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Cambridge vs Denver
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Cambridge and Denver have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Cambridge is the wetter, with 8 in more rain a year, and Denver the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cambridge and Denver, in everyday terms.
Summers
Denver has far hotter summers
Cambridge: Mild
Denver: Hot
Winters
Cambridge has much milder winters
Cambridge: Chilly
Denver: Very cold
Rain & snow
Cambridge is wetter
Cambridge: Moderate rainfall
Denver: Fairly dry
Sky
Denver is sunnier
Cambridge: Often grey
Denver: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cambridge and Denver run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Cambridge is the wetter — about 8 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Denver has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Denver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 45 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 45 |
| Denver | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +5 | +6 | +10 | +17 | +18 | +16 | +14 | +8 | +3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 45 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 67 |
| Denver | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +5 | +6 | +10 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 72 | 72 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 45 |
| Denver | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +14 | +8 | +3 | -1 |
Avg low (°F) Cambridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 35 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Denver | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -10 | -6 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +3 | -2 | -9 | -14 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 35 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| Denver | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -10 | -6 | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 54 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Denver | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | -2 | -9 | -14 | -19 |
Precipitation (in) Cambridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| Denver | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1 | -0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Denver | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1 | -0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| Denver | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Cambridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -18 | -14 | -14 | -26 | -22 | -22 | -28 | -26 | -21 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -18 | -14 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Denver | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -28 | -26 | -21 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Cambridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 94 | 91 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 93 | 95 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -34 | -32 | -30 | -36 | -34 | -34 | -39 | -40 | -41 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 94 | 91 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 79 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -34 | -32 | -30 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 77 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 93 | 95 |
| Denver | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -39 | -40 | -41 | -38 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Cambridge trends → · Denver trends →
Methodology & sources
Cambridge
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Bedford, a weather station, about 41 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Denver
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Brighton 3 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00050950), about 26 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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