Oxford climate — normals and trends
Oxford (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 1,038 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Oxford averages 99 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Oxford has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -31.2 °C (on 19 January 1994).
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
OxfordOhio
- coords
- 39.51°, -84.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,038mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
36 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
38.9 °C
14 July 1954
Coldest day
-31.2 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
124 mm
9 March 1964
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
14 September 2008
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
30 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
21.2 cm
25 February 1961
Sunniest day
14.7 h
11 June 2025
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 | -0.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 46 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 117 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 98 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 159 mm | +51 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 96 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 144 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 100 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 43 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 56 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 19.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 87 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 64 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 66 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oxford?
Oxford has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 1,038 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 14 July 1954, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oxford?
The coldest day measured in Oxford between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -31.2 °C.
Does it snow in Oxford?
Yes. Oxford gets on average 48.5 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Oxford warmed?
Yes: Oxford warmed by +1.7 °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 9 March 1964, 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 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oxford?
The warmest month in Oxford is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Oxford?
Oxford receives on average 1,038 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oxford?
Oxford gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 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 25 February 1961, with 21.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oxford?
Yes: Oxford has on average 36 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 42.8 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 20 January 1985.
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