Cambridge Weather in January
Average highs run from 23°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.74 in over about 5 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
- 22°F
- Average low
- 4°F
- Precipitation
- 0.74 in
- Snowfall
- 5.4 in
- Record high
- 53°FJan 10, 2012
- Record low
- -42°FJan 23, 1935
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 47 min to 9 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew point
- 8°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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 | 23°F | 6°F | 43°F 1897 | -33°F 1974 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 2 | 23°F | 6°F | 41°F 1998 | -28°F 1979 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 3 | 22°F | 5°F | 43°F 1962 | -25°F 1968 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 4 | 22°F | 5°F | 39°F 2001 | -26°F 1976 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 22°F | 5°F | 44°F 1984 | -23°F 1950 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 22°F | 5°F | 42°F 1933 | -29°F 1988 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 22°F | 5°F | 43°F 1949 | -34°F 1894 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 8 | 22°F | 4°F | 46°F 1990 | -38°F 1894 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 9 | 22°F | 4°F | 46°F 1990 | -41°F 1977 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 10 | 22°F | 4°F | 53°F 2012 | -30°F 1893 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 11 | 22°F | 4°F | 41°F 1961 | -32°F 1979 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 22°F | 4°F | 42°F 1961 | -29°F 1974 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 13 | 22°F | 3°F | 45°F 1980 | -31°F 1893 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 14 | 22°F | 3°F | 41°F 1942 | -31°F 1972 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 15 | 22°F | 3°F | 42°F 1942 | -35°F 1972 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 16 | 22°F | 3°F | 46°F 1973 | -34°F 1977 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 17 | 22°F | 3°F | 42°F 1894 | -32°F 1954 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 18 | 22°F | 3°F | 44°F 1981 | -34°F 1994 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 19 | 22°F | 3°F | 44°F 1947 | -37°F 1994 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 20 | 22°F | 3°F | 46°F 1942 | -35°F 1994 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 21 | 22°F | 3°F | 48°F 1942 | -30°F 1954 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 22 | 22°F | 3°F | 51°F 1942 | -34°F 1936 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 23 | 22°F | 3°F | 53°F 1942 | -42°F 1935 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 24 | 22°F | 3°F | 52°F 1981 | -35°F 1936 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 25 | 22°F | 3°F | 52°F 1981 | -38°F 1894 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 26 | 22°F | 3°F | 48°F 1947 | -35°F 1972 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 22°F | 3°F | 45°F 1989 | -33°F 1950 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 28 | 22°F | 3°F | 44°F 2006 | -33°F 1966 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 29 | 22°F | 3°F | 44°F 2008 | -35°F 1951 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 30 | 23°F | 3°F | 48°F 1989 | -35°F 1950 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 31 | 23°F | 3°F | 47°F 1993 | -35°F 1996 | 13% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211227 (Cambridge), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211227, 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.