Oxford Weather in August
Oxford in August
The short of it: Oxford in August averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 13° · rain 78 mm · daylight 14 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Oxford an average August high of 25°, a low of 13° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 7 min in mid-August, 75 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Oxford runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Springhill, 17 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Oxford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 17 km WSW | 24° | 13° | 82 mm |
| AmherstNova Scotia | 28 km WNW | 24° | 13° | 78 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 43 km NNW | 24° | 14° | 79 mm |
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 43 km WNW | 24° | 13° | 78 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 47 km WNW | 23° | 13° | 80 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 61 km WNW | 24° | 13° | 80 mm |
| TruroNova Scotia | 62 km SE | 25° | 13° | 86 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 62 km W | 23° | 12° | 80 mm |