Oxford weather in July

In July, Oxford sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Oxford's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oxford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
1st warmest
Overnight low
67°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Oxford is city in Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States.

Density
1,278/km²
people per km²
Founded
1809

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month.

A typical July day in Oxford reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Oxford

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Oxford weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 23°3.39.74.29.50.0
Feb41° / 25°2.88.93.810.40.2
Mar51° / 34°4.011.21.911.72.4
Apr63° / 44°4.812.40.5135.2
May72° / 55°4.613014.16.2
Jun81° / 64°4.111.7014.76.1
Jul84° / 67°3.511014.55.6
Aug83° / 65°3.29.8013.66.2
Sep77° / 57°2.77.8012.37.2
Oct64° / 46°3.08.50.1116.0
Nov51° / 36°3.48.90.89.82.7
Dec41° / 28°3.49.83.19.30.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Oxford gets around 3.5 in of rain over 11 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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336
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11116253612
21116253512
31116253513
41116253413
51116253414
61116253414
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:208:05
214.75:208:05
314.75:218:05
414.75:218:05
514.75:228:05
614.75:228:04
714.75:238:04
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914.75:248:04
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1214.65:268:03
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1414.65:278:02
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1614.55:298:01
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1914.55:317:59
2014.45:327:58
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2714.35:387:53
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2914.25:397:51
3014.25:407:50
3114.15:417:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
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236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Oxford?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Oxford for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Oxford in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Oxford sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Oxford in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oxford peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Oxford in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Oxford is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1217 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Oxford?

Oxford sits at 39.5°N, 84.7°W, 928 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hamilton, 12 mi away.

Topography around Oxford

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Oxford.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Oxford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 922 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 ft.

The land around Oxford is covered by trees (45%), cropland (21%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (51%) and trees (28%) within 10 miles, and cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
308 ft
10 miles
558 ft
50 miles
853 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Hamilton 12 mi · Fairfield 15 mi · Middletown 19 mi · Forest Park 20 mi · White Oak 22 mi · Richmond 24 mi · Mason 25 mi · Miamisburg 26 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Oxford (39.507°, -84.7452°, elevation 928 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).