Columbia, LA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBIA LOCK, LA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Columbia
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Columbia
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