Hot-summer humid continental
Oxford, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan · Population 3.5k · 1,063 ft elevation
Living in Oxford
Oxford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oxford at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 1,063 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,456 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $351k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $901/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 258 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 2.2″ | 12.1″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 9.0″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 4.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.1″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 2.9″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 1.7″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 8.1″ | 93 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology