Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Forest Lake 5NE, 14 km from Columbus

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.03 in over about 10 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 Columbus, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.03 in
Record high
97°FAug 23, 2023
Record low
40°FAug 31, 2009
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.5
Daylight
14 h 42 min to 13 h 18 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
8.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 183°F60°F91°F 200750°F 200934%0%
Aug 283°F60°F92°F 200752°F 200934%0%
Aug 383°F60°F94°F 202248°F 201334%0%
Aug 483°F60°F92°F 202348°F 202034%0%
Aug 583°F60°F88°F 202246°F 200933%0%
Aug 683°F60°F91°F 202247°F 200933%0%
Aug 783°F60°F86°F 201250°F 200933%0%
Aug 883°F60°F92°F 200751°F 201333%0%
Aug 983°F59°F91°F 201051°F 201933%0%
Aug 1083°F59°F92°F 200750°F 201933%0%
Aug 1182°F59°F92°F 200747°F 201233%0%
Aug 1282°F59°F91°F 201050°F 201233%0%
Aug 1382°F59°F91°F 201051°F 201333%0%
Aug 1482°F59°F87°F 201848°F 201333%0%
Aug 1582°F59°F90°F 201548°F 201333%0%
Aug 1682°F59°F89°F 201549°F 202333%0%
Aug 1782°F58°F87°F 202142°F 201233%0%
Aug 1882°F58°F90°F 202145°F 201232%0%
Aug 1981°F58°F89°F 202147°F 201232%0%
Aug 2081°F58°F91°F 202143°F 201232%0%
Aug 2181°F58°F90°F 201348°F 201232%0%
Aug 2281°F58°F88°F 202044°F 200932%0%
Aug 2381°F57°F97°F 202344°F 200932%0%
Aug 2480°F57°F91°F 202149°F 200932%0%
Aug 2580°F57°F90°F 201349°F 201532%0%
Aug 2680°F57°F95°F 201345°F 201532%0%
Aug 2780°F57°F95°F 201345°F 201532%0%
Aug 2880°F56°F91°F 201348°F 202332%0%
Aug 2979°F56°F90°F 201348°F 200931%0%
Aug 3079°F56°F92°F 201041°F 200931%0%
Aug 3179°F56°F92°F 201040°F 200931%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Columbus, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:39 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212881 (Forest Lake 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00210190, 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.