Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in October

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

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 66°F on October 31, and lows from 57°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.90 in over about 9 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.90 in
Record high
96°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
24°FOct 27, 2013
Chance of a freeze
16%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 46 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
4.3 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 175°F57°F90°F 201941°F 200931%0%
Oct 275°F56°F92°F 201937°F 201131%0%
Oct 374°F56°F96°F 201934°F 201131%0%
Oct 474°F56°F96°F 201933°F 201131%0%
Oct 574°F55°F95°F 201936°F 201431%0%
Oct 673°F55°F91°F 201835°F 201031%0%
Oct 773°F54°F88°F 201835°F 201031%0%
Oct 873°F54°F86°F 200736°F 202331%0%
Oct 973°F54°F89°F 200736°F 202331%0%
Oct 1072°F53°F91°F 200737°F 202331%0%
Oct 1172°F53°F86°F 201039°F 201631%0%
Oct 1272°F52°F89°F 201736°F 200731%0%
Oct 1371°F52°F85°F 201036°F 200731%0%
Oct 1471°F52°F83°F 202030°F 200631%0%
Oct 1571°F51°F84°F 202129°F 200630%0%
Oct 1670°F51°F84°F 200829°F 200630%0%
Oct 1770°F50°F83°F 201131°F 201530%0%
Oct 1870°F50°F84°F 201130°F 202430%0%
Oct 1969°F50°F86°F 201628°F 200930%0%
Oct 2069°F49°F87°F 201628°F 200930%0%
Oct 2169°F49°F87°F 201629°F 201530%0%
Oct 2268°F49°F82°F 202030°F 202229%0%
Oct 2368°F48°F82°F 202031°F 201629%0%
Oct 2468°F48°F80°F 201528°F 200629%0%
Oct 2568°F48°F84°F 201625°F 200629%0%
Oct 2667°F47°F80°F 202425°F 201329%0%
Oct 2767°F47°F85°F 202424°F 201329%0%
Oct 2867°F47°F83°F 201928°F 200829%0%
Oct 2966°F46°F85°F 202328°F 200829%0%
Oct 3066°F46°F85°F 202026°F 200529%0%
Oct 3166°F46°F86°F 202327°F 200829%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 6:35 PM

Every day of October: 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.