Columbia, MO Weather & Climate Normals
Columbia's real weather, in one number
Columbia, MO scores 47/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Columbia's hottest and coldest months
Columbia's hottest month is Jul, averaging 79°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 31°F, a 48°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Columbia's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 2.41in | 5.9in |
| Feb | 45°F | 27°F | 2.32in | 4.8in |
| Mar | 56°F | 36°F | 3.24in | 2in |
| Apr | 67°F | 46°F | 4.83in | 0.3in |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 5.2in | 0in |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 5.12in | 0in |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.62in | 0in |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.11in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 4.26in | 0in |
| Oct | 68°F | 47°F | 3.53in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 55°F | 37°F | 3in | 0.8in |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 2.18in | 3.5in |
Apr, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Columbia at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Columbia
Columbia averages 44.82in of precipitation a year across roughly 112 days with measurable rain or snow, and 17.4in of snow a year.
Where Columbia ranks
Columbia ranks 2539 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 59 of 135 within MO. About 130,900 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Columbia U Of M, MO US, 0.5 miles from Columbia, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station