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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 201 mm 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 201 mm 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 (°C) Denver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Denver | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | — | — | +3 | +4 | +6 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +4 | +2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Denver | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 29 |
| Difference | — | — | +3 | +4 | +6 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Denver | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +8 | +4 | +2 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Cambridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Denver | -9 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | -4 | -9 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -6 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Denver | -9 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -6 | -3 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Denver | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | -4 | -9 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Cambridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 48 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 48 | 63 | 52 | 50 |
| Denver | 11 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 60 | 36 | 44 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| Difference | -37 | -25 | -10 | +9 | +15 | -9 | -4 | -10 | -18 | -37 | -34 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 48 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 45 |
| Denver | 11 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 60 | 36 |
| Difference | -37 | -25 | -10 | +9 | +15 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 48 | 55 | 48 | 63 | 52 | 50 |
| Denver | 44 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| Difference | -4 | -10 | -18 | -37 | -34 | -41 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
| 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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