Cambridge, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BUSKIRK, NY US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cambridge has an annual average temperature of 46.9°F with about 43.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.56 in) and February the driest (2.36 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,798
Cooling need
276

Best time to visit Cambridge

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

311 of 366 (85%) 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.

2010s
166
2020s
200

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 33.1°F 11.3°F 22.2°F 2.74 in
February 35.5°F 11.8°F 23.7°F 2.36 in
March 44.2°F 20.4°F 32.3°F 3.21 in
April 58.8°F 33.0°F 45.9°F 3.43 in
May 70.5°F 43.7°F 57.1°F 3.57 in
June 78.3°F 53.0°F 65.7°F 4.55 in
July 82.5°F 58.0°F 70.3°F 4.56 in
August 80.8°F 55.5°F 68.2°F 4.17 in
September 73.8°F 48.0°F 60.9°F 3.86 in
October 61.6°F 37.5°F 49.6°F 3.94 in
November 48.6°F 27.6°F 38.1°F 3.29 in
December 38.3°F 18.9°F 28.6°F 3.68 in

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