Oxford, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Oxford's normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 24.0 inches of precipitation and 24 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.3°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 31°C, 609 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOxford (6 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00256454
- Location40.33°N 99.65°W
- Elevation2,242 ft (683 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population694
On October 23, the normal high in Oxford is 63°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Oxford.
- Jan 38° 13°
- Feb 42° 16°
- Mar 54° 25°
- Apr 64° 35°
- May 73° 47°
- Jun 84° 58°
- Jul 89° 63°
- Aug 86° 60°
- Sep 79° 51°
- Oct 66° 37°
- Nov 52° 24°
- Dec 40° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Oxford each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.68 in), the least in January (0.39 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 13°F | 25.5°F | 0.39 | 5.1 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 42°F | 16°F | 29.2°F | 0.47 | 6.8 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 54°F | 25°F | 39.7°F | 1.28 | 3.1 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 35°F | 49.2°F | 2.30 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 60.1°F | 3.68 | 0.1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 84°F | 58°F | 70.9°F | 3.49 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 89°F | 63°F | 75.9°F | 3.45 | 0.0 | 8 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 86°F | 60°F | 73.3°F | 3.68 | 0.0 | 7 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 79°F | 51°F | 65.0°F | 1.85 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 37°F | 51.6°F | 1.97 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 24°F | 37.9°F | 0.87 | 2.4 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| December | 40°F | 15°F | 27.5°F | 0.53 | 4.2 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 37°F | 50.5°F | 23.96 | 24.3 | 70 | 44 | 157 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −11°C | −3.6°C | 10 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 6°C | −9°C | −1.6°C | 12 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 12°C | −4°C | 4.3°C | 33 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 18°C | 2°C | 9.6°C | 58 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 23°C | 8°C | 15.6°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 14°C | 21.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 17°C | 24.4°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 16°C | 22.9°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 10°C | 18.3°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 3°C | 10.9°C | 50 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 11°C | −5°C | 3.3°C | 22 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 4°C | −9°C | −2.5°C | 13 mm | 11 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00256454; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Oxford?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00256454.
When is the last frost in Oxford?
In Oxford, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 1 in half of years and after May 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 8 in half of years and before September 26 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 11 year in 10 after May 12; 9 in 10 after April 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 81 year in 10 before September 26; 9 in 10 before October 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 161 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 179 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 22 in half of springs and before October 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Oxford in zone 6a in ZIP code 68967, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Oxford's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (22 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nebraska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00256454; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Oxford?
In a normal year in Oxford, 44 days a year reach 90°F (7 of them 100°F or more), 157 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 70 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 44a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 157a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 32high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 70a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1994) is 111°F, on July 20, 2006; the lowest is −33°F, on February 20, 2025.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2008, with 34.20 in; the snowiest season is 1993–94, with 49.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00256454; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00256454. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Oxford?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Oxford, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.3 |
| February | 73% | 3.1 |
| March | 75% | 4.3 |
| April | 75% | 5.4 |
| May | 76% | 6.1 |
| June | 84% | 7.0 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 85% | 6.0 |
| September | 83% | 4.9 |
| October | 79% | 3.5 |
| November | 79% | 2.6 |
| December | 74% | 2.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Oxford need?
A normal year in Oxford brings 6,241 heating degree days, 16% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 979 cooling degree days, 8% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,243 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,226 | 0 |
| February | 1,001 | 0 |
| March | 785 | 0 |
| April | 479 | 5 |
| May | 205 | 51 |
| June | 28 | 205 |
| July | 3 | 340 |
| August | 8 | 264 |
| September | 107 | 105 |
| October | 426 | 10 |
| November | 812 | 0 |
| December | 1,164 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,241 | 979 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00256454. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Oxford been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 51.8°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.5°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.4°F | +0.9°F | 31.26 | 23.2 |
| 2022 | 50.1°F | −0.4°F | 16.11 | 11.7 |
| 2023 | 51.1°F | +0.6°F | 23.44 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 52.8°F | +2.3°F | 24.32 | 10.7 |
| 2025 | 51.8°F | +1.3°F | 20.09 | 17.5 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00256454. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Oxford's climate compare?
Oxford is warmer than 87 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 42. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.5°F is warmer than 43%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Oxford is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Oxford's climate
What is the coldest month in Oxford?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Oxford?
Yes: 24 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (6.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Oxford?
May, with 3.68 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.39 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Oxford in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Oxford in zone 6a in ZIP code 68967, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Oxford's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Oxford?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 1; in one year in ten it comes after May 12. Waiting until May 12 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Edison, NE8 miles from this station, 51.1°F a year
- Beaver City, NE17 miles from this station, 51.8°F a year
- Holdrege, NE17 miles from this station, 49.9°F a year
- Ragan, NE19 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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