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Oxford, Mississippi climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Oxford has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 91°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 31°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 61 inches. Snow is occasional (1 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 91°F in July.

About 73 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 31°F in January.

About 66 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 61 in of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.4 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Oxford climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	52	57	66	74	82	89	91	91	86	76	64	55
Avg temp (°F)	41	45	54	62	70	78	81	80	74	63	52	44
Avg low (°F)	31	34	41	49	59	67	70	69	62	49	40	33
Precipitation (in)	5.1	5.8	5.6	6.3	5.4	5.2	4.4	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.3	6.5
Snowfall (in)	0.8	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	52	57	66	74	82	89
Avg temp (°F)	41	45	54	62	70	78
Avg low (°F)	31	34	41	49	59	67
Precipitation (in)	5.1	5.8	5.6	6.3	5.4	5.2
Snowfall (in)	0.8	0.2	0.1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	91	91	86	76	64	55
Avg temp (°F)	81	80	74	63	52	44
Avg low (°F)	70	69	62	49	40	33
Precipitation (in)	4.4	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.3	6.5
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	10	12	10	11	10	10	9	7	8	10	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.0	0.3	4	15	22	20	11	1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	18	13	7	1	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	9	16
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.2	0.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	10	12	10	11	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.0	0.3	4	15
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	18	13	7	1	0.0	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.2	0.2	0.0	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	9	7	8	10	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	22	20	11	1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	2	9	16
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.0

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	66	62	58	58	53	52	48	44	45	53	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	5	7	8	8	8	8	10	12	13	10	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	9	9	10	11	13	12	9	9	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	15	15	13	13	11	10	9	9	9	12	16
Relative humidity (%)	86	84	82	79	78	75	71	67	66	69	77	84
Wind speed (mph)	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.2	1.8	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.8	1.9	2.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	62	66	62	58	58	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	5	7	8	8	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	9	9	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	15	15	13	13	11
Relative humidity (%)	86	84	82	79	78	75
Wind speed (mph)	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.2	1.8	1.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	52	48	44	45	53	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	10	12	13	10	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	9	9	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	10	9	9	9	12	16
Relative humidity (%)	71	67	66	69	77	84
Wind speed (mph)	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.8	1.9	2.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at University (NOAA GHCN station USC00229079), about 1 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

How we build these numbers →