Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbus, United States weather
in March.
A mild, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Columbus, United States: daytime highs average 19.8°C and nights cool to about 8.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 107 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes March a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montgomery (124 km away). In March its highs average 19.6°C, about as warm as Columbus, United States, with 111 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbus, United States ranks joint 109th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 407th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Columbus, United States is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 24.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 107 mm to 83 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Montgomery in MarchUnited States · 124 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 8.4°C · 111 mm rain
- Albany (Georgia), United States in MarchUnited States · 126 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.5°C · 105 mm rain
- Warner Robins in MarchUnited States · 129 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 8.4°C · 101 mm rain
- South Fulton in MarchUnited States · 129 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.3°C · 112 mm rain
- Macon in MarchUnited States · 134 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 8.3°C · 100 mm rain
- Atlanta in MarchUnited States · 154 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 6.3°C · 113 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in MarchUnited States · 172 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 6.4°C · 120 mm rain
- Roswell in MarchUnited States · 183 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 120 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.