Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus, 0.2 km from Columbus

Average highs run from 95°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.87 in over about 6 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.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
94°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
1.87 in
Record high
108°FAug 6, 2023
Record low
52°FAug 15, 1968
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
25.0
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
7.2 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 195°F69°F101°F 197259°F 197922%0%
Aug 295°F69°F103°F 198057°F 197122%0%
Aug 395°F69°F104°F 202558°F 197122%0%
Aug 495°F69°F105°F 202359°F 197322%0%
Aug 594°F69°F107°F 202355°F 196222%0%
Aug 694°F69°F108°F 202358°F 196221%0%
Aug 794°F69°F104°F 202359°F 197121%0%
Aug 894°F69°F105°F 202556°F 197121%0%
Aug 994°F69°F106°F 202558°F 201320%0%
Aug 1094°F69°F104°F 202057°F 197120%0%
Aug 1194°F69°F105°F 202056°F 197420%0%
Aug 1294°F69°F105°F 202055°F 197419%0%
Aug 1394°F69°F105°F 202059°F 197919%0%
Aug 1494°F69°F106°F 202058°F 198119%0%
Aug 1594°F69°F105°F 202052°F 196818%0%
Aug 1694°F69°F103°F 202454°F 196818%0%
Aug 1794°F69°F101°F 196957°F 196718%0%
Aug 1894°F69°F100°F 200957°F 196817%0%
Aug 1994°F69°F101°F 202455°F 196817%0%
Aug 2094°F69°F104°F 202057°F 197917%0%
Aug 2194°F69°F104°F 202054°F 196816%0%
Aug 2294°F69°F102°F 202055°F 197916%0%
Aug 2394°F69°F102°F 202053°F 197916%0%
Aug 2494°F69°F102°F 202655°F 197915%0%
Aug 2594°F68°F105°F 202656°F 197415%0%
Aug 2694°F68°F102°F 200254°F 196615%0%
Aug 2793°F68°F101°F 200255°F 196215%0%
Aug 2893°F68°F101°F 201156°F 197914%0%
Aug 2993°F68°F101°F 201153°F 197014%0%
Aug 3093°F68°F102°F 201154°F 197014%0%
Aug 3193°F68°F101°F 201154°F 200014%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 6:26 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023058 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023078, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.