| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | ||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | |
| January | 38.5 | 21.4 | 67 | -10 | 3.7 |
| February | 40.1 | 22.4 | 72 | -12 | 3.3 |
| March | 46.7 | 28.5 | 80 | -1 | 4.9 |
| April | 56.9 | 37.6 | 92 | 15 | 4.1 |
| May | 67.2 | 47.3 | 98 | 26 | 3.3 |
| June | 76.2 | 56.9 | 102 | 35 | 3.7 |
| July | 82.7 | 63.5 | 102 | 45 | 3.1 |
| August | 81.4 | 61.9 | 107 | 43 | 4.0 |
| September | 74.1 | 54.4 | 94 | 30 | 3.8 |
| October | 63.5 | 44.0 | 90 | 20 | 4.4 |
| November | 53.0 | 34.8 | 79 | 8 | 4.3 |
| December | 43.7 | 27.1 | 70 | -11 | 4.5 |
| Entire year | 60.6 | 41.7 | 107 | -12 | 47.4 |
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More New Bedford Weather Records
1893–2024
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| Highest daily low | 84 °F | August 2, 1975 |
| Lowest daily high | 3 °F | January 4, 1904 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
51 °F | February 21, 2015 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
40 °F | Apr 16–17, 2003 |
| Most daily precipitation | 7.3 inches | August 9, 1992 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 14.7 inches | August 1985 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 71.5 inches | 1972 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 167 | 2006 |
| Earliest freeze | September 22 | 1904 |
| Earliest day ≥ 70 °F | February 16 | 2023 |
| Earliest day ≥ 80 °F | March 29 | 1998 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | April 17 | 2002 |
| Latest freeze | May 19 | 2023 |
| Latest day ≥ 70 °F | December 7 | 1998 |
| Latest day ≥ 80 °F | October 31 | 1946 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 6 | 1946 |
| Most days in a year < 0 °F | 7 | 1904 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 152 | 1904 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 82 | 2016 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 27 | 1991 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F | 3 | 1919 |
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New Bedford Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 13 days | Nov 2–14, 1969 |
| Without precipitation | 36 days | Sep 3 – Oct 8, 2003 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
16 days | Jan 19 – Feb 3, 1961 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 31 days | Jun 19 – Jul 19, 1997 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 10 days | Jul 15–24, 1991 |
| High temperature ≥ 100 °F | 3 days | Jul 3–5, 1919 |