Average August Temperature in New Bedford by Year

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

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What Was the Hottest August Ever in New Bedford?

1973 was the warmest August in the history of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 85.5 °F, and the average low was 69.5 °F.

What Was the Coldest August Ever in New Bedford?

1903 was the coolest August in the history of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 71.6 °F, and the average low was 56.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	87	79.0	60.1
2022	11	85.2	64.2
2021	20	82.9	64.8
2020	18	84.4	63.6
2019	68	81.2	60.4
2018	8	84.6	65.8
2017	95	80.8	57.3
2016	15	86.3	62.3
2015	39	83.2	62.2
2014	109	79.0	56.4
2013	104	79.5	57.4
2012	47	82.9	62.1
2010	55	82.4	60.8
2009	49	81.0	63.5
2008	110	78.2	57.1
2007	78	82.1	58.1
2006	98	79.7	57.9
2005	26	84.1	62.8
2004	92	78.1	60.4
2003	28	81.5	64.8
2002	45	82.6	62.3
2001	46	81.4	63.5
2000	101	77.5	59.7
1999	90	78.8	59.9
1998	14	82.9	65.8
1997	41	81.1	64.2
1996	53	80.3	63.4
1995	22	83.2	64.2
1994	57	79.6	63.3
1993	16	82.6	65.9
1992	66	78.6	63.6
1991	7	83.8	66.7
1990	4	83.7	67.3
1989	27	81.0	65.4
1988	5	83.4	67.5
1987	61	80.1	62.4
1986	82	77.1	62.9
1985	74	77.5	63.3
1984	38	80.0	65.4
1983	63	79.2	63.2
1981	75	78.7	62.0
1980	23	81.1	66.2
1979	71	77.3	64.2
1978	37	79.8	65.7
1977	36	80.1	65.5
1976	73	78.0	62.8
1975	2	85.0	68.9
1974	3	85.1	68.5
1973	1	85.5	69.5
1972	33	80.8	65.3
1971	9	83.6	66.2
1970	10	83.3	66.5
1969	6	83.8	67.0
1968	30	81.4	64.8
1966	25	81.3	65.8
1965	32	80.4	65.7
1964	96	76.9	61.2
1963	40	81.7	63.7
1962	67	78.1	64.0
1961	42	79.7	65.5
1960	48	79.8	64.9
1959	21	80.7	66.9
1958	60	78.1	64.6
1957	88	76.8	62.3
1956	54	79.2	64.1
1955	17	80.2	68.2
1954	120	72.7	59.5
1953	93	76.2	61.9
1952	69	77.9	63.6
1951	79	77.3	62.9
1950	94	75.5	62.6
1949	43	80.0	65.2
1948	62	78.5	63.8
1947	56	78.5	64.6
1946	103	74.9	62.1
1945	108	75.8	59.8
1944	19	82.6	65.2
1943	64	78.3	64.0
1942	72	77.4	63.4
1941	50	80.5	64.0
1940	102	76.1	61.1
1939	12	81.2	67.6
1938	34	80.5	65.4
1937	13	81.2	67.7
1936	59	79.0	63.8
1935	24	80.0	67.1
1934	76	77.0	63.5
1933	58	76.6	66.4
1932	80	76.6	63.5
1931	51	78.4	65.5
1930	52	78.4	65.5
1929	121	72.0	59.2
1928	77	76.6	63.7
1927	116	72.7	61.2
1926	44	78.5	66.6
1925	100	75.3	62.0
1924	29	81.6	64.7
1923	84	78.4	61.0
1922	114	73.8	60.9
1921	113	75.4	59.6
1920	31	79.9	66.3
1919	106	75.7	60.2
1916	70	76.7	64.8
1915	111	73.4	61.8
1914	97	74.7	63.3
1912	112	75.2	59.9
1911	91	76.6	61.9
1910	105	75.5	61.2
1909	83	77.6	62.2
1907	89	76.7	62.3
1906	35	80.0	65.8
1905	115	74.0	60.3
1904	118	73.6	59.0
1903	122	71.6	56.4
1902	117	75.5	57.9
1901	81	77.9	62.2
1898	65	79.0	63.3
1897	107	76.2	59.5
1896	86	78.6	60.7
1895	85	77.8	61.6
1894	119	75.2	57.2
1893	99	76.8	60.5

Weather Station Details

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