Columbia, SC Weather & Climate Normals
Columbia's real weather, in one number
Columbia, SC scores 48/100 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. 4 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 82°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 45°F, a 36.8°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Columbia's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 33°F | 3.7in | 0.4in |
| Feb | 60°F | 36°F | 3.62in | 0in |
| Mar | 67°F | 42°F | 3.76in | 0in |
| Apr | 76°F | 51°F | 3.21in | 0in |
| May | 83°F | 59°F | 3.19in | 0in |
| Jun | 89°F | 67°F | 4.43in | 0in |
| Jul | 93°F | 71°F | 4.67in | 0in |
| Aug | 91°F | 70°F | 4.74in | 0in |
| Sep | 85°F | 64°F | 4.64in | 0in |
| Oct | 76°F | 53°F | 3.24in | 0in |
| Nov | 66°F | 42°F | 3.03in | 0in |
| Dec | 59°F | 37°F | 4.11in | 0in |
Apr, May, 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 46.34in of precipitation a year across roughly 94 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0.4in of snow a year.
Where Columbia ranks
Columbia ranks 2293 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 28 of 66 within SC. About 144,788 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Sandhill Rsch - Elgin, SC US, 6.6 miles from Columbia, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure