Oxford weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Oxford, Arkansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Calico Rock 2 Wsw, 25 km from Oxford; records cover 1915–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 48.9 in1242 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in17 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 12
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 4,228
- Cooling degree days
- 1,204
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Oxford in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1928)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 918
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in February
Highs average 51°10° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2024)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 730
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°1°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2026)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 553
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Oxford in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 43°6°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1923)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 275
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Oxford in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 54°12°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1926)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 90
- Cooling degree days
- 82
Oxford in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°16°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 236
Oxford in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 65°19°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1934)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 355
Oxford in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 64°18°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1934)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 337
Oxford in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1925)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 39
- Cooling degree days
- 148
Oxford in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1928)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 239
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Oxford in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 35°2°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1915)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 547
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Oxford in December
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2025)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 831
- Cooling degree days
- 0