Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Oxford is
oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in southern England, 90 km (55 mi) north-west of London.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 4.9 °C (41 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 17.9 °C (64 °F). The lowest record is -16.6 °C (2.1 °F), set in January 1982, the highest is 35.6 °C (96 °F), set in August 2003. Here are the average temperatures.
Oxford - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
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| Max (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
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| Min (°F) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 41 | 36 |
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| Max (°F) | 46 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 46 |
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amounts to 660 millimeters (26 inches) per year: so, it is at the highest level among the lowlands of England. It ranges from 45 mm (1.8 in) in the driest month (February) to 70 mm (2.8 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Oxford - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 55 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 660 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 26 |
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| Days | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 116 |
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On average, there are around 1,580
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Oxford - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Oxford is the summer, or more generally
from mid-May to mid-September: temperatures are generally good for outdoors activities, although it's better to bring an umbrella, and a sweatshirt or sweater for the evening or for cool days.