New Bedford (MA) monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at New Bedford

New Bedford average temperature chart (Celsius) New Bedford average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in New Bedford (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 2.9 3.6 7.7 13 18.6 23.7 26.9 26.5 22.6 17.3 11.4 5.4
°F 37.1 38.4 45.9 55.4 65.4 74.6 80.5 79.7 72.7 63.1 52.5 41.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

New Bedford monthly rainfall chart (mm) New Bedford monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in New Bedford (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 105 98 107 104 91 83 76 107 87 87 116 119
inches 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.3 3 4.2 3.4 3.4 4.6 4.7
Rainy days 11 10 12 11 11 11 9 10 8 9 11 12

Average annual rainfall in New Bedford: 1150.566mm (453 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in New Bedford

New Bedford average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine New Bedford
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.9 6.7 7.6 8.2 8.9 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.2 7.4 5.5 5.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

New Bedford average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) New Bedford average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in New Bedford (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -5.1 -4.6 -0.1 4.4 9.6 14.7 18.5 18.1 14 8.5 3.7 -2.4
Max °C 3.1 3.8 7.9 13.2 18.8 23.9 27.2 26.7 22.8 17.5 11.6 5.6
Min °F 22.9 23.8 31.8 39.9 49.3 58.5 65.2 64.6 57.2 47.3 38.6 27.8
Max °F 30.2 31.3 39 47.8 57.6 66.7 73 72.3 65.1 55.4 45.7 34.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

New Bedford average sea temperature chart (Celsius) New Bedford average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around New Bedford in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 5.8 4.1 3.9 5.5 9.2 14.1 18.8 20.3 18.4 14.8 11.2 8.3
°F 42.4 39.4 39 41.9 48.6 57.4 65.8 68.6 65.2 58.7 52.1 46.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

New Bedford average winspeed by month (km/h) New Bedford average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in New Bedford (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 20 20 20 18 16 16 15 16 16 18 19
mph 12 12 13 12 11 10 10 9 10 10 11 12

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

New Bedford relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in New Bedford
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
65% 64% 64% 63% 69% 71% 72% 74% 74% 71% 69% 67%

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New Bedford weather stats

New Bedford weather statistics
Hottest month: July 26.9°C 80.4°F
Driest month: July 76mm 3ins
Sunniest month: October 7.4hrs
Coldest month: January 2.9°C 37.2°F
Wettest month: December 119mm 4.7ins
Warmest sea: August 20.3°C 68.5°F
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