Oxford weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Oxford, Maine: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Poland, 20 km from Oxford; records cover 2000–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.2 in1250 mm
- Snow a year
- 80 in203 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 13
- Heating degree days
- 7,895
- Cooling degree days
- 315
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −5°−21° (heating, 99%) and 90°32° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Oxford in January
Highs average 27°−3° and lows 11°−12°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation and 18 in46 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 62°17° (2007)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 1426
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in February
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 12°−11°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation and 21 in52 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 66°19° (2018)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 1224
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in March
Highs average 38°3° and lows 21°−6°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 15 in38 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2012)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 1105
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in April
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2009)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 700
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in May
Highs average 64°18° and lows 43°6°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2010)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 373
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Oxford in June
Highs average 73°23° and lows 52°11°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2025)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 126
- Cooling degree days
- 52
Oxford in July
Highs average 78°26° and lows 59°15°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2011)
- Record low
- 45°7° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 28
- Cooling degree days
- 129
Oxford in August
Highs average 77°25° and lows 57°14°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2002)
- Record low
- 44°7° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 42
- Cooling degree days
- 99
Oxford in September
Highs average 69°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2010)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 218
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Oxford in OctoberThis month
Highs average 56°13° and lows 38°3°, with 5.9 in151 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2011)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 568
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Oxford in November
Highs average 44°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2024)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 873
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oxford in December
Highs average 34°1° and lows 18°−8°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation and 17 in44 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 65°18° (2001)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 1212
- Cooling degree days
- 0