Best time to visit Oxford
The best time to visit Oxford is October, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Oxford, Mississippi, United States
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.1 °C / 52 °F | 1.7 °C / 35 °F | 120 mm / 4.7 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 13.7 °C / 57 °F | 3.7 °C / 39 °F | 128 mm / 5 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 19 °C / 66 °F | 8.4 °C / 47 °F | 143 mm / 5.6 in | good month |
| April | 23 °C / 73 °F | 12.3 °C / 54 °F | 132 mm / 5.2 in | good month |
| May | 27.2 °C / 81 °F | 17.5 °C / 64 °F | 117 mm / 4.6 in | good month |
| June | 31.8 °C / 89 °F | 21.9 °C / 71 °F | 77 mm / 3 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 32.6 °C / 91 °F | 23.3 °C / 74 °F | 100 mm / 3.9 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 32.6 °C / 91 °F | 22.6 °C / 73 °F | 78 mm / 3.1 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 30 °C / 86 °F | 19.2 °C / 67 °F | 76 mm / 3 in | good month |
| October | 24.3 °C / 76 °F | 12.6 °C / 55 °F | 101 mm / 4 in | best month |
| November | 17.6 °C / 64 °F | 6.6 °C / 44 °F | 87 mm / 3.4 in | good month |
| December | 13.3 °C / 56 °F | 4.3 °C / 40 °F | 134 mm / 5.3 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: good
- AApril: good
- MMay: good
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: good
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: neither
- Best
- October
- Good
- March–May, September, November
Why these months
March · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 17.5 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 19 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, relative humidity 66%, average daily low 8.4 °C / 47 °F, wet days 11.3 days.
Against: precipitation 143 mm / 5.6 in, days with heavy rain 5.2 days.
April · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 22.7 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 23 °C / 73 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, wet days 9.9 days, average daily low 12.3 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 67%.
Against: precipitation 132 mm / 5.2 in, days with heavy rain 4.5 days.
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 29.1 °C / 84 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 79%, average daily high 27.2 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 117 mm / 4.6 in, average daily low 17.5 °C / 64 °F, wet days 10.8 days, days with heavy rain 4.4 days, relative humidity 71%.
September · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 83%, precipitation 76 mm / 3 in, wet days 7.2 days, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, average daily low 19.2 °C / 67 °F, relative humidity 69%.
Against: feels like (high) 32.3 °C / 90 °F, average daily high 30 °C / 86 °F.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24 °C / 75 °F, average daily high 24.3 °C / 76 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 79%, precipitation 101 mm / 4 in, wet days 7.3 days, average daily low 12.6 °C / 55 °F, days with heavy rain 3.5 days, relative humidity 69%.
November · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 15.8 °C / 60 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, average daily high 17.6 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 87 mm / 3.4 in, wet days 8.2 days, days with heavy rain 3 days, relative humidity 70%, average daily low 6.6 °C / 44 °F.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Sugar Mountain Resort, 721 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 8.2 °C | 11.1 °C | 17.5 °C | 22.7 °C | 29.1 °C | 35.4 °C | 37.2 °C | 36.7 °C | 32.3 °C | 24 °C | 15.8 °C | 11.1 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 4.5 days | 4.2 days | 5.2 days | 4.5 days | 4.4 days | 2.2 days | 3.1 days | 2 days | 2.5 days | 3.5 days | 3 days | 4.8 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 8 pm | 11 pm | 5 am | 2 am | 7 am | 4 pm | 4 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 2 pm | 10 pm | 6 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 6.7 h | 6.9 h | 8.4 h | 9.6 h | 11 h | 12.5 h | 12.4 h | 11.4 h | 10.3 h | 8.9 h | 7.7 h | 6.2 h |
| Relative humidity | 69% | 68% | 66% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 70% | 73% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 5.7 µg/m³ | 6.6 µg/m³ | 6.6 µg/m³ | 6.4 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 11.1 µg/m³ | 9.2 µg/m³ | 6.3 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ | 5 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 9.4 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | 11.1 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | 16 µg/m³ | 18.6 µg/m³ | 18.4 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ | 9.8 µg/m³ | 9.7 µg/m³ | 8.3 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.