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NWSNational Blend (NBM)
62°
Clear
Feels 58° · Wind 13 mph · Humidity 84%
AmericanNOAA GFS
57°
Clear
Feels 53° · Wind 9 mph · Humidity 77%
EuropeanECMWF
60°
Clear
Feels 57° · Wind 10 mph · Humidity 74%

Latest for New Bern: NWS (National Blend (NBM)): 62° Clear · American (NOAA GFS): 57° Clear · European (ECMWF): 60° Clear.

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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
Residents
30,000
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Most accurate here
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.

The weather map: all three models at once

NWS, American, European side by side around New Bern and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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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.

We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United States before you trust any single number.

New Bern climate by month

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.

1995: −1.0°F vs the 30-year average1996: −1.9°F vs the 30-year average1997: −1.2°F vs the 30-year average1998: +0.6°F vs the 30-year average1999: −0.1°F vs the 30-year average2000: −1.7°F vs the 30-year average2001: +0.1°F vs the 30-year average2002: +0.8°F vs the 30-year average2003: −1.0°F vs the 30-year average2004: −0.8°F vs the 30-year average2005: −0.4°F vs the 30-year average2006: +0.1°F vs the 30-year average2007: +0.6°F vs the 30-year average2008: +0.1°F vs the 30-year average2009: −0.6°F vs the 30-year average2010: −1.3°F vs the 30-year average2011: +0.8°F vs the 30-year average2012: +0.8°F vs the 30-year average2013: −1.2°F vs the 30-year average2014: −1.3°F vs the 30-year average2015: +0.8°F vs the 30-year average2016: +0.1°F vs the 30-year average2017: +1.0°F vs the 30-year average2018: +0.5°F vs the 30-year average2019: +1.5°F vs the 30-year average2020: +1.2°F vs the 30-year average2021: +0.5°F vs the 30-year average2022: +0.6°F vs the 30-year average2023: +1.2°F vs the 30-year average2024: +1.0°F vs the 30-year average
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

1995: −12 vs the 30-year average1996: −22 vs the 30-year average1997: −5 vs the 30-year average1998: +5 vs the 30-year average1999: −5 vs the 30-year average2000: −18 vs the 30-year average2001: −26 vs the 30-year average2002: +13 vs the 30-year average2003: −33 vs the 30-year average2004: −18 vs the 30-year average2005: −1 vs the 30-year average2006: −7 vs the 30-year average2007: +19 vs the 30-year average2008: +13 vs the 30-year average2009: −14 vs the 30-year average2010: +29 vs the 30-year average2011: +33 vs the 30-year average2012: −4 vs the 30-year average2013: −27 vs the 30-year average2014: −16 vs the 30-year average2015: +8 vs the 30-year average2016: +13 vs the 30-year average2017: −9 vs the 30-year average2018: +7 vs the 30-year average2019: +29 vs the 30-year average2020: −2 vs the 30-year average2021: +0 vs the 30-year average2022: +15 vs the 30-year average2023: +13 vs the 30-year average2024: +8 vs the 30-year average

Frost nights

3 fewer nights a year

2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: +8 vs the 30-year average1996: +10 vs the 30-year average1997: −5 vs the 30-year average1998: −10 vs the 30-year average1999: −3 vs the 30-year average2000: +14 vs the 30-year average2001: −4 vs the 30-year average2002: −0 vs the 30-year average2003: −1 vs the 30-year average2004: +3 vs the 30-year average2005: +4 vs the 30-year average2006: −11 vs the 30-year average2007: −2 vs the 30-year average2008: −4 vs the 30-year average2009: +3 vs the 30-year average2010: +25 vs the 30-year average2011: −5 vs the 30-year average2012: −9 vs the 30-year average2013: +2 vs the 30-year average2014: +8 vs the 30-year average2015: +12 vs the 30-year average2016: +3 vs the 30-year average2017: −4 vs the 30-year average2018: +5 vs the 30-year average2019: −8 vs the 30-year average2020: −8 vs the 30-year average2021: −10 vs the 30-year average2022: +6 vs the 30-year average2023: −10 vs the 30-year average2024: −5 vs the 30-year average

Average wind

−3%

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: −3% vs the 30-year average1996: +6% vs the 30-year average1997: +0% vs the 30-year average1998: −3% vs the 30-year average1999: +6% vs the 30-year average2000: +3% vs the 30-year average2001: −3% vs the 30-year average2002: +0% vs the 30-year average2003: +3% vs the 30-year average2004: +3% vs the 30-year average2005: +6% vs the 30-year average2006: −3% vs the 30-year average2007: +0% vs the 30-year average2008: +3% vs the 30-year average2009: +0% vs the 30-year average2010: +3% vs the 30-year average2011: +0% vs the 30-year average2012: −3% vs the 30-year average2013: +0% vs the 30-year average2014: −3% vs the 30-year average2015: −3% vs the 30-year average2016: +0% vs the 30-year average2017: −3% vs the 30-year average2018: +3% vs the 30-year average2019: +0% vs the 30-year average2020: +0% vs the 30-year average2021: −5% vs the 30-year average2022: −3% vs the 30-year average2023: −5% vs the 30-year average2024: −5% vs the 30-year average

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
YearTemp vs averageDays >86°F vs avgFrost nights vs avgWind 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
ProviderCheckWeather-scoreTempWindRainRun by
European logo
European ★ Best
93
/100rank #1
94±0.6°F98±0.6 mph8994% hitECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American logo
American
80
/100rank #2
84±1.6°F96±1.2 mph6581% hitNOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA

The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1999 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in United States, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.

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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.

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