January in Oxford — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.1/10Expect 4°C (39°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 64 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.1/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Oxford — 4.4 points higher on the same scale.
February in Oxford — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 60 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Oxford — 3.5 points higher on the same scale.
March in Oxford — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.9/10March averages 7°C (45°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 64 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.9/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 2.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April holds up well in Oxford — 5th best month
Good · 8.2/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in April. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 45 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.2/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
May holds up well in Oxford — 6th best month
Good · 8.2/10May averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 76 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.2/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June is one of the strongest months in Oxford (2nd)
Best window · 9.3/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 52 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Oxford at 9.3/10 (2nd of 12), just behind August at 9.5/10.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
July in Oxford — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 8.7/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 73 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Oxford at 8.7/10 (3rd of 12), just behind August at 9.5/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August in Oxford tops the year's climate scores
Best window · 9.5/10August averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 42 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.6 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Oxford at 9.5/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
September in Oxford: strong conditions, 4th of 12
Good · 8.3/10September averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 81 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.3/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
October holds up well in Oxford — 7th best month
Good · 7/10Temperatures hover around 12°C (54°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 88 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Oxford — 2.5 points higher on the same scale.
November in Oxford — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.6/10Expect 8°C (46°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 87 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.6/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Oxford — 3.9 points higher on the same scale.
December in Oxford — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.1/10December averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 72 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 7 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 7.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.1/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 4.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
