Cambridge has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Cambridge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Cambridge’s climate
Read from where Cambridge sits among Kansas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
8 inches of snow, 39 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 80 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
What a year in Cambridge feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cambridge averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.2°).
A smaller shift than in 93% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
About 189 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 16 and the first by October 22.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Cambridge’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
189 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 16 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 22.
About 8" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 75% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 55 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 91°.
The nicest months are April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →How Cambridge compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Kansas.
Cambridge weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 22° | 1.0" | 2.1" | 4 | 3 | 28° – 43° |
| February | 49° | 26° | 1.5" | 1.7" | 5 | 2 | 30° – 46° |
| March | 59° | 36° | 2.7" | 1.1" | 7 | 1 | 40° – 58° |
| April | 68° | 45° | 3.9" | 0.1" | 8 | 0 | 49° – 63° |
| May | 76° | 55° | 5.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 61° – 72° |
| June | 86° | 64° | 5.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70° – 80° |
| July | 91° | 69° | 4.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 74° – 87° |
| August | 90° | 67° | 4.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72° – 86° |
| September | 82° | 59° | 3.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65° – 78° |
| October | 71° | 47° | 3.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51° – 64° |
| November | 57° | 35° | 2.0" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 40° – 54° |
| December | 46° | 26° | 1.5" | 2.5" | 5 | 3 | 25° – 41° |
| Year | 68° | 46° | 38.9" | 7.6" | 80 | 8 |
Heating and cooling a home in Cambridge
75% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. March swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 40° to 58°. June is the most reliable, staying within 11°.
Common questions about Cambridge’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cambridge?
January, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Cambridge?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 69°. About 55 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cambridge get?
About 8 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Cambridge?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 16.
What is the rainiest month in Cambridge?
May, with 5.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Cambridge.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cambridge itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cambridge, KS (1 mi, snow) and Winfield 3ne, KS (15 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.