Columbia climate

Columbia Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Headland, 22.9 km from Columbia

Average highs run from 93°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31, and lows from 72°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.07 in over about 13 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Columbia, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
92°F
Average low
71°F
Precipitation
5.07 in
Record high
105°FAug 1, 2010
Record low
62°FAug 8, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
22.3
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 12 h 49 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
71°F
Wind
5.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 193°F72°F105°F 201063°F 201744%0%
Aug 293°F72°F103°F 201068°F 201744%0%
Aug 393°F71°F100°F 201070°F 200244%0%
Aug 492°F71°F101°F 201171°F 200244%0%
Aug 592°F71°F101°F 201169°F 200143%0%
Aug 692°F71°F101°F 200870°F 202143%0%
Aug 792°F71°F101°F 200768°F 200243%0%
Aug 892°F71°F102°F 200762°F 200243%0%
Aug 992°F71°F103°F 200763°F 200242%0%
Aug 1092°F71°F101°F 200764°F 200242%0%
Aug 1192°F71°F101°F 200763°F 200242%0%
Aug 1292°F71°F102°F 200770°F 200141%0%
Aug 1392°F71°F99°F 201167°F 201241%0%
Aug 1492°F71°F99°F 202367°F 200441%0%
Aug 1592°F71°F103°F 200767°F 200440%0%
Aug 1692°F71°F104°F 200765°F 201140%0%
Aug 1792°F71°F99°F 200768°F 201139%0%
Aug 1892°F71°F99°F 202669°F 202339%0%
Aug 1992°F71°F100°F 201167°F 200138%0%
Aug 2092°F70°F100°F 201168°F 202038%0%
Aug 2191°F70°F103°F 201164°F 200137%0%
Aug 2291°F70°F101°F 200767°F 200137%0%
Aug 2391°F70°F103°F 200765°F 200936%0%
Aug 2491°F70°F103°F 201463°F 200935%0%
Aug 2591°F70°F101°F 201465°F 200935%0%
Aug 2691°F70°F100°F 202363°F 202534%0%
Aug 2791°F70°F103°F 201162°F 201534%0%
Aug 2891°F70°F102°F 201162°F 202533%0%
Aug 2991°F70°F101°F 201167°F 201133%0%
Aug 3091°F70°F103°F 201168°F 201932%0%
Aug 3191°F69°F105°F 201171°F 201832%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Columbia, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:05 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00013761 (Headland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00092738, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.