Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in February

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

Average highs run from 26°F on February 1 to 36°F on February 28, and lows from 3°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.90 in over about 6 wet days.

February 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.-40-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
6°F
Precipitation
0.90 in
Snowfall
9.3 in
Record high
62°FFeb 27, 2024
Record low
-34°FFeb 1, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 11 h 06 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
11.6 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
Feb 126°F3°F53°F 2024-34°F 201924%27%
Feb 226°F3°F48°F 2024-18°F 201424%27%
Feb 326°F3°F43°F 2020-20°F 202324%27%
Feb 427°F3°F37°F 2021-19°F 202224%26%
Feb 527°F3°F48°F 2024-15°F 200923%26%
Feb 627°F4°F46°F 2024-15°F 201823%26%
Feb 727°F4°F53°F 2024-21°F 202123%26%
Feb 828°F4°F50°F 2024-21°F 202123%25%
Feb 928°F4°F51°F 2024-20°F 202123%25%
Feb 1028°F5°F46°F 2009-19°F 201123%25%
Feb 1129°F5°F46°F 2017-22°F 201423%25%
Feb 1229°F5°F44°F 2017-20°F 201423%24%
Feb 1329°F5°F41°F 2023-20°F 202123%24%
Feb 1430°F6°F47°F 2011-23°F 202123%24%
Feb 1530°F6°F43°F 2018-29°F 202123%24%
Feb 1630°F6°F43°F 2011-30°F 202122%23%
Feb 1731°F7°F54°F 2011-26°F 202122%23%
Feb 1831°F7°F61°F 2017-14°F 202122%23%
Feb 1932°F8°F57°F 2017-17°F 200822%23%
Feb 2032°F8°F60°F 2017-17°F 200822%23%
Feb 2132°F8°F53°F 2017-19°F 200822%22%
Feb 2233°F9°F61°F 2017-11°F 200822%22%
Feb 2333°F9°F51°F 2024-18°F 201523%22%
Feb 2434°F10°F44°F 2020-16°F 201523%22%
Feb 2534°F10°F44°F 2024-17°F 202323%22%
Feb 2635°F11°F48°F 2024-14°F 201423%22%
Feb 2735°F11°F62°F 2024-18°F 201423%21%
Feb 2835°F11°F59°F 2016-20°F 201423%21%
Feb 2936°F12°F38°F 20162°F 202423%21%

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.010203011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Every day of February: 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.