Average Temperature in New Bedford by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in New Bedford, Massachusetts for each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in New Bedford?

1975 was the warmest year in the history of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 64.0 °F, and the average low was 49.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in New Bedford?

1904 was the coolest year in the history of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 54.0 °F, and the average low was 37.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	16	62.1	43.0
2022	23	62.7	42.1
2021	9	62.5	43.5
2020	14	62.7	42.5
2019	81	60.2	40.8
2018	47	60.7	42.2
2017	51	61.0	41.7
2016	22	62.7	42.3
2015	76	60.9	40.5
2014	91	59.7	39.9
2013	72	60.4	41.0
2012	11	62.9	42.9
2011	17	62.4	42.7
2010	19	62.2	42.8
2009	100	58.6	40.2
2008	85	60.2	40.2
2007	90	60.2	39.6
2006	56	60.9	41.6
2005	92	59.4	40.1
2004	103	58.6	39.7
2002	45	61.2	41.8
2001	60	60.8	41.4
2000	98	58.8	40.4
1999	43	61.6	41.4
1998	3	61.7	45.7
1997	58	59.5	43.0
1996	82	58.5	42.5
1994	42	59.7	43.4
1993	61	59.3	42.9
1992	89	58.0	41.8
1991	4	62.6	44.2
1989	79	58.9	42.3
1988	70	58.9	42.7
1987	35	60.3	43.4
1986	36	58.9	44.6
1985	59	58.5	43.8
1984	64	58.4	43.6
1981	80	58.1	43.0
1980	75	58.5	42.9
1979	38	58.6	44.9
1978	83	58.0	42.8
1977	46	58.9	44.1
1976	74	58.6	42.7
1975	1	64.0	49.0
1973	2	63.2	48.3
1972	33	59.6	44.5
1971	5	60.8	45.9
1970	20	59.7	45.3
1969	10	59.9	45.9
1968	27	60.2	44.6
1967	48	58.7	44.2
1966	21	60.0	45.0
1965	34	59.5	44.3
1964	24	60.0	44.8
1963	26	60.6	44.2
1962	49	59.3	43.4
1961	25	59.6	45.2
1960	29	59.6	45.1
1959	15	60.2	45.0
1958	68	57.6	44.0
1957	7	60.8	45.6
1956	50	58.7	44.0
1955	32	58.6	45.6
1954	77	56.9	44.4
1953	12	59.2	46.3
1952	8	60.0	46.1
1951	13	59.6	45.8
1950	53	58.2	44.4
1949	6	60.3	46.3
1948	86	57.0	43.1
1947	39	58.7	44.6
1946	28	59.9	44.8
1945	94	56.7	42.7
1944	30	59.9	44.5
1943	67	58.2	43.6
1942	65	58.1	43.9
1941	31	59.7	44.6
1940	107	55.8	42.0
1939	78	57.9	43.4
1938	66	57.9	44.0
1937	37	58.7	44.8
1935	57	57.6	45.0
1934	41	57.9	45.3
1933	54	57.4	45.3
1932	73	56.9	44.5
1931	40	57.9	45.5
1930	18	59.2	45.9
1929	112	54.8	42.2
1928	108	54.9	42.6
1927	62	57.2	45.0
1926	105	55.3	42.9
1925	55	57.7	44.9
1924	44	59.2	43.8
1922	102	56.3	42.1
1921	69	58.5	43.2
1919	52	59.0	43.7
1916	95	55.8	43.5
1915	88	56.6	43.2
1914	101	56.0	42.7
1912	96	57.2	42.0
1911	84	57.8	42.6
1910	87	57.4	42.7
1908	71	58.7	42.9
1907	110	55.8	41.5
1906	63	58.8	43.3
1905	113	56.1	40.0
1904	115	54.0	37.1
1903	111	57.3	39.9
1902	99	57.8	41.0
1898	93	57.8	41.6
1897	104	57.4	40.9
1896	109	57.2	40.1
1895	106	57.4	40.3
1894	97	58.4	40.9
1893	114	56.2	38.6

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1999–2024	New Bedford Municipal Airport	location
1893–1998	New Bedford Coop	location