Columbia, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBIA AG GUM NECK, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Columbia has an annual average temperature of 60.8°F with about 55.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.8°F), and the coldest is February (average low 32.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.60 in) and April the driest (3.54 in).
Best time to visit Columbia
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →275 of 366 (75.1%) 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.
| 2000s | 15 | |
| 2010s | 209 | |
| 2020s | 142 |
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 | 52.9°F | 32.6°F | 42.8°F | 4.10 in | — | — |
| February | 55.0°F | 32.1°F | 43.5°F | 3.55 in | — | — |
| March | 61.1°F | 39.1°F | 50.1°F | 3.97 in | — | — |
| April | 70.2°F | 47.5°F | 58.9°F | 3.54 in | — | — |
| May | 78.2°F | 57.9°F | 68.1°F | 4.36 in | — | — |
| June | 83.6°F | 66.1°F | 74.9°F | 5.30 in | — | — |
| July | 87.8°F | 70.4°F | 79.1°F | 5.80 in | — | — |
| August | 86.3°F | 68.6°F | 77.4°F | 6.60 in | — | — |
| September | 81.8°F | 62.7°F | 72.3°F | 6.18 in | — | — |
| October | 73.5°F | 52.1°F | 62.8°F | 3.90 in | — | — |
| November | 64.1°F | 42.1°F | 53.1°F | 3.80 in | — | — |
| December | 56.5°F | 36.4°F | 46.4°F | 4.24 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Columbia
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