Oxford monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Oxford

Oxford average temperature chart (Celsius) Oxford average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Oxford (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22 21.8 19.7 16.6 12.5 9.7 9 10.8 13.5 16.2 18.3 20.5
°F 71.6 71.3 67.5 61.9 54.5 49.5 48.3 51.4 56.3 61.1 64.9 68.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Oxford monthly rainfall chart (mm) Oxford monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Oxford (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 77 61 80 81 91 76 93 97 78 95 82 84
inches 3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.6 3 3.6 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.2 3.3
Rainy days 8 8 8 8 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 9

Average annual rainfall in Oxford: 1122.2mm (441.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Oxford

Oxford average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Oxford
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.5 7.2 5.7 5.5 4.3 4 4 4.7 5.4 6.4 6.8 7.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Oxford average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Oxford average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Oxford (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 9.5 9.3 8.2 5.3 2.7 0.5 -0.1 0.8 2.7 4.6 6.5 8.5
Max °C 22.3 22.2 20 16.9 12.8 10 9.3 11.1 13.8 16.5 18.6 20.8
Min °F 49.1 48.7 46.8 41.5 36.8 32.8 31.9 33.4 36.8 40.2 43.6 47.2
Max °F 60.6 60.3 57.4 52 45.9 41.4 40.3 42.6 46.8 50.9 54.5 58.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Oxford average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Oxford average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Oxford in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14.8 15.3 14.5 13.1 11.6 10.5 9.8 9.5 9.8 10.6 11.9 13.5
°F 58.6 59.6 58 55.5 53 50.9 49.7 49.1 49.7 51.1 53.4 56.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Oxford average winspeed by month (km/h) Oxford average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Oxford (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 10 9 9 8 7 8 9 10 11 11 11
mph 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Oxford relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Oxford
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 78% 78% 81% 83% 85% 85% 83% 77% 72% 73% 72%

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Oxford weather stats

Oxford weather statistics
Hottest month: January 22°C 71.6°F
Driest month: February 61mm 2.4ins
Sunniest month: February 7.2hrs
Coldest month: July 9°C 48.2°F
Wettest month: August 97mm 3.8ins
Warmest sea: February 15.3°C 59.5°F
Map showing location of Oxford (-43.3, 172.18333) Oxford map pin © Google

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