Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbia (South Carolina), United States weather
in February.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Columbia (South Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 14.4°C and nights cool to about 3.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 87 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rock Hill (103 km away). In February its highs average 12.6°C, 1.8°C cooler than Columbia (South Carolina), United States, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbia (South Carolina), United States ranks 223rd of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 370th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Columbia (South Carolina), United States is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.0°C to 18.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 87 mm to 89 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Rock Hill in FebruaryUnited States · 103 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 2.9°C · 87 mm rain
- Charlotte in FebruaryUnited States · 137 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 1.7°C · 83 mm rain
- Gastonia in FebruaryUnited States · 141 kmHigh 11.8°C · Low 2.1°C · 88 mm rain
- North Charleston in FebruaryUnited States · 161 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 7.2°C · 84 mm rain
- Concord (North Carolina), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 162 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 2.2°C · 84 mm rain
- Charleston in FebruaryUnited States · 170 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 8.4°C · 84 mm rain
- Savannah in FebruaryUnited States · 213 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 7.9°C · 84 mm rain
- Athens, United States in FebruaryUnited States · 216 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 3.6°C · 113 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.