Oxford, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OXFORD 6NNW, NE US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Oxford has an annual average temperature of 50.5°F with about 24 inches of precipitation per year and 24.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.68 in) and January the driest (0.39 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,979
Cooling need
753

Best time to visit Oxford

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

127 of 366 (34.7%) of Oxford's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
76
2000s
117
2010s
88
2020s
85

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 38.0°F 12.9°F 25.5°F 0.39 in 5.1 in 3
February 42.2°F 16.3°F 29.2°F 0.47 in 6.8 in 3
March 54.1°F 25.3°F 39.7°F 1.28 in 3.1 in 5
April 63.6°F 34.8°F 49.2°F 2.30 in 2.0 in 7
May 73.0°F 47.1°F 60.1°F 3.68 in 0.1 in 10
June 83.9°F 57.9°F 70.9°F 3.49 in 9
July 88.6°F 63.1°F 75.9°F 3.45 in 8
August 86.1°F 60.4°F 73.3°F 3.68 in 7
September 79.3°F 50.6°F 65.0°F 1.85 in 5
October 66.3°F 36.9°F 51.6°F 1.97 in 0.6 in 5
November 52.0°F 23.9°F 37.9°F 0.87 in 2.4 in 4
December 39.9°F 15.0°F 27.5°F 0.53 in 4.2 in 3

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