New Bedford weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit New Bedford is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with August and June close behind. New Bedford averages about 2,197 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 86 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,197
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 1,161 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 136k
- Elevation
- 20 m
When is the best time to visit New Bedford?
For sunshine, the best time to visit New Bedford is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 82 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is New Bedford?
New Bedford gets a moderate 2,197 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #319 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,161 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 82 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -3° / 27°F | 81 mm | 2 | 3° / 37°F |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 108 mm | 3 | 5° / 41°F |
| April | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 105 mm | 5 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 87 mm | 6 | 15° / 59°F |
| June | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 101 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| July | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 86 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 83 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 99 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| October | 52 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 119 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| November | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 97 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 113 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in New Bedford by month
The sea off New Bedford is warmest in July at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in January at 3°C / 37°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 3 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Providence/Warwick United States · 39 km · best in Aug · 2,279 h sun/yr
- Martha's Vineyard United States · 42 km · best in Jul · 2,196 h sun/yr
- Boston United States · 76 km · best in Jul · 2,157 h sun/yr
- Nantucket United States · 88 km · best in Jul · 2,196 h sun/yr
- Manchester (New Hampshire) United States · 145 km · best in Sep · 2,158 h sun/yr
- Hartford United States · 146 km · best in May · 2,192 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Newport United States · 31 km · 2,279 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Hyannis United States · 56 km · 2,197 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Block Island United States · 77 km · 2,278 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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