Columbus, Indiana Climate
United States
Pop. 46,690 Elev. 196 m / 643 ft
TZ: America/Indiana/Indianapolis (UTC-4) ·
Columbus sees warm summers peaking at 88°F (31°C) in July, and frigid winters that bottom out around 18°F (-8°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 102°F (39°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 11°F (-12°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 75 days per year (46.2 in / 1173 mm total), with snow on 5 days and 30 in (763 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 119 sunny days per year and around 52 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 88°F (31°C) high | 18°F (-8°C) low |
| Feels like | 102°F (39°C) high | 11°F (-11°C) low |
| Rain | 75 days | 46.2 in (1173 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 5 days | 30.1 in (763 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 119 sunny | 52 stormy |
| Wind | 2.4 mph (1.1 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
55
Jan 68
Feb 58
Mar 66
Apr 70
May 58
Jun 61
Jul 45
Aug 36
Sep 48
Oct 56
Nov 72
Dec Humidity (%)
68
Jan 68
Feb 56
Mar 62
Apr 66
May 69
Jun 74
Jul 70
Aug 63
Sep 67
Oct 68
Nov 74
Dec Weather Days by Month
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(4,938 ft) 278 mi Gregory Bald
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F 1°C | 18°F -8°C | 1.0 in 24 mm | 12.8 in326 mm | 10 |
| February | 43°F 6°C | 27°F -3°C | 3.9 in 98 mm | 5.7 in146 mm | 6 |
| March | 62°F 16°C | 40°F 4°C | 4.8 in 122 mm | 0.9 in22 mm | 11 |
| April | 67°F 20°C | 48°F 9°C | 7.4 in 187 mm | — | 6 |
| May | 72°F 22°C | 56°F 13°C | 4.5 in 115 mm | — | 4 |
| June | 84°F 29°C | 68°F 20°C | 4.8 in 121 mm | — | 9 |
| July | 88°F 31°C | 72°F 22°C | 8.0 in 204 mm | — | 10 |
| August | 82°F 28°C | 64°F 18°C | 1.5 in 38 mm | — | 15 |
| September | 81°F 27°C | 58°F 15°C | 3.1 in 78 mm | — | 19 |
| October | 68°F 20°C | 49°F 9°C | 3.2 in 81 mm | — | 15 |
| November | 53°F 12°C | 38°F 3°C | 2.6 in 66 mm | 2.2 in56 mm | 9 |
| December | 43°F 6°C | 27°F -3°C | 1.6 in 40 mm | 8.4 in213 mm | 5 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 0 |
| February | 6 | 4 |
| March | 11 | 6 |
| April | 6 | 6 |
| May | 4 | 6 |
| June | 9 | 6 |
| July | 10 | 12 |
| August | 15 | 3 |
| September | 19 | 4 |
| October | 15 | 2 |
| November | 9 | 2 |
| December | 5 | 1 |