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The average temperature in Bedford over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Bedford has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in October, the driest month, to 19% in May, the wettest. Winds in Bedford are highest in March, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Bedford come in September, when the sky is typically 29% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 59%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | -2°C | -3°C | 18% | 59% | 2.9 m/s | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| February | 6°C | 0°C | 1°C | 18% | 51% | 3.0 m/s | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| March | 11°C | 4°C | 6°C | 18% | 49% | 3.1 m/s | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| April | 16°C | 9°C | 12°C | 18% | 45% | 2.9 m/s | 40 | 4 | 62 |
| May | 22°C | 15°C | 20°C | 19% | 44% | 2.3 m/s | 63 | 27 | 55 |
| June | 27°C | 19°C | 27°C | 17% | 32% | 1.9 m/s | 51 | 56 | 22 |
| July | 28°C | 21°C | 30°C | 17% | 33% | 1.6 m/s | 25 | 65 | 6 |
| August | 27°C | 20°C | 29°C | 14% | 33% | 1.5 m/s | 38 | 62 | 12 |
| September | 25°C | 16°C | 25°C | 14% | 29% | 1.6 m/s | 56 | 51 | 32 |
| October | 19°C | 10°C | 16°C | 14% | 38% | 2.0 m/s | 51 | 15 | 65 |
| November | 10°C | 4°C | 6°C | 16% | 42% | 2.4 m/s | 15 | 0 | 45 |
| December | 5°C | 1°C | 0°C | 17% | 55% | 2.7 m/s | 2 | 0 | 20 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Bedford has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Bedford has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about -0°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Bedford has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Bedford has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Bedford has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Bedford has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in October, the driest month, to 19% in May, the wettest.
Winds in Bedford are highest in March, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
The average temperature in Bedford over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.