Oxford weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Oxford, Mississippi: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at UNIVERSITY, 2 km from Oxford; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 60.5 in1537 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.2 in3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 2
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 3,069
- Cooling degree days
- 1,982
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Oxford in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1943)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 731
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Oxford in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2023)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 550
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Oxford in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 41°5°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2026)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 372
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Oxford in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°9°, with 6.3 in160 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1899)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 162
- Cooling degree days
- 59
Oxford in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1911)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 34
- Cooling degree days
- 203
Oxford in June
Highs average 89°31° and lows 67°19°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1925)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 382
Oxford in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1930)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 488
Oxford in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 69°20°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1930)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 459
Oxford in September
Highs average 86°30° and lows 62°16°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1925)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 281
Oxford in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 49°10°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1919)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 152
- Cooling degree days
- 79
Oxford in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 40°4°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2023)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 404
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Oxford in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 6.5 in164 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1951)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 649
- Cooling degree days
- 2