Oxford climate

Oxford Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Octoraro Lake, 5.7 km from Oxford

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.14 in over about 9 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Oxford, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
4.14 in
Record high
89°FOct 9, 2007
Record low
21°FOct 31, 1988
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 170°F50°F82°F 198631°F 199331%0%
Oct 270°F50°F84°F 200232°F 199731%0%
Oct 370°F49°F84°F 200233°F 200331%0%
Oct 469°F49°F84°F 198334°F 199631%0%
Oct 569°F48°F82°F 200232°F 199631%0%
Oct 668°F48°F85°F 199732°F 199431%0%
Oct 768°F47°F85°F 200733°F 198631%0%
Oct 868°F47°F87°F 200731°F 199931%0%
Oct 967°F47°F89°F 200728°F 198831%0%
Oct 1067°F46°F80°F 199030°F 198931%0%
Oct 1167°F46°F75°F 199029°F 198631%0%
Oct 1266°F45°F79°F 199030°F 199631%0%
Oct 1366°F45°F81°F 199530°F 200631%0%
Oct 1465°F44°F77°F 198527°F 198830%0%
Oct 1565°F44°F83°F 198929°F 198730%0%
Oct 1665°F44°F81°F 198931°F 200630%0%
Oct 1764°F43°F79°F 199633°F 199430%0%
Oct 1864°F43°F77°F 200730°F 200130%0%
Oct 1964°F42°F79°F 198530°F 198630%0%
Oct 2063°F42°F72°F 198427°F 199230%0%
Oct 2163°F42°F78°F 198427°F 199129%0%
Oct 2263°F41°F76°F 200128°F 198329%0%
Oct 2362°F41°F75°F 199527°F 199729%0%
Oct 2462°F40°F80°F 200127°F 200329%0%
Oct 2561°F40°F74°F 198930°F 200329%0%
Oct 2661°F40°F75°F 198426°F 198729%0%
Oct 2761°F39°F81°F 198425°F 198829%0%
Oct 2860°F39°F81°F 198428°F 200128%0%
Oct 2960°F39°F75°F 198926°F 200128%0%
Oct 3059°F38°F71°F 198926°F 198328%0%
Oct 3159°F38°F73°F 199921°F 198828%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oxford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:03 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00366508 (Octoraro Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00361591, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.