Oxford, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTELLO, WI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Oxford has an annual average temperature of 45.6°F with about 36.3 inches of precipitation per year and 42 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.97 in) and February the driest (1.28 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,317
Cooling need
342

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

73 of 366 (19.9%) 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.

1950s
26
1960s
36
1970s
33
1980s
56
1990s
52
2000s
52
2010s
66
2020s
45

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 26.2°F 8.0°F 17.1°F 1.36 in 10.9 in 7
February 31.0°F 11.1°F 21.1°F 1.28 in 10.0 in 7
March 42.6°F 22.4°F 32.5°F 1.91 in 5.9 in 8
April 55.9°F 34.0°F 45.0°F 3.71 in 2.4 in 11
May 68.5°F 46.2°F 57.4°F 4.44 in 12
June 77.6°F 56.0°F 66.8°F 4.97 in 11
July 81.5°F 60.0°F 70.8°F 4.36 in 9
August 79.6°F 58.0°F 68.8°F 4.14 in 9
September 72.3°F 49.4°F 60.9°F 3.49 in 9
October 59.3°F 37.7°F 48.5°F 2.85 in 0.3 in 10
November 44.3°F 26.3°F 35.3°F 2.10 in 1.7 in 8
December 31.5°F 15.1°F 23.3°F 1.66 in 10.8 in 8

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