Cambridge City, IN Climate


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Cambridge City, IN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in July is 85 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature in January is just 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 42 inches annually. Snowfall can be heavy at times, especially during winter months, but typically averages around 24 inches annually. This makes Cambridge City an ideal location to enjoy the changing of the seasons and all that nature has to offer from spring through fall.

Cambridge City, Indiana gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cambridge City averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Cambridge City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cambridge City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cambridge City is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Cambridge City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCambridge City, IndianaUnited States
  42.1 in.38.1 in.
  20.3 in.27.8 in.
  127.9 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  17.7°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  935 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Cambridge City with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Cambridge City, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cambridge City are September, June and August.
In Cambridge City, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cambridge City with an average of 17.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In Cambridge City, there are 126.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Cambridge City, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cambridge City but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Cambridge City with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.1 inches in Cambridge City means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Cambridge City with 12.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 127.9 rainy days annually in Cambridge City, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.3 inches in Cambridge City means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Cambridge City with 7.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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