Cambridge climate

Cambridge Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cambridge, 1.9 km from Cambridge

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.02 in over about 8 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cambridge, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
3.02 in
Record high
110°FAug 16, 1983
Record low
38°FAug 26, 1910
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.9
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
9.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 189°F63°F105°F 195545°F 191327%0%
Aug 289°F63°F105°F 196449°F 196527%0%
Aug 389°F63°F108°F 191648°F 197427%0%
Aug 489°F63°F106°F 191642°F 197427%0%
Aug 589°F63°F105°F 190850°F 190727%0%
Aug 689°F63°F105°F 196050°F 197426%0%
Aug 789°F63°F104°F 190749°F 198926%0%
Aug 889°F63°F107°F 191344°F 198926%0%
Aug 988°F62°F106°F 194744°F 198926%0%
Aug 1088°F62°F109°F 190740°F 191426%0%
Aug 1188°F62°F103°F 194947°F 200426%0%
Aug 1288°F62°F103°F 202640°F 196426%0%
Aug 1388°F62°F104°F 191341°F 200425%0%
Aug 1488°F61°F106°F 191349°F 200225%0%
Aug 1588°F61°F108°F 198349°F 198525%0%
Aug 1688°F61°F110°F 198348°F 202325%0%
Aug 1787°F61°F109°F 198345°F 194325%0%
Aug 1887°F61°F106°F 198348°F 195024%0%
Aug 1987°F60°F104°F 195244°F 201224%0%
Aug 2087°F60°F103°F 191044°F 201224%0%
Aug 2187°F60°F103°F 191044°F 201624%0%
Aug 2287°F59°F104°F 202341°F 190423%0%
Aug 2387°F59°F105°F 194344°F 196423%0%
Aug 2486°F59°F104°F 195543°F 201523%0%
Aug 2586°F59°F105°F 195543°F 191023%0%
Aug 2686°F58°F109°F 195538°F 191022%0%
Aug 2786°F58°F108°F 191342°F 196722%0%
Aug 2886°F58°F107°F 198442°F 191122%0%
Aug 2986°F57°F105°F 195444°F 198822%0%
Aug 3085°F57°F104°F 191339°F 191522%0%
Aug 3185°F57°F107°F 198542°F 195521%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cambridge, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 8:55 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 8:14 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251415 (Cambridge), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00251415, 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.