Cambridge weather in September

In September, Cambridge sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 113 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Cambridge's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cambridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 113 mm; 13.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:20 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Cambridge is town in the Waikato Region of the North Island of New Zealand.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical September day in Cambridge reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	6
8	15	6
9	15	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8

Cambridge weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 14°	76	8.9	14.3	6.9
Feb	23° / 14°	75	7.7	13.5	7.1
Mar	22° / 12°	75	8.2	12.3	6.8
Apr	19° / 10°	95	9.5	11	6.1
May	16° / 8°	104	11.1	10	5.0
Jun	14° / 6°	112	11.5	9.4	3.9
Jul	13° / 5°	120	13.1	9.6	3.5
Aug	14° / 6°	117	13.9	10.5	3.6
Sep	15° / 7°	113	13.8	11.7	4.2
Oct	17° / 9°	104	12.7	13	4.9
Nov	19° / 10°	95	11.1	14	5.7
Dec	21° / 13°	106	12.1	14.6	6.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	44	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	37
Cloudier (%)	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	61	62	62	62	62	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Cambridge gets around 113 mm of rain over 13.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	42
4	42
5	43
6	43
7	44
8	44
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	47

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:57
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:44	6:52
2	11.2	7:42	6:53
3	11.2	7:41	6:54
4	11.3	7:39	6:55
5	11.3	7:37	6:56
6	11.3	7:36	6:57
7	11.4	7:34	6:57
8	11.4	7:33	6:58
9	11.5	7:31	6:59
10	11.5	7:29	7:00
11	11.6	7:28	7:01
12	11.6	7:26	7:02
13	11.6	7:25	7:03
14	11.7	7:23	7:04
15	11.7	7:21	7:04
16	11.8	7:20	7:05
17	11.8	7:18	7:06
18	11.8	7:17	7:07
19	11.9	7:15	7:08
20	11.9	7:13	7:09
21	12.0	7:12	7:10
22	12.0	7:10	7:11
23	12.1	7:08	7:12
24	12.1	7:07	7:12
25	12.1	7:05	7:13
26	12.2	7:04	7:14
27	12.2	7:02	7:15
28	12.3	7:00	7:16
29	12.3	6:59	7:17
30	12.3	6:57	7:18

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 3.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Cambridge

In seasonPeak

None of Cambridge's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Cambridge sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Cambridge?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Cambridge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cambridge in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Cambridge sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Cambridge in September

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 17 to Mar 15 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	21	20	19	17	15	14	14	14	15	17	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	15	Cool
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	15	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Cambridge in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cambridge peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	8	5	3	2	2	3	5	7	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Cambridge?

Cambridge sits at 37.9°S, 175.4°E, 67 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Hamilton East, 17 km away.

Topography around Cambridge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cambridge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cambridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m.

The land around Cambridge is covered by grassland (64%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

grassland 64%

16 km

459 m

grassland 75%

80 km

1,188 m

grassland 53%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← August Cambridge year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Hamilton East 17 km · Hamilton 17 km · Tauranga 67 km · Rotorua 76 km · Pukekohe East 87 km · Papakura 101 km · Takanini 104 km · Taupo 106 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 86% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $49,591; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 9.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cambridge (-37.8782°, 175.4402°, elevation 67 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	6
8	15	6
9	15	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	42
4	42
5	43
6	43
7	44
8	44
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	6
8	15	6
9	15	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	42
4	42
5	43
6	43
7	44
8	44
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	6
8	15	6
9	15	7
10	15	7
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	42
4	42
5	43
6	43
7	44
8	44
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6