New Bedford climate

New Bedford Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Bedford Coop, 4.8 km from New Bedford

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.07 in over about 9 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at New Bedford, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
4.07 in
Record high
98°FAug 2, 2006
Record low
43°FAug 19, 2007
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
14 h 23 min to 13 h 09 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 184°F68°F94°F 200650°F 202129%0%
Aug 284°F68°F98°F 200649°F 202529%0%
Aug 384°F67°F97°F 200650°F 199929%0%
Aug 484°F67°F93°F 202252°F 202529%0%
Aug 584°F67°F93°F 202249°F 201329%0%
Aug 684°F67°F94°F 201846°F 201329%0%
Aug 784°F67°F93°F 200149°F 200429%0%
Aug 884°F67°F92°F 200147°F 202529%0%
Aug 983°F67°F95°F 200146°F 202529%0%
Aug 1083°F67°F92°F 202049°F 199930%0%
Aug 1183°F67°F95°F 200550°F 200630%0%
Aug 1283°F67°F92°F 201649°F 200630%0%
Aug 1383°F66°F94°F 200245°F 200630%0%
Aug 1483°F66°F96°F 201650°F 200630%0%
Aug 1583°F66°F93°F 201650°F 201330%0%
Aug 1682°F66°F91°F 201851°F 201330%0%
Aug 1782°F66°F94°F 200252°F 200029%0%
Aug 1882°F66°F91°F 200946°F 202529%0%
Aug 1982°F66°F90°F 200243°F 200729%0%
Aug 2082°F65°F89°F 202247°F 200829%0%
Aug 2182°F65°F88°F 200347°F 200829%0%
Aug 2281°F65°F89°F 200549°F 200729%0%
Aug 2381°F65°F89°F 202048°F 200428%0%
Aug 2481°F65°F89°F 202048°F 200428%0%
Aug 2581°F65°F93°F 202045°F 200428%0%
Aug 2681°F64°F91°F 202143°F 200428%0%
Aug 2781°F64°F91°F 202145°F 201928%0%
Aug 2880°F64°F93°F 201847°F 201728%0%
Aug 2980°F64°F94°F 201848°F 201728%0%
Aug 3080°F64°F92°F 201046°F 201428%0%
Aug 3180°F63°F95°F 201046°F 202029%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New Bedford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 7:18 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00195246 (New Bedford Coop), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094726, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.