Cambridge Weather in August
Cambridge in August
The short of it: Cambridge in August averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 13° · rain 85 mm · daylight 14 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Cambridge an average August high of 25°, a low of 13° and some 85 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 4 min in mid-August, 73 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Cambridge runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Hayes Subdivision, 4 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Cambridge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes SubdivisionNova Scotia | 4 km E | 25° | 13° | 86 mm |
| BerwickNova Scotia | 8 km W | 25° | 13° | 86 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 11 km ENE | 25° | 13° | 84 mm |
| CentrevilleNova Scotia | 12 km NE | 25° | 13° | 85 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 13 km E | 25° | 13° | 84 mm |
| AylesfordNova Scotia | 16 km W | 25° | 13° | 86 mm |
| Port WilliamsNova Scotia | 18 km ENE | 25° | 14° | 78 mm |
| CanningNova Scotia | 20 km NE | 25° | 13° | 81 mm |