Columbia weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · regional city · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Columbia is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with October and May close behind. Columbia averages about 2,571 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 78 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

2,571

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

80/100

Rain / year

1,152 mm

Snow / year

≈10 cm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

398k

Elevation

67 m

When is the best time to visit Columbia?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Columbia is April, then October and May. The dullest month is January (27/100, 77 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Columbia?

Columbia gets a lot of sun: around 2,571 hours a year. 53 Sunshine Score points separate April (80) from January (27), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #181 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,152 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Augusta United States · 100 km · best in Oct · 2,571 h sun/yr
• Charlotte United States · 143 km · best in Oct · 2,511 h sun/yr
• Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg United States · 146 km · best in Oct · 2,589 h sun/yr
• Charleston United States · 153 km · best in Nov · 2,712 h sun/yr
• Concord United States · 166 km · best in Oct · 2,511 h sun/yr
• Savannah United States · 202 km · best in Nov · 2,596 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Hilton Head United States · 195 km · 2,712 h sun/yr · best in Nov

Head-to-head

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