Oxford weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Oxford, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport, 19 km from Oxford; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 35.9 in912 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 23
- First fall freeze
- Oct 9
- Heating degree days
- 6,824
- Cooling degree days
- 756
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −10°−23° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Oxford in January
Highs average 28°−2° and lows 11°−11°, with 0.95 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 65°18° (1989)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 1407
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in February
Highs average 33°0° and lows 16°−9°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2017)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 1146
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in March
Highs average 46°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 883
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Oxford in April
Highs average 60°16° and lows 38°3°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1980)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 490
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Oxford in May
Highs average 71°22° and lows 50°10°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1934)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 197
- Cooling degree days
- 52
Oxford in June
Highs average 80°27° and lows 60°15°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1901)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 26
- Cooling degree days
- 173
Oxford in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1911)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 245
Oxford in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°16°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1930)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 193
Oxford in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 52°11°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1925)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 128
- Cooling degree days
- 77
Oxford in OctoberThis month
Highs average 62°16° and lows 40°4°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1997)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 453
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Oxford in November
Highs average 46°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1915)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 842
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in December
Highs average 33°1° and lows 17°−8°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2021)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 1234
- Cooling degree days
- 0