Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in October

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

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 35°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.49 in over about 7 wet days.

October 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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.49 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
93°FOct 1, 2011
Record low
2°FOct 25, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 10 h 09 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
10.1 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
Oct 167°F35°F93°F 201131°F 200324%3%
Oct 267°F35°F85°F 201131°F 200324%3%
Oct 366°F34°F87°F 201125°F 199924%3%
Oct 466°F34°F90°F 202428°F 201724%4%
Oct 565°F34°F91°F 202124°F 200124%4%
Oct 665°F33°F89°F 202021°F 200524%4%
Oct 764°F33°F85°F 200319°F 200024%4%
Oct 864°F33°F85°F 202019°F 200024%4%
Oct 963°F32°F87°F 202420°F 200924%4%
Oct 1063°F32°F89°F 201518°F 200923%4%
Oct 1162°F31°F76°F 202518°F 201923%4%
Oct 1262°F31°F78°F 201216°F 200923%5%
Oct 1361°F31°F80°F 199925°F 201723%5%
Oct 1461°F30°F83°F 202421°F 201823%5%
Oct 1560°F30°F82°F 202428°F 200123%5%
Oct 1660°F29°F86°F 202426°F 202023%5%
Oct 1759°F29°F83°F 200324°F 202023%5%
Oct 1859°F29°F82°F 200323°F 202022%5%
Oct 1958°F28°F86°F 200325°F 202022%5%
Oct 2058°F28°F84°F 202328°F 201622%5%
Oct 2158°F28°F86°F 200329°F 201922%6%
Oct 2257°F27°F78°F 200322°F 200222%6%
Oct 2357°F27°F77°F 19997°F 202022%6%
Oct 2456°F26°F82°F 200712°F 202021%6%
Oct 2556°F26°F79°F 20172°F 202021%6%
Oct 2655°F26°F77°F 20248°F 202021%6%
Oct 2755°F25°F77°F 200111°F 202321%6%
Oct 2854°F25°F75°F 20177°F 202321%6%
Oct 2954°F25°F75°F 20212°F 201920%7%
Oct 3054°F24°F74°F 20208°F 200620%7%
Oct 3153°F24°F78°F 19997°F 200620%7%

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).

October 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:57 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of October: 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.