Zip 47971 (Oxford, IN) Climate

The climate in 47971 Oxford, IN is quite varied, with hot and humid summers followed by cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 72°F (22°C), while the average temperature in the winter is around 35°F (2°C). The area usually sees an average of 40 inches (101 cm) of precipitation throughout the year, with most of it coming during the summer months. Winters tend to be milder than the rest of Indiana due to Lake Erie’s warm influence. Snowfall usually averages out to about 20 inches (50 cm) per season.

Oxford (zip 47971), Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oxford (zip 47971) averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Oxford (zip 47971). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oxford (zip 47971) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47971 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

8.8 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 47971 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oxford, Indiana	United States
	38.7 in.	38.1 in.
	19.5 in.	27.8 in.
	109.0 days	106.2 days
	184 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	15.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.6	4.3
	746 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 47971 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 47971 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 47971 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 47971 zip code, there are 12.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47971 zip code with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47971 zip code, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47971 zip code, there are 8.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 47971 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 47971 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in the 47971 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47971 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in the 47971 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.5 inches in the 47971 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47971 zip code with 6.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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