Columbia, TN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBIA 3 WNW, TN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Columbia has an annual average temperature of 58°F with about 56.8 inches of precipitation per year and 0.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.64 in) and October the driest (3.78 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.
Best time to visit Columbia
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →46 of 366 (12.6%) 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.
| 1940s | 9 | |
| 1950s | 117 | |
| 1960s | 40 | |
| 1970s | 27 | |
| 1980s | 49 | |
| 1990s | 16 | |
| 2000s | 44 | |
| 2010s | 38 | |
| 2020s | 26 |
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 | 47.9°F | 26.9°F | 37.4°F | 4.60 in | 0.3 in | 11 |
| February | 52.4°F | 29.1°F | 40.7°F | 5.11 in | 0.4 in | 11 |
| March | 61.5°F | 36.0°F | 48.7°F | 5.43 in | 0.2 in | 13 |
| April | 71.3°F | 44.2°F | 57.7°F | 5.10 in | — | 11 |
| May | 78.8°F | 53.5°F | 66.2°F | 5.17 in | — | 12 |
| June | 85.8°F | 62.3°F | 74.1°F | 4.98 in | — | 11 |
| July | 88.8°F | 66.6°F | 77.7°F | 4.75 in | — | 10 |
| August | 88.4°F | 64.9°F | 76.7°F | 4.09 in | — | 10 |
| September | 83.3°F | 57.9°F | 70.6°F | 4.25 in | — | 8 |
| October | 72.1°F | 45.3°F | 58.7°F | 3.78 in | — | 8 |
| November | 60.3°F | 34.9°F | 47.6°F | 3.87 in | — | 10 |
| December | 51.1°F | 29.6°F | 40.3°F | 5.64 in | — | 12 |
Climate twins of Columbia
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