Columbus weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Columbus is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with September and July close behind. Columbus averages about 2,074 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 78 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,074
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 986 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 1.3M
- Elevation
- 247 m
When is the best time to visit Columbus?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Columbus is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 65 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Columbus?
Columbus gets a moderate 2,074 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate August (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #376 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 986 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -6° / 21°F | 65 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 62 mm | 2 |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 85 mm | 4 |
| April | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 95 mm | 5 |
| May | 72 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 105 mm | 6 |
| June | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 104 mm | 7 |
| July | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 93 mm | 7 |
| August | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 78 mm | 7 |
| September | 77 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 77 mm | 6 |
| October | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 77 mm | 4 |
| November | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 71 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -4° / 25°F | 74 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Dayton United States · 114 km · best in Sep · 2,149 h sun/yr
- Akron United States · 160 km · best in Aug · 1,967 h sun/yr
- Cleveland United States · 180 km · best in Aug · 1,820 h sun/yr
- Cincinnati / Covington United States · 185 km · best in Aug · 2,148 h sun/yr
- Fort Wayne United States · 223 km · best in Sep · 2,140 h sun/yr
- Pittsburgh United States · 232 km · best in Aug · 1,929 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Parkersburg (Williamstown) United States · 144 km · 2,041 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Huntington United States · 184 km · 2,120 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Columbus compares month by month: Columbus vs Cleveland · Columbus vs Dayton · Columbus vs Akron · all comparisons
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