Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbia (South Carolina), United States weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Columbia (South Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 85 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 01 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rock Hill (103 km away). In April its highs average 21.8°C, 1.7°C cooler than Columbia (South Carolina), United States, with 89 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbia (South Carolina), United States ranks joint 116th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 243rd of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Columbia (South Carolina), United States is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.2°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 85 mm to 76 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Columbia (South Carolina), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.3°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 89 | 9.1 | 10.210 h |
| February | 14.4°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 87 | 8.3 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.4°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 89 | 9.3 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 23.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 85 | 8.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 76 | 9.3 | 13.914 h |
| June | 30.7°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 108 | 13.4 | 14.414 h |
| July | 32.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 112 | 15.2 | 14.214 h |
| August | 31.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 107 | 13.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 94 | 8.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 84 | 7.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.8°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 72 | 7.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.6°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 93 | 8.8 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Rock Hill in AprilUnited States · 103 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.8°C · 89 mm rain
- Charlotte in AprilUnited States · 137 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 9.7°C · 87 mm rain
- Gastonia in AprilUnited States · 141 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 97 mm rain
- North Charleston in AprilUnited States · 161 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 74 mm rain
- Concord (North Carolina), United States in AprilUnited States · 162 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 88 mm rain
- Charleston in AprilUnited States · 170 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 15.0°C · 74 mm rain
- Savannah in AprilUnited States · 213 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 70 mm rain
- Athens, United States in AprilUnited States · 216 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 11.0°C · 93 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Columbia) is explained once on the Columbia (South Carolina), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.