Cambridge, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AMES 5 SE, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Cambridge has an annual average temperature of 48°F with about 38.1 inches of precipitation per year and 27.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.41 in) and January the driest (0.98 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Cambridge
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →144 of 366 (39.3%) of Cambridge's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1970s | 1 | |
| 1980s | 1 | |
| 1990s | 51 | |
| 2000s | 114 | |
| 2010s | 99 | |
| 2020s | 100 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°F | 9.8°F | 18.9°F | 0.98 in | 6.6 in | 7 |
| February | 32.8°F | 14.2°F | 23.5°F | 1.20 in | 7.8 in | 7 |
| March | 46.0°F | 25.4°F | 35.7°F | 2.18 in | 3.8 in | 9 |
| April | 60.0°F | 36.2°F | 48.1°F | 3.80 in | 0.7 in | 11 |
| May | 70.8°F | 48.6°F | 59.7°F | 5.31 in | — | 13 |
| June | 80.4°F | 59.1°F | 69.8°F | 5.41 in | — | 12 |
| July | 83.9°F | 62.5°F | 73.2°F | 4.51 in | — | 9 |
| August | 81.8°F | 59.9°F | 70.8°F | 4.73 in | — | 9 |
| September | 75.9°F | 51.0°F | 63.5°F | 3.84 in | — | 9 |
| October | 62.6°F | 39.2°F | 50.9°F | 2.65 in | 0.4 in | 9 |
| November | 46.7°F | 26.8°F | 36.8°F | 1.99 in | 1.5 in | 7 |
| December | 33.5°F | 16.2°F | 24.8°F | 1.46 in | 6.5 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Cambridge
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).