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Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, located directly across the Charles River from Boston. The city's population as of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the most populous city in the county, the fourth-largest in Massachusetts behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, and ninth-most populous in New England. The city was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, which was an important center of the Puritan theology that was embraced by the town's founders.
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Why visit
Visit Cambridge for museums, galleries, and collections, music, theater, and performance, literature, bookshops, and universities. In Cambridge, the strongest material is where museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, or nearby landscapes explain the surrounding region. A good itinerary should stay selective. Use one main anchor in Cambridge, then build outward only to places that sit naturally nearby. That restraint helps Cambridge feel like a place rather than a sequence of obligations. If the strongest material around Cambridge sits outside the center, give it its own time rather than forcing it into the same day.
When to avoid
Do not visit Cambridge expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. A route through Cambridge works best when opening days, transport, weather, and distance are treated as cultural logistics, not afterthoughts. A day in Cambridge should account for distance, heat, parking, and transit before adding more stops. For Cambridge, do not make weak transit carry the whole day; use a ride or car when it keeps the route sensible.
Summer (June to August)
June through August are the months when heat and daylight most affect a visit to Cambridge. Summer light helps in Cambridge, though storms, heat, and busy calendars can slow the day. In Cambridge, structure the day in sections: outdoor architecture or markets early, interiors later, and evening walks or performances when temperatures ease. In Cambridge, confirm opening hours before assuming a long continuous day will work.
Winter (December to February)
In Cambridge, the cooler part of the year usually means December through February. Winter weather can be cold enough that museums, concerts, and cafes become central to the day. In Cambridge, let interiors do more of the work when weather or daylight limits outdoor time. For Cambridge, each planned area should have a nearby alternative.
The next week in Cambridge
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
14° / 9°
Sat
Overcast
25° / 7°
UV High
Sun
Overcast
29° / 16°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
27° / 14°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
35° / 15°
UV High
Wed
Overcast
35° / 22°
UV High
Thu
Drizzle
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
32° / -1°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.6h
05:23 – 19:57local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Cambridge
8 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) at 8 km.
Getting around Cambridge
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
AmtrakYankee LineLogan ExpressPeter Pan Bus LinesPeter Pan Bonanza DivisionMassport128 Business CouncilPlymouth & Brockton Street Railway CompanyVIA RailMiddlesex 3 TMABloom BusBlue Apple Bus CompanyTrain de CharlevoixCape Cod Regional Transit AuthorityMBTA
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Simtropolitan.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.