Cambridge Weather in December
Cambridge in December
The short of it: Cambridge in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -6° · rain 125 mm · daylight 8 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
December in Cambridge brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -6°, with about 125 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 3°; nights run about -6°. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 47 min in mid-December, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Cambridge runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Hayes Subdivision, 4 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Cambridge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes SubdivisionNova Scotia | 4 km E | 2° | -6° | 124 mm |
| BerwickNova Scotia | 8 km W | 3° | -6° | 128 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 11 km ENE | 2° | -6° | 125 mm |
| CentrevilleNova Scotia | 12 km NE | 2° | -6° | 119 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 13 km E | 2° | -6° | 125 mm |
| AylesfordNova Scotia | 16 km W | 3° | -6° | 130 mm |
| Port WilliamsNova Scotia | 18 km ENE | 3° | -5° | 119 mm |
| CanningNova Scotia | 20 km NE | 3° | -6° | 117 mm |