Cambridge in July

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec–Jan (short days, closures).

July is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• SeptemberGreatInside Cambridge's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• OctoberGreatInside Cambridge's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• AprilGreatInside Cambridge's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• MayGreatInside Cambridge's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

• CambridgeHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 9 days
• London and the south-east, United Kingdom · London, Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Brightonbest weather

  Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 30 °C (86 °F) are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 86 °F (30 °C) are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• School summer holidays big impact

  Late Jul – early Sep · United Kingdom

  Peak prices and crowds everywhere; Edinburgh festivals all August.

Crowds · United Kingdom overall

High

Prices · United Kingdom overall

High

United Kingdom overall: School holidays start; peak prices, midges in the west, heat waves in London.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cambridge, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings

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