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The highest monthly average temperature in New Bedford for August is 71.4 degrees
The lowest monthly average temperature in New Bedford for February is 28.8 degrees
The most monthly precipitation in New Bedford occurs in October with 10.5 inches
The air quality index in New Bedford is 5% worse than the national average
The pollution index in New Bedford is 96% better than the national average

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New Bedford Average Temperature

In the event that the weather data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Month	Temp. _(min)	Temp. _(max)	Temp. _(avg)	Precipitation
January	22°F	39°F	30°F	6.2"
February	20°F	38°F	29°F	4.3"
March	25°F	45°F	36°F	10.4"
April	36°F	57°F	46°F	10.0"
May	45°F	65°F	54°F	8.0"
June	56°F	77°F	65°F	2.6"
July	61°F	82°F	71°F	2.4"
August	60°F	83°F	71°F	7.8"
September	53°F	77°F	65°F	5.4"
October	46°F	65°F	55°F	10.5"
November	33°F	54°F	44°F	7.8"
December	25°F	41°F	32°F	5.0"

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New Bedford air quality index & pollution index

In the event that the air quality/pollution data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	New Bedford	Massachusetts	National
Air quality index	44	40	42
Pollution index	121,216	8,399,610	2,726,193

New Bedford air quality

Measurement	Total
Days measured	365
Days with good air quality	289
Days with moderate air quality	74
Days w/ poor A.Q. for sensitive groups	2
Days with unhealthy air quality	0

Air quality details

Pollutant	Total
Arsenic	0.000%
Benzene	0.002%
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.000%
Lead	0.000%
Mercury	0.000%

Average monthly New Bedford temperature with heat index

New Bedford monthly precipitation with daily maximum

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Nearby cities with good air quality

City	Population	Air Quality Index	National Avg.
Onset, MA	1,049	36	28.0%
West Wareham, MA	2,398	36	28.0%
Marion Center, MA	1,061	36	28.0%
Pocasset, MA	2,596	36	28.0%
Weweantic, MA	1,287	36	28.0%
New Bedford, MA	95,355	44	12.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Air Quality Index	National Avg.
Niagara Falls, ON	95,282	n/a
Hesperia, CA	95,163	89	78.0%
Mission Viejo, CA	95,638	89	78.0%
Chilliwack, BC	95,663	n/a
Brockton, MA	95,740	43	14.0%
New Bedford, MA	95,355	44	12.0%

Source: The New Bedford, MA weather data displayed above is derived from the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric). Air quality and pollution data is derived from the EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). Air quality and pollution levels measured in a particular area may not be representative of the entire county.