Hot-summer humid continental
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Bristol County, Massachusetts · Population 101k · 49 ft elevation
Living in New Bedford
New Bedford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Bedford at a glance
- Population
- 101k
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $324k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,085/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.30%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.695th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 13%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%
- Violent crime rate
- 345 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,558 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.7″ | 10.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 8.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.8″ | 6.6″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.7″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 4.6″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 4.3″ | 0.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 4.1″ | 4.4″ | 150 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology