Annual mean 15°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind W
Warmest
24.0 °C
Coldest
12.5 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
5.3 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Cambridge over the whole year is 15°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. Cambridge has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in March, the driest month, to 25% in July, the wettest. Winds in Cambridge are highest in September, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in March, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Cambridge come in March, when the sky is typically 50% covered; September is the cloudiest month, at 63%.
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
23°C
16°C
21°C
11%
52%
3.7 m/s
87
26
59
February
23°C
15°C
22°C
12%
55%
3.4 m/s
87
27
56
March
21°C
13°C
20°C
11%
50%
3.2 m/s
87
7
77
April
19°C
12°C
17°C
14%
54%
3.3 m/s
76
2
84
May
17°C
10°C
15°C
19%
52%
3.2 m/s
42
2
79
June
14°C
9°C
11°C
21%
56%
3.2 m/s
19
0
80
July
13°C
8°C
10°C
25%
56%
3.6 m/s
8
0
72
August
13°C
7°C
10°C
19%
52%
3.3 m/s
9
0
76
September
15°C
9°C
12°C
21%
63%
3.9 m/s
21
0
80
October
17°C
11°C
14°C
18%
62%
3.9 m/s
43
0
82
November
20°C
13°C
17°C
16%
61%
3.8 m/s
71
2
81
December
22°C
16°C
20°C
16%
54%
3.6 m/s
84
15
67
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 13°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 23°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around March. 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 winterJune to August
High 13°CLow 8°CRain 22%
Winter in Cambridge has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Cambridge weather in springSeptember to November
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 19%
Spring in Cambridge has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Cambridge weather in summerDecember to February
High 23°CLow 15°CRain 13%
Summer in Cambridge has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Cambridge weather in autumnMarch to May
High 19°CLow 12°CRain 15%
Autumn in Cambridge has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 15% 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 March, the driest month, to 25% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Cambridge windiest?
Winds in Cambridge are highest in September, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in March, at 3.2 m/s (12 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 15°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.