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New Bedford vs Portland, Maine Climate

93%match

On climate, Portland is a 93% match for New Bedford. Compared with New Bedford, Portland has 7°F (4°C) colder winter nights.

New Bedford gets 51 in (1304 mm) of rain a year and Portland 47 in (1187 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 83°F (29°C) in New Bedford and 80°F (27°C) in Portland.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
New Bedford
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Portland

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

New BedfordPortlandsolid = high, dashed = low

0°25°50°75°100°JFMAMJJASONDNew Bedford Jan: 38°New Bedford Feb: 40°New Bedford Mar: 47°New Bedford Apr: 57°New Bedford May: 68°New Bedford Jun: 77°New Bedford Jul: 83°New Bedford Aug: 82°New Bedford Sep: 74°New Bedford Oct: 64°New Bedford Nov: 53°New Bedford Dec: 44°New Bedford Jan: 22°New Bedford Feb: 23°New Bedford Mar: 30°New Bedford Apr: 39°New Bedford May: 49°New Bedford Jun: 59°New Bedford Jul: 65°New Bedford Aug: 64°New Bedford Sep: 56°New Bedford Oct: 44°New Bedford Nov: 36°New Bedford Dec: 27°Portland Jan: 32°Portland Feb: 36°Portland Mar: 43°Portland Apr: 55°Portland May: 66°Portland Jun: 75°Portland Jul: 80°Portland Aug: 79°Portland Sep: 72°Portland Oct: 60°Portland Nov: 48°Portland Dec: 38°Portland Jan: 14°Portland Feb: 16°Portland Mar: 25°Portland Apr: 35°Portland May: 45°Portland Jun: 54°Portland Jul: 60°Portland Aug: 59°Portland Sep: 51°Portland Oct: 40°Portland Nov: 31°Portland Dec: 22°

Rain (in per month)

New BedfordPortland

0246JFMAMJJASONDNew Bedford Jan: 4.2New Bedford Feb: 3.7New Bedford Mar: 5.2New Bedford Apr: 4.4New Bedford May: 3.4New Bedford Jun: 4.3New Bedford Jul: 3.5New Bedford Aug: 4.2New Bedford Sep: 4.1New Bedford Oct: 4.8New Bedford Nov: 4.6New Bedford Dec: 5.0Portland Jan: 3.6Portland Feb: 3.4Portland Mar: 4.3Portland Apr: 4.6Portland May: 3.7Portland Jun: 3.6Portland Jul: 3.1Portland Aug: 3.1Portland Sep: 3.3Portland Oct: 5.2Portland Nov: 4.2Portland Dec: 4.7

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in New Bedford and Portland
MonthHighLowRain
New BedfordPortlandNew BedfordPortlandNew BedfordPortland
Jan38°F(3°C)32°F(0°C)22°F(-6°C)14°F(-10°C)4.2 in(107 mm)3.6 in(91 mm)
Feb40°F(4°C)36°F(2°C)23°F(-5°C)16°F(-9°C)3.7 in(95 mm)3.3 in(85 mm)
Mar47°F(9°C)43°F(6°C)30°F(-1°C)25°F(-4°C)5.2 in(131 mm)4.3 in(108 mm)
Apr57°F(14°C)55°F(13°C)39°F(4°C)35°F(2°C)4.4 in(112 mm)4.6 in(116 mm)
May68°F(20°C)66°F(19°C)49°F(10°C)45°F(7°C)3.4 in(87 mm)3.7 in(95 mm)
Jun77°F(25°C)75°F(24°C)59°F(15°C)54°F(12°C)4.3 in(108 mm)3.6 in(92 mm)
Jul83°F(29°C)80°F(27°C)65°F(19°C)60°F(16°C)3.5 in(89 mm)3.1 in(80 mm)
Aug82°F(28°C)79°F(26°C)64°F(18°C)59°F(15°C)4.2 in(106 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
Sep74°F(24°C)72°F(22°C)56°F(13°C)51°F(11°C)4.1 in(104 mm)3.3 in(84 mm)
Oct64°F(18°C)60°F(16°C)44°F(7°C)40°F(5°C)4.8 in(122 mm)5.2 in(132 mm)
Nov53°F(12°C)48°F(9°C)36°F(2°C)31°F(0°C)4.6 in(117 mm)4.2 in(107 mm)
Dec44°F(6°C)38°F(3°C)27°F(-3°C)22°F(-6°C)5.0 in(126 mm)4.6 in(118 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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