Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbus, United States weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Columbus, United States: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 12.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 83 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 57 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montgomery (124 km away). In April its highs average 23.8°C, about as warm as Columbus, United States, with 95 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbus, United States ranks joint 90th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 235th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Columbus, United States is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 83 mm to 67 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
Columbus, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.6°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 108 | 9.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 15.9°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 111 | 9.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.8°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 107 | 9.7 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 24.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 83 | 7.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 67 | 8.3 | 13.814 h |
| June | 31.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 89 | 13.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 32.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 112 | 15.4 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 96 | 13.7 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.8°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 86 | 8.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.7°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 75 | 6.5 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.0°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 91 | 7.5 | 10.511 h |
| December | 14.8°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 113 | 9.5 | 10.110 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
- Montgomery in AprilUnited States · 124 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 12.1°C · 95 mm rain
- Albany (Georgia), United States in AprilUnited States · 126 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.1°C · 74 mm rain
- Warner Robins in AprilUnited States · 129 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 82 mm rain
- South Fulton in AprilUnited States · 129 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 85 mm rain
- Macon in AprilUnited States · 134 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 79 mm rain
- Atlanta in AprilUnited States · 154 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 10.3°C · 89 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in AprilUnited States · 172 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 10.5°C · 102 mm rain
- Roswell in AprilUnited States · 183 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 10.4°C · 102 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 Columbus) is explained once on the Columbus, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.