Warm-summer humid continental
Oxford, Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts · Population 5.6k · 512 ft elevation
Living in Oxford
Oxford has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Oxford at a glance
- Population
- 5.6k
- Elevation
- 512 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $327k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,047/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.26%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 96 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 651 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 15°F | 3.8″ | 14.2″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 15°F | 3.2″ | 12.6″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 4.4″ | 8.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 4.3″ | 2.6″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 1.4″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 21°F | 4.6″ | 7.1″ | 145 hrs |
Near Oxford
- Webster, MA · 12k
- East Douglas, MA · 2.8k
- Southbridge Town, MA · 18k
- Whitinsville, MA · 7.3k
- Worcester, MA · 206k
- Spencer, MA · 5.5k
- Fiskdale, MA · 2.6k
- Upton, MA · 3k
Largest places in Massachusetts
- Boston, MA · 664k
- Springfield, MA · 155k
- Cambridge, MA · 118k
- Lowell, MA · 115k
- Brockton, MA · 105k
- Quincy, MA · 101k
- Lynn, MA · 101k
- New Bedford, MA · 101k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology