Columbus, MS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Columbus has an annual average temperature of 65.4°F with about 56.6 inches of precipitation per year and 0.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.8°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.81 in) and September the driest (3.20 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,049
Cooling need
2,187

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

131 of 366 (35.8%) 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.

1980s
55
1990s
61
2000s
92
2010s
98
2020s
60

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 55.8°F 35.8°F 45.8°F 5.45 in 0.2 in 10
February 61.2°F 39.2°F 50.2°F 5.69 in 0.2 in 9
March 69.7°F 46.3°F 58.0°F 5.32 in 10
April 77.6°F 53.3°F 65.5°F 5.81 in 8
May 84.9°F 61.5°F 73.2°F 4.02 in 8
June 90.9°F 69.4°F 80.2°F 4.40 in 9
July 93.8°F 72.7°F 83.2°F 4.68 in 10
August 93.4°F 71.9°F 82.6°F 4.50 in 8
September 88.4°F 65.6°F 77.0°F 3.20 in 6
October 78.3°F 54.0°F 66.2°F 3.63 in 6
November 66.5°F 42.7°F 54.6°F 4.35 in 8
December 58.1°F 38.1°F 48.1°F 5.59 in 9

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