Columbus Weather in October
Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.39 in over about 8 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 68°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 3.39 in
- Record high
- 97°FOct 8, 1916
- Record low
- 13°FOct 29, 1925
- Chance of a freeze
- 74%
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min to 10 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 74°F | 49°F | 95°F 2019 | 24°F 1899 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 74°F | 49°F | 94°F 1922 | 29°F 1895 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 73°F | 48°F | 92°F 1900 | 28°F 1908 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 73°F | 48°F | 96°F 1919 | 28°F 1974 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 73°F | 48°F | 93°F 1922 | 29°F 1901 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 72°F | 47°F | 92°F 1922 | 27°F 1923 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 72°F | 47°F | 90°F 1939 | 23°F 1935 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 71°F | 46°F | 97°F 1916 | 28°F 1952 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 71°F | 46°F | 90°F 2007 | 27°F 1917 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 71°F | 46°F | 88°F 1913 | 26°F 1895 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 70°F | 45°F | 92°F 1928 | 23°F 1906 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 70°F | 45°F | 89°F 1928 | 28°F 1908 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 69°F | 45°F | 93°F 1928 | 25°F 1909 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 69°F | 44°F | 90°F 1899 | 26°F 1979 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 69°F | 44°F | 89°F 1899 | 24°F 1937 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 68°F | 44°F | 90°F 1897 | 26°F 1944 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 68°F | 43°F | 88°F 1938 | 29°F 1944 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 67°F | 43°F | 88°F 1908 | 20°F 1948 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 67°F | 42°F | 87°F 1908 | 22°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 66°F | 42°F | 86°F 1953 | 21°F 1930 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 66°F | 42°F | 89°F 1963 | 17°F 1952 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 66°F | 41°F | 88°F 1947 | 19°F 1930 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 65°F | 41°F | 87°F 1947 | 22°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 65°F | 41°F | 85°F 1963 | 19°F 1895 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 64°F | 41°F | 84°F 1940 | 21°F 1981 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 64°F | 40°F | 85°F 1927 | 19°F 1962 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 63°F | 40°F | 87°F 1927 | 20°F 1942 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 63°F | 40°F | 88°F 1927 | 17°F 1976 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 63°F | 39°F | 88°F 1927 | 13°F 1925 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 62°F | 39°F | 86°F 1922 | 13°F 1895 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 62°F | 39°F | 84°F 1933 | 17°F 1925 | 30% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:10 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00121747 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00121747, 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.