Cambridge Weather in January
Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 7°F to 1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 in over about 11 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 30°F
- Average low
- 3°F
- Precipitation
- 3.17 in
- Snowfall
- 17.1 in
- Record high
- 58°FJan 8, 2008
- Record low
- -23°FJan 14, 1999
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 51 min to 9 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 5.8 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 31°F | 7°F | 45°F 2011 | -15°F 2018 | 39% | 23% |
| Jan 2 | 31°F | 6°F | 39°F 2011 | -18°F 2014 | 39% | 23% |
| Jan 3 | 31°F | 6°F | 40°F 2007 | -17°F 2014 | 38% | 23% |
| Jan 4 | 31°F | 6°F | 46°F 2007 | -14°F 2014 | 38% | 23% |
| Jan 5 | 30°F | 5°F | 47°F 2007 | -11°F 1999 | 38% | 24% |
| Jan 6 | 30°F | 5°F | 50°F 2007 | -14°F 1999 | 38% | 24% |
| Jan 7 | 30°F | 5°F | 47°F 2008 | -15°F 2018 | 38% | 24% |
| Jan 8 | 30°F | 5°F | 58°F 2008 | -20°F 2015 | 38% | 24% |
| Jan 9 | 30°F | 4°F | 47°F 2008 | -21°F 2004 | 38% | 24% |
| Jan 10 | 30°F | 4°F | 46°F 2016 | -18°F 2004 | 37% | 24% |
| Jan 11 | 30°F | 4°F | 48°F 2020 | -15°F 2022 | 37% | 24% |
| Jan 12 | 30°F | 3°F | 45°F 2014 | -15°F 1999 | 37% | 24% |
| Jan 13 | 30°F | 3°F | 46°F 2013 | -18°F 2004 | 37% | 24% |
| Jan 14 | 29°F | 3°F | 50°F 2006 | -23°F 1999 | 37% | 24% |
| Jan 15 | 29°F | 3°F | 39°F 1999 | -19°F 2004 | 36% | 24% |
| Jan 16 | 29°F | 2°F | 34°F 2010 | -21°F 2009 | 36% | 24% |
| Jan 17 | 29°F | 2°F | 40°F 1999 | -20°F 2009 | 36% | 24% |
| Jan 18 | 29°F | 2°F | 48°F 2006 | -14°F 2007 | 36% | 24% |
| Jan 19 | 29°F | 2°F | 42°F 1999 | -15°F 2005 | 36% | 24% |
| Jan 20 | 29°F | 2°F | 42°F 2006 | -14°F 2000 | 36% | 24% |
| Jan 21 | 29°F | 2°F | 44°F 2006 | -18°F 2005 | 35% | 24% |
| Jan 22 | 29°F | 1°F | 33°F 2026 | -16°F 2005 | 35% | 24% |
| Jan 23 | 29°F | 1°F | 40°F 2002 | -15°F 2011 | 35% | 24% |
| Jan 24 | 29°F | 1°F | 46°F 1999 | -21°F 2011 | 35% | 24% |
| Jan 25 | 29°F | 1°F | 45°F 2010 | -17°F 2004 | 35% | 24% |
| Jan 26 | 29°F | 1°F | 45°F 2010 | -18°F 2009 | 34% | 24% |
| Jan 27 | 29°F | 1°F | 37°F 2016 | -14°F 2005 | 34% | 24% |
| Jan 28 | 29°F | 1°F | 41°F 2006 | -15°F 2003 | 34% | 24% |
| Jan 29 | 29°F | 1°F | 35°F 2002 | -9°F 2019 | 34% | 24% |
| Jan 30 | 29°F | 1°F | 47°F 2000 | -8°F 2010 | 34% | 24% |
| Jan 31 | 29°F | 1°F | 52°F 2013 | -9°F 2019 | 34% | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:07 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00173567 (Harmony), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094626, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.