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L'[[autostrada]] più vicina è la I-5, che passa da nord a sud vicino al centro città. Altre autostrade relativamente vicine sono la [[Interstate 84 (west)|I-84]] a [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] (273 mi/439 km) e la [[Interstate 80|I-80]] a [[Sacramento (California)|Sacramento]] (309 mi/497 km). A Medford passano si incrociano Oregon Routes [[Oregon Route 99|99]], [[Oregon Route 238|238]], [[Oregon Route 62|62]], e vicino passa la [[Oregon Route 140|140]] (6 mi/10 km).

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Medford sits in a "weather shadow" between the [[Cascade Range]] and [[Siskiyou Mountains]] called the [[Rogue Valley]]. As such, most of the rain associated with the Pacific Northwest and Oregon in particular skips Medford, making it drier and sunnier than the [[Willamette Valley]]. Medford's climate is considerably warmer, both in summer and winter, than its latitude would suggest. Summers are reminiscent of Eastern Oregon, and winters resemble the coast. In Medford, summer often includes as many as ninety days over 90°F, with temperatures over 100°F common in July and August. In August 1980, the temperature stayed over 110°F for over a week, with two days reaching 117°F. Medford also experiences [[temperature inversion]]s in the winter which during its lumber mill days produced fog so thick that visibility could be reduced to less than five feet. These inversions could last four to six weeks. Medford rarely sees snow, averaging less than an inch every two or three years.