Columbia, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBIA AG GUM NECK, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,922
Cooling need
1,404

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Climate change signal

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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

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