
| July | 82.5°F | 61.6°F | 72.1°F | 3.04 in | — | 11 |
| August | 81.2°F | 60.0°F | 70.6°F | 3.83 in | — | 13 |
| September | 74.0°F | 52.4°F | 63.2°F | 3.64 in | — | 12 |
| October | 63.5°F | 41.8°F | 52.6°F | 4.56 in | — | 13 |
| November | 53.5°F | 33.3°F | 43.4°F | 4.26 in | — | 11 |
| December | 44.1°F | 26.0°F | 35.0°F | 4.12 in | — | 12 |
Climate twins of New Bedford
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