Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbus, United States weather
in December.
A cool, wet month: the 11th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Columbus, United States: daytime highs average 14.8°C and nights cool to about 5.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 113 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes December a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 04 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montgomery (124 km away). In December its highs average 14.6°C, about as warm as Columbus, United States, with 110 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbus, United States ranks joint 142nd of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 438th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Columbus, United States is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 13.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 113 mm to 108 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Montgomery in DecemberUnited States · 124 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 5.1°C · 110 mm rain
- Albany (Georgia), United States in DecemberUnited States · 126 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 6.4°C · 88 mm rain
- Warner Robins in DecemberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 5.2°C · 96 mm rain
- South Fulton in DecemberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 4.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Macon in DecemberUnited States · 134 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 5.1°C · 98 mm rain
- Atlanta in DecemberUnited States · 154 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 3.1°C · 109 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in DecemberUnited States · 172 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low 3.1°C · 116 mm rain
- Roswell in DecemberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 11.5°C · Low 3.0°C · 117 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.