Columbus, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBUS, IN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Columbus has an annual average temperature of 54.1°F with about 47.3 inches of precipitation per year and 16.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.31 in) and February the driest (2.91 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,848
Cooling need
912

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

20 of 366 (5.5%) of Columbus'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.

1890s
18
1900s
28
1910s
39
1920s
51
1930s
86
1940s
33
1950s
26
1960s
13
1970s
13
1980s
11
1990s
15
2000s
8
2010s
14
2020s
11

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 38.6°F 21.5°F 30.0°F 3.42 in 5.9 in 11
February 42.9°F 23.7°F 33.3°F 2.91 in 4.5 in 9
March 53.5°F 31.9°F 42.7°F 3.78 in 1.8 in 12
April 65.6°F 42.2°F 53.9°F 5.00 in 13
May 74.9°F 53.0°F 64.0°F 4.99 in 13
June 83.1°F 62.2°F 72.7°F 5.31 in 12
July 86.1°F 65.4°F 75.7°F 4.54 in 10
August 85.4°F 63.3°F 74.4°F 3.48 in 8
September 79.7°F 55.4°F 67.6°F 3.21 in 7
October 68.0°F 43.6°F 55.8°F 3.39 in 8
November 54.4°F 33.8°F 44.1°F 3.60 in 0.1 in 9
December 42.9°F 26.2°F 34.6°F 3.71 in 4.0 in 11

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