Oxford climate: average weather, temperature, precipitation, best time

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
Min (°C)	2	2	4	5	8	11	13	13	11	8	5	2
Max (°C)	8	8	11	14	17	20	23	22	19	15	10	8
Min (°F)	36	36	39	41	46	52	55	55	52	46	41	36
Max (°F)	46	46	52	57	63	68	73	72	66	59	50	46

Precipitation 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
Prec.(mm)	55	45	50	50	55	50	50	55	55	70	65	65	660
Prec.(in)	2.2	1.8	2	2	2.2	2	2	2.2	2.2	2.8	2.6	2.6	26
Days	12	9	10	9	10	8	8	8	9	11	11	11	116

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
Hours	2	3	4	5	6	6	7	6	5	4	2	2

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.

Climate - Oxford

Best Time