Massachusetts · United States
Cambridge travel guide
Cambridge is a city in Massachusetts, United States, home to about 118,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BOS8 km · Boston Logan International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Cambridge
Cambridge has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; December is the wettest, with about 120 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cambridge: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), about 8.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED, 18 km) and Worcester Regional Airport (ORH, 64 km) are also within reach.
BOS · Boston Logan International Airport
BED · Laurence G Hanscom Field
ORH · Worcester Regional Airport
Questions
Cambridge: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cambridge?
Cambridge has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; December is the wettest, with about 120 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cambridge?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), about 8.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED, 18 km) and Worcester Regional Airport (ORH, 64 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cambridge?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Cambridge
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.