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Municipality

Oxford

Located in Oxfordshire, England Coordinates: 51°45′11″ N 1°14′19″ W

Map showing the location of Oxford Oxford
Location in United Kingdom
Population
161,291
161.3K
Elevation
62 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
34
listed under Oxford
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LTN London Luton Airport62 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport62 km

About Oxford

Oxford is a municipality. Location: Oxfordshire, England. Population: 161,291. Elevation: 62 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include River Cherwell and Shotover Hill.

Climate of Oxford

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (64 mm)
Driest month
July (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Oxford
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°17°20°22°22°19°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)604352455256415558596164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oxford

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 62 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oxford, 1 km to the west.

Airports

  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 62 kmeast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 62 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 85 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Oxford Population: 162.1K 1 kmwest
  • High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 37 kmeast
  • Reading Population: 318K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 43 kmsouthwest
  • Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 46 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Oxford

Within 100 km: 930 historic and cultural sites, 838 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km75 places

  • Andersey Island Island 10 kmS
  • Rose Isle Island 4 kmS
  • Lock Wood Island Island 9 kmS
  • Abbey Meadow Island 10 kmS

25–60 km472 places

  • The Lynch Island 37 kmSE
  • Windsor Racecourse Island Island 50 kmSE
  • Wargrave Island Island 37 kmSE
  • Loddon Island Island 41 kmSE

60–100 km1,487 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 83 kmE
  • Holm Island Island 60 kmSE
  • Sunbury Court Island 70 kmSE
  • Rivermead Island 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Oxford and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Oxford Newport Oxford Peterborough
Population 161.3K 161.5K 162.1K 163.4K
Elevation 62 m 16 m 72 m 12 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 21° 22° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 2° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 646 mm 914 mm 646 mm 580 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 123 km 1 km 114 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Oxford

34 places
  1. 1 Oxford 162.1K
  2. 2 Cowley 16.5K
  3. 3 Wolvercote 1.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages23

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights6

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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