Columbia, MS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBIA, MS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Columbia has an annual average temperature of 66.5°F with about 61.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.6°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.52 in) and September the driest (3.60 in).
Best time to visit Columbia
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →54 of 366 (14.8%) 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.
| 1900s | 6 | |
| 1910s | 23 | |
| 1920s | 101 | |
| 1930s | 82 | |
| 1940s | 27 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 10 | |
| 1970s | 10 | |
| 1980s | 14 | |
| 1990s | 4 | |
| 2000s | 5 | |
| 2010s | 10 | |
| 2020s | 48 |
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 | 59.9°F | 37.6°F | 48.8°F | 6.52 in | — | 11 |
| February | 64.1°F | 41.5°F | 52.8°F | 5.21 in | — | 10 |
| March | 71.3°F | 47.9°F | 59.6°F | 5.72 in | — | 10 |
| April | 77.5°F | 54.6°F | 66.1°F | 5.22 in | — | 8 |
| May | 84.6°F | 63.2°F | 73.9°F | 4.35 in | — | 9 |
| June | 90.0°F | 70.2°F | 80.1°F | 5.77 in | — | 11 |
| July | 91.6°F | 72.4°F | 82.0°F | 6.05 in | — | 13 |
| August | 91.8°F | 72.0°F | 81.9°F | 6.04 in | — | 11 |
| September | 88.1°F | 67.2°F | 77.7°F | 3.60 in | — | 8 |
| October | 79.7°F | 55.6°F | 67.7°F | 3.75 in | — | 7 |
| November | 69.1°F | 44.7°F | 56.9°F | 3.86 in | — | 8 |
| December | 61.9°F | 40.0°F | 51.0°F | 5.79 in | — | 10 |
Climate twins of Columbia
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