Oxford climate — normals and trends
Oxford (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,206 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Oxford averages 41 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Oxford has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 13 July 1980) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 30 January 1966).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 33.61°, -85.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,206mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
83 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.1 °C
13 July 1980
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
30 January 1966
Wettest day
147 mm
14 May 1976
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
29 October 2020
Strongest gust
144.4 km/h
5 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
21 August 1983
Coldest feels-like
-26.9 °C
30 January 1966
Snowiest day
30.8 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
13.9 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 71 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 142 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | 20.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 99 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 97 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 289 mm | +197 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 155 mm | +64 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | -1.8 °C | 108 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 81 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 39 mm | -55 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 40 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oxford?
Oxford has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,206 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oxford?
The hottest day measured in Oxford between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1980, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oxford?
The coldest day measured in Oxford between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1966, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Oxford?
Yes. Oxford gets on average 5.0 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Oxford warmed?
Yes: Oxford warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oxford?
The wettest day measured in Oxford between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1976, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oxford?
The windiest day measured in Oxford between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2020, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oxford?
The warmest month in Oxford is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Oxford?
Oxford receives on average 1,206 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oxford?
Oxford gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oxford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oxford between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 30.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oxford?
Yes: Oxford has on average 83 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oxford?
In Oxford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 21 August 1983, and the lowest was -26.9 °C on 30 January 1966.
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