Climate averages 1991–2020
New Bedford weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in New Bedford: daytime highs average 15.8°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 104 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fall River (20 km away). In October its highs average 16.2°C, about as warm as New Bedford, with 104 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, New Bedford ranks joint 428th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 437th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; New Bedford is 5.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.2°C to 10.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 104 mm to 93 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
New Bedford climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 94 | 9.9 | 9.510 h |
| February | 3.4°C-3.0°C | -3.0°C | 81 | 9.1 | 10.611 h |
| March | 6.1°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 111 | 10.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.0°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 96 | 10.8 | 13.313 h |
| May | 16.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 78 | 10.8 | 14.515 h |
| June | 21.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 83 | 9.1 | 15.115 h |
| July | 24.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 74 | 9.5 | 14.915 h |
| August | 24.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 87 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| September | 21.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 88 | 8.4 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 15.8°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 104 | 9.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 10.5°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 93 | 8.9 | 9.910 h |
| December | 5.8°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 109 | 10.7 | 9.29 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Fall River in OctoberUnited States · 20 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 9.5°C · 104 mm rain
- Warwick in OctoberUnited States · 41 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 9.1°C · 103 mm rain
- Providence in OctoberUnited States · 45 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 103 mm rain
- Pawtucket in OctoberUnited States · 46 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 8.7°C · 100 mm rain
- Brockton in OctoberUnited States · 50 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 8.9°C · 104 mm rain
- Quincy in OctoberUnited States · 69 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 9.0°C · 108 mm rain
- Dorchester in OctoberUnited States · 75 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 8.5°C · 108 mm rain
- Boston in OctoberUnited States · 81 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 8.1°C · 108 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for New Bedford) is explained once on the New Bedford year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.