Weather in Cambridge in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Cambridge;
Average weather
Average temperature in Cambridge in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +10°C with a maximum of +14°C and a minimum of -3°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 41% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to +11°C.
Is Cambridge warm or cold in December?
Cambridge is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +10°C to +8°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +5°C to +3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Cambridge, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Cambridge in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +8°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -14°C | -14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +16°C | +15°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 53 mm | 53 mm | 47 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 88% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +10°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +8°C. The rainfall amount in December stays the same as in the previous month with a 53 mm of total precipitation. Humidity rises from 87% to 88%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 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 December, going from 2 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Cambridge.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Cambridge?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cambridge in December 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.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Cambridge
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.