New Bedford climate

New Bedford Weather in March

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

Average highs run from 43°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.34 in over about 12 wet days.

March 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.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
5.34 in
Snowfall
6.6 in
Record high
78°FMar 29, 1998
Record low
-1°FMar 1, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
9.8 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
Mar 143°F25°F62°F 2018-1°F 201539%11%
Mar 243°F26°F59°F 20236°F 200239%11%
Mar 343°F26°F60°F 20203°F 202639%11%
Mar 444°F26°F54°F 20081°F 201439%11%
Mar 544°F26°F59°F 202510°F 200939%11%
Mar 644°F26°F64°F 20116°F 201538%10%
Mar 744°F27°F63°F 20090°F 201538%10%
Mar 845°F27°F62°F 20097°F 201938%10%
Mar 945°F27°F68°F 20263°F 200738%10%
Mar 1045°F27°F68°F 201610°F 200538%10%
Mar 1145°F28°F64°F 202113°F 200338%10%
Mar 1246°F28°F71°F 201212°F 201738%10%
Mar 1346°F28°F65°F 201612°F 199838%9%
Mar 1446°F28°F65°F 200213°F 201438%9%
Mar 1547°F29°F64°F 202218°F 202138%9%
Mar 1647°F29°F69°F 202515°F 202138%9%
Mar 1747°F29°F69°F 200315°F 201438%8%
Mar 1847°F29°F72°F 201112°F 201438%8%
Mar 1948°F30°F77°F 201217°F 201838%8%
Mar 2048°F30°F75°F 201213°F 200438%8%
Mar 2148°F30°F75°F 201219°F 200738%7%
Mar 2249°F31°F74°F 201220°F 201738%7%
Mar 2349°F31°F72°F 201215°F 200438%7%
Mar 2449°F31°F61°F 202116°F 201438%7%
Mar 2549°F32°F68°F 202114°F 201439%6%
Mar 2650°F32°F63°F 200022°F 200939%6%
Mar 2750°F32°F76°F 199820°F 201439%6%
Mar 2850°F33°F71°F 199822°F 201039%6%
Mar 2950°F33°F78°F 199819°F 202239%5%
Mar 3051°F33°F70°F 199822°F 200839%5%
Mar 3151°F34°F78°F 199820°F 200839%5%

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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:08 PM

Every day of March: 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.