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Cambridge, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Cambridge has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 22°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 2°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 560 mm. At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.5 hours in midwinter to 16.5 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Cambridge climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 48 | 63 | 52 | 50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 55 | 48 | 63 | 52 | 50 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 91 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 93 | 95 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 13.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 91 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 93 | 95 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 13.2 |
Methodology & sources
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.