Columbia, SC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANDHILL RSCH - ELGIN, SC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Columbia has an annual average temperature of 63.6°F with about 46.3 inches of precipitation per year and 0.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.74 in) and November the driest (3.03 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.
Best time to visit Columbia
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →31 of 366 (8.5%) 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.
| 1950s | 11 | |
| 1960s | 33 | |
| 1970s | 45 | |
| 1980s | 72 | |
| 1990s | 60 | |
| 2000s | 78 | |
| 2010s | 54 | |
| 2020s | 13 |
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 | 56.3°F | 33.3°F | 44.8°F | 3.70 in | 0.4 in | 9 |
| February | 60.0°F | 36.1°F | 48.0°F | 3.62 in | — | 8 |
| March | 67.2°F | 42.2°F | 54.7°F | 3.76 in | — | 8 |
| April | 76.0°F | 50.6°F | 63.3°F | 3.21 in | — | 7 |
| May | 83.2°F | 59.4°F | 71.3°F | 3.19 in | — | 7 |
| June | 88.9°F | 67.4°F | 78.1°F | 4.43 in | — | 9 |
| July | 92.5°F | 70.7°F | 81.6°F | 4.67 in | — | 9 |
| August | 90.5°F | 69.5°F | 80.0°F | 4.74 in | — | 9 |
| September | 85.4°F | 63.6°F | 74.5°F | 4.64 in | — | 8 |
| October | 76.2°F | 52.5°F | 64.4°F | 3.24 in | — | 6 |
| November | 66.1°F | 42.3°F | 54.2°F | 3.03 in | — | 6 |
| December | 58.9°F | 36.5°F | 47.7°F | 4.11 in | — | 8 |
Climate twins of Columbia
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).