Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbus, United States weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Columbus, United States: daytime highs average 32.2°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 96 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes August a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 21 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montgomery (124 km away). In August its highs average 32.4°C, about as warm as Columbus, United States, with 90 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbus, United States ranks 127th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 370th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Columbus, United States is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 96 mm to 86 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Montgomery in AugustUnited States · 124 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 90 mm rain
- Albany (Georgia), United States in AugustUnited States · 126 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.1°C · 101 mm rain
- Warner Robins in AugustUnited States · 129 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 98 mm rain
- South Fulton in AugustUnited States · 129 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 94 mm rain
- Macon in AugustUnited States · 134 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 95 mm rain
- Atlanta in AugustUnited States · 154 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.1°C · 96 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in AugustUnited States · 172 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 99 mm rain
- Roswell in AugustUnited States · 183 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 104 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.