Oxford, MS Weather & Climate Normals
Oxford's real weather, in one number
Oxford, MS scores 45/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Oxford's hottest and coldest months
Oxford's hottest month is Jul, averaging 81°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 42°F, a 39.3°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Oxford's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 31°F | 5.13in | 0.8in |
| Feb | 57°F | 34°F | 5.82in | 0.2in |
| Mar | 66°F | 41°F | 5.61in | 0.1in |
| Apr | 74°F | 49°F | 6.3in | 0in |
| May | 82°F | 59°F | 5.35in | 0in |
| Jun | 89°F | 67°F | 5.22in | 0in |
| Jul | 91°F | 70°F | 4.35in | 0in |
| Aug | 91°F | 69°F | 3.9in | 0in |
| Sep | 86°F | 62°F | 3.99in | 0in |
| Oct | 76°F | 49°F | 4.1in | 0in |
| Nov | 64°F | 40°F | 4.3in | 0in |
| Dec | 55°F | 33°F | 6.45in | 0.1in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Oxford at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Oxford
Oxford averages 60.52in of precipitation a year across roughly 122 days with measurable rain or snow, and 1.2in of snow a year.
Where Oxford ranks
Oxford ranks 3303 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 47 of 61 within MS. About 26,801 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from University, MS US, 1.5 miles from Oxford, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure