Oxford climate — normals and trends
Oxford (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,245 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Oxford averages 38 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Oxford has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 27 July 1952) and the coldest -19.2 °C (on 23 December 1989).
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
- 34.37°, -89.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
12.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,245mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
99 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
42.3 °C
27 July 1952
Coldest day
-19.2 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
124 mm
3 March 1977
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
29 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
3 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-25.7 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
22 December 1963
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 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 | 8.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 113 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 14.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 117 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 21.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 170 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 153 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 208 mm | +96 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 104 mm | +25 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 32 mm | -59 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 33 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 117 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 49 mm | -56 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 60 mm | -63 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 16.9 °C and it receives 1,245 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 27 July 1952, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oxford?
The coldest day measured in Oxford between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -19.2 °C.
Does it snow in Oxford?
Yes. Oxford gets on average 7.3 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Oxford warmed?
Yes: Oxford warmed by +1.1 °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 3 March 1977, with 124 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 August 2005, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oxford?
The warmest month in Oxford is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Oxford?
Oxford receives on average 1,245 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oxford?
Oxford gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 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 22 December 1963, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oxford?
Yes: Oxford has on average 99 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 46.2 °C on 3 August 2010, and the lowest was -25.7 °C on 23 December 1989.
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