New Bedford, MA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in New Bedford actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for New Bedford, MA, the comfort score comes out to 51/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much New Bedford's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in New Bedford run from 30°F in Jan up to 72°F in Jul, a 42.2°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
New Bedford, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.72in |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 3.04in |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.82in |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 4.01in |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.29in |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 3.61in |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.04in |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.83in |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.64in |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 4.56in |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 4.26in |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 4.12in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are New Bedford's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet New Bedford actually gets
New Bedford averages 45.94in of precipitation a year across roughly 141 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
New Bedford against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, New Bedford comes in at 1434; within MA alone it ranks 1 of 58. Population is about 101,318.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from New Bedford Muni Ap, MA US, the NOAA station 1.5 miles from New Bedford, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station