Columbus Climate Records and Averages

Columbus, Ohio is located in the center of the state and possesses a humid continental climate. The city experiences winters that are chilly and quite snowy, while summers are very warm and often humid. Spring can be stormy but rather mild, and autumn days are usually pleasant. Precipitation in Columbus is distributed yearly, 38.37 inches is the annual average.

Winters are often cloudy and cold. Daytime temperatures are typically in the 30s and occasionally reach 40 degrees, but there are many days when the temperature does not rise above freezing. Nighttime low temperatures teens and the lower 20s are common. Winter precipitation amounts are moderate for Columbus, averaging around 2.5 inches from December to February. The average seasonal snowfall amount is 27.9 inches. Snowstorms associated with low pressure systems from Canada or the southern United States can bring heavy snows to the city.

Columbus' summers are warm, humid, and occasionally stormy. Temperatures in the daytime are normally in the middle 80s. However, days of 90 degrees or more occur an average of sixteen times during the season. High humidity from the Gulf of Mexico combined with warm temperatures can produce an uncomfortable environment. Nighttime low temperatures are usually in the 60s, but due to high humidity, temperatures may only fall into the 70s.

Summer thunderstorms bring heavy rainfall from June through August. Especially on warm, humid days, thunderstorms can quickly form and produce severe weather.

	Monthly Averages			Daily Extremes				Monthly Extremes				Max. Temp.		Min. Temp.
Temperatures in F	Max.	Min.	Avg	High	Date format dd/yyyy or yyyymmdd	Low	Date format dd/yyyy or yyyymmdd	Highest Avg	Year	Lowest Avg	Year	# Days >= 90 F	# Days <= 32 F	# Days <= 32 F	# Days<= 0 F
January	36.1	20.9	28.5	74	25/1950	-22	19/1994	40.7	2006	11.3	1977	0.0	11.9	26.1	2.0
February	39.5	23.0	31.2	73	25/1957	-13	02/1951	40.4	1998	16.6	1978	0.0	7.9	23.0	1.0
March	50.2	31.1	40.7	83	31/1998	-6	09/1984	50.4	1973	28.3	1960	0.0	2.2	18.3	0.1
April	62.8	41.0	51.9	88	23/1960	14	07/1982	58.1	2010	45.7	1950	0.0	0.1	6.0	0.0
May	72.9	50.8	61.9	93	30/1953	25	10/1966	70.8	1991	55.4	1967	0.6	0.0	0.4	0.0
June	81.6	59.9	70.7	101	25/1988	35	11/1972	75.0	1991	63.6	1972	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
July	84.9	64.0	74.4	104	14/1954	43	06/1972	80.2	1999	70.5	1971	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
August	83.6	62.5	73.0	101	20/1983	39	29/1965	78.4	1995	68.3	1976	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
September	77.0	55.1	66.1	100	02/1953	31	21/1962	71.6	1998	60.4	1967	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
October	65.2	43.6	54.4	91	07/2007	17	21/1952	62.1	2007	47.4	1988	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.0
November	51.7	34.4	43.1	80	01/1950	-4	30/1958	49.6	2001	33.9	1976	0.0	1.1	13.3	0.0
December	40.0	25.3	32.7	76	03/1982	-17	22/1989	40.8	1956	19.8	1989	0.0	8.0	23.3	0.7

Annual	62.1	42.6	52.4	104	19540714	-22	1994/01/19	56.3	1998	49.6	1976	18.6	31.3	113.6	3.8

Winter	38.5	23.0	30.8	76	19821203	-22	1994/01/19	37.5	1998	20.9	1977	0.0	27.9	72.4	3.7
Spring	62.0	41.0	51.5	93	19530530	-6	1984/03/09	56.9	1991	46.6	1984	0.6	2.3	24.7	0.1
Summer	83.4	62.1	72.7	104	19540714	35	1972/06/11	76.0	2005	68.5	1972	16.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fall	64.6	44.4	54.5	100	19530902	-4	1958/11/30	59.2	2007	47.7	1976	1.9	1.1	16.6	0.0

												Total Snowfall
	Avg.	High	Year	Low	Year	1 Day Max.		>= 0.01 in.	>= 0.10 in.	>= 0.50 in.	>= 1.00 in.	Mean	High	Year
	in.	in.	-	in.	-	in.	dd/yyyy or yyyymmdd	# Days	# Days	# Days	# Days	in.	in.	-
January	2.90	8.95	2005	0.65	1961	4.79	21/1959	14	7	2	0	8.8	36.2	1978
February	2.24	5.15	1990	0.29	1978	2.15	23/1975	11	6	1	0	6.3	30.1	2010
March	3.13	9.59	1964	1.01	1979	3.40	09/1964	13	7	2	0	4.4	21.8	2008
April	3.42	6.51	1998	0.67	1971	2.23	16/1998	13	8	2	1	0.9	12.6	1987
May	3.92	9.11	1968	0.95	1977	2.67	28/2000	13	8	3	1	0.0	0.8	1989
June	4.04	10.39	2008	0.65	1999	2.89	11/2004	11	7	3	1	-	-	-
July	4.41	12.36	1992	0.99	1951	5.13	13/1992	11	7	3	1	-	-	-
August	3.48	9.96	2003	0.58	1951	3.17	05/1995	9	6	2	1	-	-	-
September	2.80	6.86	2003	0.51	1963	2.66	14/1979	9	5	2	1	-	-	-
October	2.25	6.70	2006	0.11	1963	2.31	23/2007	9	5	1	0	0.1	4.6	1993
November	2.95	10.67	1985	0.42	2009	2.38	10/1985	11	7	2	0	1.9	15.2	1950
December	2.83	6.98	1990	0.46	1955	2.56	21/1998	13	7	2	0	5.6	17.3	1960

Annual	38.37	53.16	1990	24.51	1963	5.13	1992/07/13	138	80	25	7	27.9	51.1	1978

Winter	7.97	14.38	1950	3.52	1977	4.79	1959/01/21	38	19	5	1	20.6	51.8	1978
Spring	10.47	17.90	1964	5.02	1976	3.40	1964/03/09	39	23	7	2	5.3	21.8	2008
Summer	11.94	22.02	1958	6.00	1951	5.13	1992/07/13	31	21	8	3	-	-	-
Fall	8.00	14.17	2006	1.42	1963	2.66	1979/09/14	29	17	5	1	2.0	15.2	1950

Winter = Dec, Jan, and Feb		Spring = Mar, Apr, and May
Summer = Jun, Jul, and Aug.		Fall = Sep, Oct, and Nov