Hot-summer humid continental
Oxford, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania · Population 5.8k · 564 ft elevation
Living in Oxford
Oxford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oxford at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 564 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,543 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $310k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,208/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 286 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 420 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.5″ | 5.0″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 2.9″ | 7.1″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 4.2″ | 2.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.6″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 5.2″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.1″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 4.1″ | 3.0″ | 127 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