Columbia, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBIA LOCK, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Columbia has an annual average temperature of 65.5°F with about 59.3 inches of precipitation per year and 0.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 93.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.9°F). April is typically the wettest month (6.20 in) and September the driest (3.57 in). Snow typically falls from February through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,980
Cooling need
2,151

Best time to visit Columbia

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

137 of 366 (37.4%) of Columbia's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
3
2000s
131
2010s
161
2020s
71

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 56.9°F 36.9°F 46.9°F 6.00 in 0.1 in 10
February 61.0°F 39.2°F 50.1°F 5.48 in 0.2 in 9
March 69.0°F 46.3°F 57.7°F 5.14 in 9
April 75.7°F 53.6°F 64.6°F 6.20 in 7
May 83.8°F 62.8°F 73.3°F 4.93 in 8
June 89.9°F 69.8°F 79.8°F 4.66 in 9
July 92.8°F 72.5°F 82.7°F 4.76 in 8
August 93.1°F 71.9°F 82.5°F 3.67 in 7
September 88.0°F 65.9°F 76.9°F 3.57 in 5
October 78.3°F 54.7°F 66.5°F 4.34 in 6
November 67.4°F 44.3°F 55.8°F 4.69 in 8
December 59.3°F 38.4°F 48.9°F 5.82 in 9

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