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Oxford, Ohio climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Oxford has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1058 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (31 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 30°C in July.

About 38 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −7°C in January.

About 102 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 1058 mm of rain a year, plus 31 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

−0.2 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 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 (°C)	2	5	10	18	24	29	30	30	26	19	11	5
Avg temp (°C)	−2	0	5	12	18	23	25	24	20	13	6	1
Avg low (°C)	−7	−5	−1	5	12	17	19	18	13	6	1	−4
Precipitation (mm)	81	60	90	113	111	112	102	79	77	76	77	80
Snowfall (cm)	18	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	2	5	10	18	24	29
Avg temp (°C)	−2	0	5	12	18	23
Avg low (°C)	−7	−5	−1	5	12	17
Precipitation (mm)	81	60	90	113	111	112
Snowfall (cm)	18	4	4	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	30	30	26	19	11	5
Avg temp (°C)	25	24	20	13	6	1
Avg low (°C)	19	18	13	6	1	−4
Precipitation (mm)	102	79	77	76	77	80
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	—	0	5

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	11	13	13	11	10	8	8	9	9	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	2	8	13	11	4	0.3	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	25	21	17	4	0.1	—	—	—	—	2	13	21
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	2	0.7	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	10	11	13	13	11
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	2	8
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	25	21	17	4	0.1	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	2	0.7	0.6	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	8	9	9	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	13	11	4	0.3	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	2	13	21
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.7

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	74	71	69	66	65	59	53	50	48	57	64	72
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	3	4	5	5	6	8	9	10	9	6	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	9	10	12	13	12	10	9	9	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	17	17	16	16	12	11	9	9	13	15	19
Relative humidity (%)	87	84	81	77	78	78	76	72	69	73	79	85
Wind speed (km/h)	13.9	13.4	13.3	13.1	10.7	8.8	7.7	7.3	8.5	10.4	11.8	12.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	74	71	69	66	65	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	3	4	5	5	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	9	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	17	17	16	16	12
Relative humidity (%)	87	84	81	77	78	78
Wind speed (km/h)	13.9	13.4	13.3	13.1	10.7	8.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	53	50	48	57	64	72
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	9	10	9	6	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	10	9	9	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	9	9	13	15	19
Relative humidity (%)	76	72	69	73	79	85
Wind speed (km/h)	7.7	7.3	8.5	10.4	11.8	12.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Dayton Mcd (NOAA GHCN station USC00332067), about 56 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.

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