Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min5:46 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:00 am – 4:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F61 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days74 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, University station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsAvent Parkpark · 1.6 miStone Parkrecreation area · 2.6 miHolly Springs National Forestnational forest · 7.5 mi · 156,210 acresSardis Waterfowlstate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 2,333 acresJohn W. Kyle State Parkstate park · 18.5 mi · 586 acresWall Doxey State Parkstate park · 20.6 mi · 850 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Nov 197728 mi away, near Bruce, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 200837 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLafayette County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025342 of 354 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Yalobusha County, MS, 26 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Oxfordserves 28,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation411 ft125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi2.8 miPost officeOxford Post Office3.2 miTown hallOxford City Hall2.1 miPoliceOxford Police Department2.3 miFire stationOxford Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 2 middle, 2 highHighLafayette High School1.0 miMiddleLafayette Middle School1.0 miElementaryLafayette Upper Elementary School1.1 miCollegeUniversity of Mississippi3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTupelo Regional Airport TUP41 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM55 miInterstateI-2223 miUS highwayUS 278under a mileAmtrakMarks, MS MKS46 miCoachBatesville Terza One Stop ShopGreyhound21 miTransit11 stops within a mileOxford TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38675 ZIP area.
