The climate of Cambridge (Massachusetts
- United States of America)
Cambridge is a university city located in the urban area of Boston on
the banks of the Charles River. The world famous Harvard University
can be found in Cambridge as well as the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. These universities are the main source of income for the
city. They also take up much space in the city. Cambridge is connected
with Boston via several bridges over the Charles River.
According to the Köppen climate classification Cambridge has a warm
continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters in which
subzero temperatures are not uncommon, especially during the night and
early morning. Precipitation is quite evenly spread out over the year.
During the winter precipitation may fall in the form of snow.
Snowstorms from sea may cause a lot of inconvenience.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Cambridge:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
1
-8
5
11
5
February
3
-7
6
10
4
March
8
-2
7
11
3
April
14
3
7
11
5
May
20
9
8
12
8
June
25
14
9
11
13
July
28
17
9
9
17
August
27
16
9
10
18
September
23
12
8
9
16
October
17
6
7
9
13
November
11
2
5
11
10
December
4
-5
5
12
7
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
