Columbus, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBUS, TX 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 68.8°F with about 45 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 97.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 38.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.11 in) and February the driest (2.81 in).

Annual swing
32.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,263
Cooling need
2,640

Best time to visit Columbus

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

34 of 366 (9.3%) 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
0
1910s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
34
1970s
36
1980s
38
1990s
111
2000s
75
2010s
50
2020s
22

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 64.1°F 38.6°F 51.3°F 3.67 in 9
February 68.2°F 43.0°F 55.6°F 2.81 in 9
March 74.8°F 49.3°F 62.1°F 3.32 in 8
April 80.8°F 55.7°F 68.2°F 3.77 in 7
May 87.5°F 64.2°F 75.8°F 4.78 in 8
June 93.1°F 69.8°F 81.4°F 5.11 in 8
July 96.0°F 71.0°F 83.5°F 2.93 in 6
August 97.9°F 70.6°F 84.2°F 3.30 in 6
September 93.0°F 65.6°F 79.3°F 3.26 in 8
October 85.2°F 56.0°F 70.6°F 4.69 in 7
November 73.8°F 47.2°F 60.5°F 4.02 in 8
December 66.3°F 40.5°F 53.4°F 3.38 in 8

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