New Bern, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW BERN CRAVEN CO AP, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
New Bern has an annual average temperature of 62.7°F with about 53 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.81 in) and April the driest (3.18 in).
Best time to visit New Bern
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →39 of 366 (10.7%) of New Bern'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.
| 1940s | 9 | |
| 1950s | 76 | |
| 1960s | 33 | |
| 1970s | 51 | |
| 1980s | 55 | |
| 1990s | 33 | |
| 2000s | 41 | |
| 2010s | 50 | |
| 2020s | 18 |
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 | 55.1°F | 33.8°F | 44.5°F | 3.89 in | — | 10 |
| February | 58.5°F | 35.8°F | 47.1°F | 3.32 in | — | 10 |
| March | 64.9°F | 41.5°F | 53.2°F | 3.85 in | — | 10 |
| April | 73.6°F | 49.9°F | 61.8°F | 3.18 in | — | 9 |
| May | 80.4°F | 58.7°F | 69.5°F | 4.25 in | — | 11 |
| June | 86.7°F | 67.2°F | 77.0°F | 4.60 in | — | 12 |
| July | 89.6°F | 71.2°F | 80.4°F | 6.26 in | — | 14 |
| August | 87.9°F | 70.0°F | 78.9°F | 6.81 in | — | 14 |
| September | 83.1°F | 65.2°F | 74.2°F | 6.33 in | — | 11 |
| October | 74.9°F | 53.5°F | 64.2°F | 3.56 in | — | 9 |
| November | 65.6°F | 42.8°F | 54.2°F | 3.33 in | — | 8 |
| December | 58.5°F | 36.9°F | 47.7°F | 3.63 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of New Bern
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