Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tryon, 7.2 km from Columbus

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.07 in over about 13 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.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
6.07 in
Record high
103°FAug 10, 2007
Record low
53°FAug 24, 2018
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.7
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
3.4 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 186°F68°F94°F 200656°F 201745%0%
Aug 286°F68°F96°F 200655°F 201445%0%
Aug 386°F68°F97°F 201160°F 201545%0%
Aug 486°F68°F96°F 201162°F 200945%0%
Aug 586°F68°F98°F 201162°F 200945%0%
Aug 686°F68°F97°F 200760°F 201745%0%
Aug 786°F68°F97°F 200760°F 201745%0%
Aug 886°F68°F100°F 200760°F 202145%0%
Aug 986°F68°F102°F 200755°F 200844%0%
Aug 1085°F68°F103°F 200756°F 200844%0%
Aug 1185°F68°F103°F 200756°F 200844%0%
Aug 1285°F68°F100°F 200756°F 200844%0%
Aug 1385°F68°F97°F 201056°F 200843%0%
Aug 1485°F68°F98°F 201057°F 201443%0%
Aug 1585°F68°F96°F 200757°F 201443%0%
Aug 1685°F67°F100°F 200757°F 201142%0%
Aug 1785°F67°F103°F 200757°F 201142%0%
Aug 1885°F67°F96°F 202659°F 200641%0%
Aug 1985°F67°F96°F 200759°F 200641%0%
Aug 2084°F67°F95°F 200760°F 202341%0%
Aug 2184°F67°F96°F 200760°F 201240%0%
Aug 2284°F67°F99°F 200760°F 201240%0%
Aug 2384°F67°F98°F 200755°F 201139%0%
Aug 2484°F67°F96°F 200753°F 201839%0%
Aug 2584°F67°F95°F 200753°F 201838%0%
Aug 2684°F66°F95°F 200756°F 201438%0%
Aug 2784°F66°F96°F 201655°F 201437%0%
Aug 2883°F66°F93°F 201655°F 201437%0%
Aug 2983°F66°F93°F 201855°F 202537%0%
Aug 3083°F66°F96°F 202455°F 202536%0%
Aug 3183°F66°F92°F 201656°F 201936%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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:57 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00318744 (Tryon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313152, 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.