Annual mean 17°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
30.8 °C
Coldest
8.0 °C
Wettest
79%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Oxford over the whole year is 17°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. The rainy (wet) season in Oxford runs from November to August, peaking in March with a 79% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to October; October is the driest month, at 43%. Winds in Oxford are highest in February, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Oxford come in July, when the sky is typically 25% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
Month by month Oxford climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
8°C
3°C
4°C
71%
47%
2.7 m/s
9
0
36
February
12°C
5°C
8°C
75%
50%
2.9 m/s
25
1
50
March
16°C
9°C
13°C
79%
41%
2.9 m/s
43
3
66
April
20°C
12°C
17°C
78%
33%
2.7 m/s
61
12
65
May
25°C
17°C
25°C
75%
32%
2.2 m/s
59
50
32
June
29°C
21°C
30°C
72%
26%
1.9 m/s
23
61
6
July
31°C
23°C
33°C
72%
25%
1.7 m/s
6
42
1
August
30°C
22°C
33°C
69%
26%
1.6 m/s
11
50
1
September
28°C
19°C
29°C
49%
25%
1.5 m/s
31
57
14
October
23°C
12°C
21°C
43%
26%
1.8 m/s
60
32
49
November
16°C
7°C
13°C
65%
35%
2.0 m/s
38
4
65
December
11°C
5°C
8°C
72%
46%
2.4 m/s
17
0
49
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Oxford weather by season
Year round, Oxford has days of about 8°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Oxford weather in winterDecember to February
High 10°CLow 4°CRain 73%
Winter in Oxford has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 73% chance of rain on a given day.
Oxford weather in springMarch to May
High 21°CLow 12°CRain 77%
Spring in Oxford has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 77% chance of rain on a given day.
Oxford weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 22°CRain 71%
Summer in Oxford has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 71% chance of rain on a given day.
Oxford weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 12°CRain 52%
Autumn in Oxford has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Oxford?
The rainy (wet) season in Oxford runs from November to August, peaking in March with a 79% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to October; October is the driest month, at 43%.
What time of year is Oxford windiest?
Winds in Oxford are highest in February, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Oxford year round?
The average temperature in Oxford over the whole year is 17°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.