Annual mean 11°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind W
Warmest
28.9 °C
Coldest
-2.9 °C
Wettest
35%
Windiest
7.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Columbus over the whole year is 11°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -7°C. Columbus has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 21% in February, the driest month, to 34% in May, the wettest. Winds in Columbus are highest in April, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.0 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Columbus come in June, when the sky is typically 22% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 42%.
Month by month Columbus climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-1°C
-7°C
-8°C
23%
42%
4.2 m/s
0
0
3
February
1°C
-7°C
-6°C
21%
33%
4.3 m/s
1
0
12
March
9°C
0°C
2°C
29%
39%
5.0 m/s
6
0
28
April
15°C
5°C
8°C
29%
35%
5.2 m/s
23
1
51
May
21°C
13°C
17°C
34%
40%
4.1 m/s
55
15
61
June
28°C
20°C
27°C
29%
22%
4.0 m/s
49
59
22
July
28°C
21°C
29°C
30%
23%
3.1 m/s
37
65
11
August
27°C
19°C
27°C
29%
27%
3.0 m/s
47
57
21
September
25°C
15°C
23°C
28%
24%
3.4 m/s
63
40
43
October
17°C
6°C
11°C
28%
30%
3.8 m/s
38
3
62
November
9°C
0°C
3°C
27%
28%
4.1 m/s
8
0
33
December
2°C
-5°C
-4°C
26%
31%
4.2 m/s
0
0
7
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Columbus weather by season
Year round, Columbus has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in June, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -7°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Columbus weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow -6°CRain 23%
Winter in Columbus has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -6°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Columbus weather in springMarch to May
High 15°CLow 6°CRain 31%
Spring in Columbus has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Columbus weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 20°CRain 29%
Summer in Columbus has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Columbus weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 17°CLow 7°CRain 27%
Autumn in Columbus has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Columbus?
Columbus has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 21% in February, the driest month, to 34% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Columbus windiest?
Winds in Columbus are highest in April, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.0 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Columbus year round?
The average temperature in Columbus over the whole year is 11°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -7°C.