Columbus, OH Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Columbus actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Columbus, OH, the comfort score comes out to 50/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Columbus's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Columbus run from 29°F in Jan up to 75°F in Jul, a 46.1°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Columbus, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 3.09in |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 2.63in |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 3.88in |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 4.04in |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 4.78in |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.7in |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.28in |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.84in |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.78in |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.19in |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 3.04in |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 3.41in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Columbus's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Columbus actually gets
Columbus averages 44.66in of precipitation a year across roughly 148 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Columbus against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Columbus comes in at 1630; within OH alone it ranks 33 of 254. Population is about 933,263.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Columbus Wcmh, OH US, the NOAA station 3.5 miles from Columbus, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is