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New Bedford, Massachusetts

United States · 101k people · 25 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high37°F (3°C)39°F (4°C)44°F (7°C)54°F (12°C)63°F (17°C)73°F (23°C)79°F (26°C)78°F (25°C)71°F (22°C)61°F (16°C)51°F (11°C)42°F (6°C)
Average low25°F (-4°C)26°F (-3°C)31°F (0°C)41°F (5°C)50°F (10°C)60°F (15°C)67°F (19°C)66°F (19°C)60°F (16°C)50°F (10°C)40°F (4°C)31°F (0°C)
Dew point22°F (-6°C)22°F (-5°C)28°F (-2°C)38°F (3°C)48°F (9°C)58°F (14°C)64°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)58°F (14°C)47°F (8°C)37°F (3°C)28°F (-2°C)
Rainfall3.8 in (96 mm)3.3 in (83 mm)4.4 in (113 mm)3.9 in (99 mm)3.2 in (80 mm)3.3 in (83 mm)2.9 in (73 mm)3.4 in (88 mm)3.6 in (92 mm)4.2 in (108 mm)3.8 in (95 mm)4.5 in (114 mm)
Rainy days10101111119910910911
Snowfall8.6 in (21.9 cm)8.4 in (21.4 cm)7.8 in (19.7 cm)1.5 in (3.8 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0.1 in (0.3 cm)0.8 in (2 cm)6.7 in (16.9 cm)
Sunshine195 h202 h248 h270 h306 h328 h356 h332 h273 h240 h190 h178 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+2.9°F (+1.6°C)

Models range from +2.5°F (+1.4°C) to +3.2°F (+1.8°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

Too few hot days today to project a reliable change

Warming by month
  • January: +4.1°F (+2.3°C)
  • February: +3.5°F (+1.9°C)
  • March: +3.2°F (+1.8°C)
  • April: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • May: +2.8°F (+1.6°C)
  • June: +2.9°F (+1.6°C)
  • July: +3.2°F (+1.8°C)
  • August: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • September: +2.6°F (+1.5°C)
  • October: +2.8°F (+1.5°C)
  • November: +3.6°F (+2.0°C)
  • December: +3.5°F (+1.9°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.