New England weather by month
What a typical year looks like in New England, North Dakota: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at New England, 0 km from New England; records cover 1894–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 15.9 in404 mm
- Snow a year
- 44 in113 cm
- Last spring freeze
- May 16
- First fall freeze
- Sep 22
- Heating degree days
- 8,316
- Cooling degree days
- 437
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −20°−29° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
New England in January
Highs average 27°−3° and lows 6°−14°, with 0.22 in5.6 mm of precipitation and 6 in16 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 64°18° (1981)
- Record low
- −44°−42° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 1497
- Cooling degree days
- 0
New England in February
Highs average 31°0° and lows 9°−13°, with 0.35 in8.9 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 71°22° (1992)
- Record low
- −46°−43° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 1254
- Cooling degree days
- 0
New England in March
Highs average 43°6° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.77 in20 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1910)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 1057
- Cooling degree days
- 0
New England in April
Highs average 55°13° and lows 29°−2°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1949)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1908)
- Heating degree days
- 683
- Cooling degree days
- 0
New England in May
Highs average 67°19° and lows 41°5°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1934)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 355
- Cooling degree days
- 9
New England in June
Highs average 76°24° and lows 51°10°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1910)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 105
- Cooling degree days
- 57
New England in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 56°13°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1936)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1927)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 178
New England in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 54°12°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1910)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1908)
- Heating degree days
- 39
- Cooling degree days
- 157
New England in September
Highs average 73°23° and lows 45°7°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1948)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1898)
- Heating degree days
- 218
- Cooling degree days
- 35
New England in OctoberThis month
Highs average 57°14° and lows 32°0°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2011)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 646
- Cooling degree days
- 1
New England in November
Highs average 42°5° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.39 in9.9 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1999)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 1038
- Cooling degree days
- 0
New England in December
Highs average 31°−1° and lows 9°−13°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation and 6 in16 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 70°21° (1894)
- Record low
- −37°−38° (1901)
- Heating degree days
- 1400
- Cooling degree days
- 0