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New Bern weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weather
New Bern swings 51°F across the year, from 88°F highs in July to 37°F lows in January, and August is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 55 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 166 days a year at 77°F or above, 66 of them at 86°F or above, 20 frost nights, and rain on 136 days.
Warmest month
July
88°F average high
Coldest month
January
37°F average low
Wettest month
August
55 in a year
Comfortable
4 months
March, April, October and November
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European
93/100 CheckWeather Score
Warm days
166 days
a year at 77°F or above
Frost nights
20 nights
a year below 32°F
Rain days
136 days
a year with 0.04 in or more
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for New Bern’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
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New Bern hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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New Bern 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
New Bern, North Carolina (NC) is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 88°F) and coldest in Jan (lows around 37°F), with roughly 55 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for New Bern right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
55°
37°
Feb
59°
40°
Mar
63°
44°
Apr
72°
52°
May
79°
61°
Jun
85°
66°
Jul
88°
72°
Aug
87°
70°
Sep
81°
65°
Oct
74°
55°
Nov
64°
46°
Dec
58°
40°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How New Bern's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+1.4°F
Around New Bern, 2015-2024 averaged 1.4°F warmer than 1995-2004. 6 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2019.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 86°F
20 more days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004
Frost nights
3 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
−3%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >86°F vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−1.0°F
−12
+8
−3%
1996
−1.9°F
−22
+10
+6%
1997
−1.2°F
−5
−5
+0%
1998
+0.6°F
+5
−10
−3%
1999
−0.1°F
−5
−3
+6%
2000
−1.7°F
−18
+14
+3%
2001
+0.1°F
−26
−4
−3%
2002
+0.8°F
+13
−0
+0%
2003
−1.0°F
−33
−1
+3%
2004
−0.8°F
−18
+3
+3%
2005
−0.4°F
−1
+4
+6%
2006
+0.1°F
−7
−11
−3%
2007
+0.6°F
+19
−2
+0%
2008
+0.1°F
+13
−4
+3%
2009
−0.6°F
−14
+3
+0%
2010
−1.3°F
+29
+25
+3%
2011
+0.8°F
+33
−5
+0%
2012
+0.8°F
−4
−9
−3%
2013
−1.2°F
−27
+2
+0%
2014
−1.3°F
−16
+8
−3%
2015
+0.8°F
+8
+12
−3%
2016
+0.1°F
+13
+3
+0%
2017
+1.0°F
−9
−4
−3%
2018
+0.5°F
+7
+5
+3%
2019
+1.5°F
+29
−8
+0%
2020
+1.2°F
−2
−8
+0%
2021
+0.5°F
+0
−10
−5%
2022
+0.6°F
+15
+6
−3%
2023
+1.2°F
+13
−10
−5%
2024
+1.0°F
+8
−5
−5%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around New Bern, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in New Bern?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
93
/100rank #1
94±0.6°F
98±0.6 mph
8994% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
80
/100rank #2
84±1.6°F
96±1.2 mph
6581% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Common questions
What's the weather in New Bern today?
On this page we show what NWS, American, European each forecast for New Bern today, side by side and updated live. When all three agree the forecast is reliable; when they split, we flag it so you know the day is genuinely less certain.
Will it rain in New Bern today or tomorrow?
Check the hourly strip and 7-day forecast above. We compare rain from NWS, American, European for New Bern and flag the days where the models disagree on whether showers actually arrive, which is exactly when a single app can catch you out.
Which forecast is most accurate for New Bern?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for New Bern (CheckWeather Score 93/100), ahead of the American at 80. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the US accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in New Bern?
July is typically the warmest month in New Bern, with average highs around 88°F.
How cold does New Bern get?
The coldest month in New Bern is January, when overnight lows average about 37°F.
How much rain does New Bern get?
New Bern sees roughly 55 in of precipitation a year, with August usually the wettest month.
Is New Bern getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around New Bern, 2015-2024 averaged 1.4°F warmer than 1995-2004.