Annual mean 9°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind W
Warmest
25.5 °C
Coldest
-3.8 °C
Wettest
34%
Windiest
5.4 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.4 m/s average
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The average temperature in Cambridge over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C. Cambridge has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in July, the driest month, to 24% in February, the wettest. Winds in Cambridge are highest in February, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Cambridge come in July, when the sky is typically 40% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Cambridge climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-3°C
-6°C
-9°C
24%
74%
4.0 m/s
0
0
0
February
-2°C
-5°C
-8°C
24%
67%
4.1 m/s
0
0
3
March
3°C
-2°C
-3°C
18%
59%
4.1 m/s
0
0
10
April
9°C
3°C
3°C
20%
57%
4.0 m/s
7
0
32
May
16°C
9°C
13°C
15%
49%
3.3 m/s
39
7
63
June
22°C
15°C
20°C
14%
44%
3.1 m/s
69
24
61
July
25°C
17°C
25°C
11%
40%
2.6 m/s
71
48
36
August
24°C
16°C
24°C
12%
40%
2.6 m/s
75
44
41
September
21°C
13°C
19°C
12%
43%
2.7 m/s
67
20
67
October
14°C
8°C
10°C
18%
56%
3.2 m/s
28
2
57
November
6°C
2°C
0°C
18%
64%
3.7 m/s
4
0
19
December
0°C
-2°C
-6°C
22%
76%
3.9 m/s
0
0
2
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.
Seasons, and the year in short Cambridge weather by season
Year round, Cambridge has days of about -3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 25°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -6°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around July. 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.
Cambridge weather in winterDecember to February
High -2°CLow -4°CRain 23%
Winter in Cambridge has typical daily highs of about -2°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Cambridge weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 3°CRain 18%
Spring in Cambridge has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Cambridge weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 16°CRain 12%
Summer in Cambridge has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Cambridge weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 7°CRain 16%
Autumn in Cambridge has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cambridge?
Cambridge has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in July, the driest month, to 24% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Cambridge windiest?
Winds in Cambridge are highest in February, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Cambridge year round?
The average temperature in Cambridge over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C.