January in Cambridge: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.6/10Expect 4°C (39°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 53 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.3 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.6/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Cambridge — 4 points higher on the same scale.
February in Cambridge — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.2/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 54 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.2/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Cambridge — 3.4 points higher on the same scale.
March in Cambridge — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.4/10March averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 50 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 19 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.4/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 2.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Cambridge — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 8.3/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in April. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 43 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 8.3/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
May is one of the strongest months in Cambridge (5th)
Best window · 8.5/10May averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 62 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.7 hours of daylight.
A 8.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Cambridge (5th of 12); only August scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June ranks 2nd of 12 for Cambridge — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.5/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 44 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.7 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Cambridge at 9.5/10 (2nd of 12), just behind August at 9.6/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
July is one of the strongest months in Cambridge (3rd)
Best window · 8.8/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (65°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 74 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Cambridge at 8.8/10 (3rd of 12), just behind August at 9.6/10.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August: the best month of the year in Cambridge
Best window · 9.6/10August averages 18°C (65°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 40 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.6 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Cambridge at 9.6/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
September is one of the strongest months in Cambridge (4th)
Best window · 8.7/10September averages 16°C (61°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 68 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.6 hours of daylight.
A 8.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Cambridge (4th of 12); only August scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
October in Cambridge: strong conditions, 8th of 12
Good · 7.4/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 72 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.4/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Cambridge — 2.2 points higher on the same scale.
November in Cambridge — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.1/10Expect 8°C (47°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 64 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.1/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Cambridge — 3.5 points higher on the same scale.
December in Cambridge — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.3/10December averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 64 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 7 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 7.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.3/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 4.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
