Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus, 1.5 km from Columbus

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 51°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.93 in over about 7 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.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
0.93 in
Record high
109°FAug 1, 2026
Record low
36°FAug 23, 2015
Chance of a freeze
10%
Days of 90°F or more
10.2
Daylight
14 h 44 min to 13 h 19 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
7.4 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 187°F51°F109°F 202647°F 200124%0%
Aug 287°F51°F106°F 202447°F 200124%0%
Aug 387°F51°F105°F 200150°F 200624%0%
Aug 487°F51°F105°F 202246°F 202624%0%
Aug 587°F51°F98°F 200543°F 201224%0%
Aug 687°F50°F100°F 200152°F 201824%0%
Aug 786°F50°F104°F 200151°F 201724%0%
Aug 886°F50°F101°F 202150°F 200423%0%
Aug 986°F50°F100°F 200048°F 200223%0%
Aug 1086°F50°F101°F 201849°F 200123%0%
Aug 1186°F49°F104°F 201844°F 200423%0%
Aug 1285°F49°F103°F 201846°F 200423%0%
Aug 1385°F49°F104°F 200348°F 200223%0%
Aug 1485°F49°F101°F 201541°F 200522%0%
Aug 1585°F48°F104°F 202344°F 200522%0%
Aug 1684°F48°F103°F 202144°F 200222%0%
Aug 1784°F48°F104°F 202038°F 200222%0%
Aug 1884°F47°F102°F 202345°F 200222%0%
Aug 1984°F47°F103°F 202543°F 200222%0%
Aug 2083°F47°F97°F 202645°F 201622%0%
Aug 2183°F46°F102°F 201047°F 200022%0%
Aug 2283°F46°F99°F 201146°F 200021%0%
Aug 2382°F46°F100°F 202636°F 201521%0%
Aug 2482°F46°F99°F 202044°F 201021%0%
Aug 2582°F45°F103°F 200842°F 200521%0%
Aug 2682°F45°F101°F 201043°F 201221%0%
Aug 2781°F45°F99°F 201146°F 200521%0%
Aug 2881°F44°F100°F 201245°F 200421%0%
Aug 2981°F44°F99°F 202344°F 201821%0%
Aug 3080°F44°F99°F 200746°F 200321%0%
Aug 3180°F43°F100°F 201644°F 200021%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.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:45 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241938 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00240801, 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.