Columbus, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CROSBY, ND US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Columbus has an annual average temperature of 40.2°F with about 16.1 inches of precipitation per year and 40.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.23 in) and February the driest (0.40 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,075
Cooling need
150

Best time to visit Columbus

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) 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.

1900s
2
1910s
19
1920s
23
1930s
66
1940s
34
1950s
21
1960s
27
1970s
20
1980s
65
1990s
33
2000s
19
2010s
28
2020s
9

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 19.5°F 0.0°F 9.7°F 0.52 in 8.8 in 6
February 23.9°F 3.8°F 13.8°F 0.40 in 4.6 in 4
March 37.1°F 15.9°F 26.5°F 0.60 in 5.2 in 6
April 54.5°F 28.6°F 41.5°F 0.95 in 3.3 in 6
May 67.2°F 40.2°F 53.7°F 2.23 in 1.1 in 8
June 75.3°F 50.4°F 62.8°F 3.23 in 11
July 81.0°F 55.2°F 68.1°F 2.68 in 9
August 80.8°F 53.1°F 66.9°F 1.66 in 7
September 69.9°F 43.7°F 56.8°F 1.77 in 6
October 53.4°F 31.0°F 42.2°F 1.10 in 3.1 in 6
November 35.7°F 17.1°F 26.4°F 0.53 in 5.6 in 5
December 23.2°F 5.0°F 14.1°F 0.43 in 9.0 in 6

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