Columbus, MS Weather & Climate Normals
Columbus's real weather, in one number
Columbus, MS scores 46/100 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.
Columbus's hottest and coldest months
Columbus's hottest month is Jul, averaging 83°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 46°F, a 37.5°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Columbus's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 36°F | 5.45in | 0.2in |
| Feb | 61°F | 39°F | 5.69in | 0.2in |
| Mar | 70°F | 46°F | 5.32in | 0in |
| Apr | 78°F | 53°F | 5.81in | 0in |
| May | 85°F | 62°F | 4.02in | 0in |
| Jun | 91°F | 69°F | 4.4in | 0in |
| Jul | 94°F | 73°F | 4.68in | 0in |
| Aug | 93°F | 72°F | 4.5in | 0in |
| Sep | 88°F | 66°F | 3.2in | 0in |
| Oct | 78°F | 54°F | 3.63in | 0in |
| Nov | 67°F | 43°F | 4.35in | 0in |
| Dec | 58°F | 38°F | 5.59in | 0in |
Mar, Apr, May, and Oct are the best time to see Columbus at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Columbus
Columbus averages 56.64in of precipitation a year across roughly 100 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0.4in of snow a year.
Where Columbus ranks
Columbus ranks 2988 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 38 of 61 within MS. About 22,820 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Columbus, MS US, 3.1 miles from Columbus, 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