Cambridge swings 18°C across the year, from 23°C highs in February to 5°C lows in July, and July is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 1257 mm of precipitation.
Warmest month
February
23°C average high
Coldest month
July
5°C average low
Wettest month
July
1257 mm a year
Below freezing
Never
overnight lows stay above 0°C
Comfortable
4 months
January, February, March and April
Residents
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The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Cambridge and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Cambridge hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Cambridge 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
20°9°
models agree
Tomorrow
Cloudy
19°9°
models agree
Mon
Cloudy
19°9°
models agree
Tue
Light rain
17°9°
models agree
Wed
Light drizzle
17°7°
models agree
Thu
Drizzle
17°8°
models agree
Fri
Cloudy
18°8°
models agree
Sat
Cloudy
18°8°
±2°
Sun
Light drizzle
19°8°
±3°
Mon
Light rain
18°13°
±4°
Tue
Rain
17°11°
models agree
Wed
Light drizzle
17°10°
models agree
Thu
Partly cloudy
20°8°
models agree
Fri
Cloudy
20°8°
models agree
Cambridge, New Zealand is at its warmest in Feb (average highs near 23°C) and coldest in Jul (lows around 5°C), with roughly 1257 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what European, American, German forecast for Cambridge right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
22°
14°
Feb
23°
14°
Mar
21°
12°
Apr
18°
11°
May
16°
9°
Jun
13°
7°
Jul
12°
5°
Aug
13°
5°
Sep
15°
7°
Oct
16°
8°
Nov
18°
10°
Dec
21°
13°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Cambridge's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.5°C
Around Cambridge, 2015-2024 averaged 0.5°C warmer than 1995-2004. 7 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2022.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 25°C
17 more days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004
Frost nights
2 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 0°C. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
−5%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >25°C vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−0.2°C
−9
+0
+1%
1996
−0.6°C
−14
+4
+4%
1997
−0.7°C
−17
−2
+1%
1998
+0.7°C
+12
−4
+7%
1999
+0.4°C
+5
−2
−7%
2000
+0.2°C
+1
−3
+4%
2001
+0.2°C
−12
+4
−2%
2002
−0.2°C
−21
−4
+9%
2003
±0.0°C
−12
+0
−2%
2004
−0.9°C
−17
+6
+9%
2005
+0.2°C
−13
−3
−4%
2006
−0.6°C
−16
+2
+4%
2007
±0.0°C
−6
−2
+1%
2008
+0.1°C
+17
+1
+1%
2009
−0.7°C
−4
+11
+1%
2010
+0.1°C
+11
−1
−4%
2011
+0.1°C
+2
+1
+1%
2012
−0.6°C
−25
+2
−2%
2013
+0.3°C
+24
−4
−4%
2014
−0.3°C
−10
+5
+4%
2015
−0.2°C
+5
+6
−2%
2016
+0.5°C
+10
−1
+1%
2017
+0.1°C
−6
−2
−4%
2018
+0.4°C
+4
−3
−7%
2019
+0.5°C
+33
−4
−2%
2020
+0.3°C
+23
−3
−2%
2021
+0.6°C
+14
−3
−4%
2022
+1.0°C
+20
−5
−4%
2023
+0.4°C
−16
−4
+7%
2024
+0.2°C
+6
−2
−4%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Cambridge, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Cambridge?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
87
/100rank #1
96±0.2°C
95±2.3 km/h
7184% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
84
/100rank #2
84±0.9°C
94±3.2 km/h
7687% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
G
German
81
/100rank #3
87±0.7°C
95±2.6 km/h
6581% hit
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)Offenbach am Main, Germany
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
±2°19° to 21°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Tomorrow
±2°18° to 19°
±61%0% to 61% chance
Mon
±2°18° to 20°
±27%0% to 27% chance
Tue
±2°16° to 18°
±2%98% to 100% chance
Wed
±1°16° to 17°
±10%23% to 33% chance
The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Sunrise and sunset in Cambridge
today, local time
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
19:44
Daylight
13h 23m
Common questions
What's the weather in Cambridge today?
Saturday 24 October: European, the American and the German model agree on a high near 20° in Cambridge today. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 19°, with a 61% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Cambridge today or tomorrow?
The models split on rain in Cambridge on Sunday 25 October: European 61%, American 0%, German 3%. When they disagree like this, treat any single app's answer with caution. On Saturday 24 October the highest chance of rain from any model is 0%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Cambridge?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Cambridge (CheckWeather Score 87/100), ahead of the American at 84. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the NZ accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Cambridge?
February is typically the warmest month in Cambridge, with average highs around 23°C.
How cold does Cambridge get?
The coldest month in Cambridge is July, when overnight lows average about 5°C.
How much rain does Cambridge get?
Cambridge sees roughly 1257 mm of precipitation a year, with July usually the wettest month.
Is Cambridge getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Cambridge, 2015-2024 averaged 0.5°C warmer than 1995-2004.
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