Cambridge climate — normals and trends
Cambridge (New Zealand) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,276 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Cambridge averages 13 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Cambridge has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 17 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 11 March 1955) and the coldest -5.8 °C (on 8 August 1965).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CambridgeWaikato Region
- coords
- -37.88°, 175.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
17.5°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,276mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.5 °C
11 March 1955
Coldest day
-5.8 °C
8 August 1965
Wettest day
107 mm
2 February 1967
Windiest day
55.6 km/h
23 March 1944
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
6 September 1995
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
28 January 2018
Coldest feels-like
-9.6 °C
8 August 1965
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
27 June 1951
Sunniest day
14.6 h
28 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 25 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 32 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 136 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 113 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 15.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 163 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 14.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 248 mm | +120 mm |
| Aug | 14.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 97 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 129 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 164 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 142 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 106 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cambridge?
Cambridge has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,276 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cambridge?
The hottest day measured in Cambridge between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1955, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cambridge?
The coldest day measured in Cambridge between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1965, at -5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Cambridge?
Almost never: Cambridge sees virtually no snow, with about 13 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cambridge warmed?
Yes: Cambridge warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cambridge?
The wettest day measured in Cambridge between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1967, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cambridge?
The windiest day measured in Cambridge between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1944, with winds reaching 55.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cambridge?
The warmest month in Cambridge is February (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cambridge?
Cambridge receives on average 1,276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cambridge?
Cambridge gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cambridge?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cambridge between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1951, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cambridge?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cambridge.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cambridge?
In Cambridge, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 28 January 2018, and the lowest was -9.6 °C on 8 August 1965.
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