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Columbus weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weather
Columbus swings 55°F across the year, from 92°F highs in August to 37°F lows in January, and March is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 50 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 193 days a year at 77°F or above, 117 of them at 86°F or above, 15 frost nights, and rain on 125 days.
Warmest month
August
92°F average high
Coldest month
January
37°F average low
Wettest month
March
50 in a year
Comfortable
4 months
February, April, October and November
Residents
207,000
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European
98/100 CheckWeather Score
Warm days
193 days
a year at 77°F or above
Frost nights
15 nights
a year below 32°F
Rain days
125 days
a year with 0.04 in or more
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Columbus’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
NWS, American, European side by side around Columbus and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Columbus hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Columbus 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Clear
74°48°
models agree
Tomorrow
Clear
73°51°
models agree
Mon
Mostly clear
75°53°
models agree
Tue
Mostly clear
77°50°
models agree
Wed
Cloudy
75°51°
models agree
Thu
Mostly clear
78°55°
models agree
Fri
Mostly clear
80°55°
models agree
Sat
Cloudy
80°57°
models agree
Sun
Light drizzle
79°60°
models agree
Mon
Light drizzle
75°58°
±9°
Tue
Mostly clear
72°49°
models agree
Wed
Partly cloudy
73°50°
±5°
Thu
Cloudy
75°52°
±5°
Columbus, Georgia (GA) is at its warmest in Aug (average highs near 92°F) and coldest in Jan (lows around 37°F), with roughly 50 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for Columbus right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
56°
37°
Feb
60°
41°
Mar
67°
47°
Apr
76°
54°
May
83°
64°
Jun
90°
70°
Jul
91°
72°
Aug
92°
71°
Sep
84°
66°
Oct
77°
57°
Nov
65°
47°
Dec
59°
40°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Columbus' weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+1.5°F
Around Columbus, 2015-2024 averaged 1.5°F warmer than 1995-2004. 6 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2019.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 95°F
9 more days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
10 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
−4%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >95°F vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−0.7°F
+8
+16
+1%
1996
−1.9°F
−6
+18
+6%
1997
−1.4°F
−15
−7
+1%
1998
+0.9°F
+9
−15
+6%
1999
+0.2°F
+6
−3
+1%
2000
−0.1°F
+31
+15
+1%
2001
−0.9°F
−20
−5
+1%
2002
+0.2°F
+2
+8
+1%
2003
−1.4°F
−37
+12
−4%
2004
−0.3°F
−16
+1
+1%
2005
−0.9°F
−22
−0
+1%
2006
+0.8°F
+24
−10
+1%
2007
+0.9°F
+15
−2
+1%
2008
−1.2°F
−2
+13
+6%
2009
−1.8°F
−30
+6
+1%
2010
−1.2°F
+34
+35
+1%
2011
+0.6°F
+40
−0
+1%
2012
+1.5°F
−2
−16
+1%
2013
−1.4°F
−37
+3
+1%
2014
−1.8°F
−18
+8
−4%
2015
+0.8°F
+1
+2
−4%
2016
+1.7°F
+23
−5
+1%
2017
+0.8°F
−22
−13
−4%
2018
+0.4°F
−19
+1
−4%
2019
+2.0°F
+41
−12
−4%
2020
+0.8°F
−0
−13
+1%
2021
±0.0°F
−12
−8
−4%
2022
+0.4°F
+11
+1
+1%
2023
+1.3°F
+8
−12
−4%
2024
+1.5°F
+18
−6
+1%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Columbus, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Columbus?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
98
/100rank #1
95±0.5°F
98±0.7 mph
100100% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
80
/100rank #2
79±2.1°F
94±1.8 mph
7184% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
±1°73° to 74°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Tomorrow
±2°72° to 74°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Mon
±3°73° to 76°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Tue
±2°77° to 79°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Wed
±3°73° to 76°
±5%1% to 6% chance
The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Sunrise and sunset in Columbus
today, local time
Sunrise
07:50
Sunset
18:56
Daylight
11h 6m
Common questions
What's the weather in Columbus today?
Saturday, October 24: NWS, the American and the European model agree on a high near 74° in Columbus today. Tomorrow: clear, around 73°, with a 0% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Columbus today or tomorrow?
Rain looks unlikely in Columbus on Sunday, October 25: no model gives more than 0% (NWS 0%, American 0%, European 0%). On Saturday, October 24 the highest chance of rain from any model is 0%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Columbus?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Columbus (CheckWeather Score 98/100), ahead of the American at 80. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the US accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Columbus?
August is typically the warmest month in Columbus, with average highs around 92°F.
How cold does Columbus get?
The coldest month in Columbus is January, when overnight lows average about 37°F.
How much rain does Columbus get?
Columbus sees roughly 50 in of precipitation a year, with March usually the wettest month.
Is Columbus getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Columbus, 2015-2024 averaged 1.5°F warmer than 1995-2004.
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