Weather in Cambridge in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cambridge in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +13°C with a maximum of +17°C and a minimum of -1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 39% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +17°C.
Is Cambridge warm or cold in April?
Cambridge is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +10°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +4°C to +5°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Cambridge:
Climate in Cambridge in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +13°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -4°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +27°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 49 mm | 49 mm | 60 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 77% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +10°C to +13°C during the day. The rainfall amount in April stays the same as in the previous month with a 49 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 77%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cambridge is gradually increasing during April, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Cambridge?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cambridge in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+13°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 415 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 1086 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cambridge, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.