Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbus, United States weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Columbus, United States: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 14.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montgomery (124 km away). In October its highs average 24.9°C, about as warm as Columbus, United States, with 73 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbus, United States ranks joint 173rd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 237th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Columbus, United States is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 19.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 75 mm to 91 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Montgomery in OctoberUnited States · 124 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.5°C · 73 mm rain
- Albany (Georgia), United States in OctoberUnited States · 126 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.3°C · 70 mm rain
- Warner Robins in OctoberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 73 mm rain
- South Fulton in OctoberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 13.1°C · 72 mm rain
- Macon in OctoberUnited States · 134 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.0°C · 72 mm rain
- Atlanta in OctoberUnited States · 154 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in OctoberUnited States · 172 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.4°C · 83 mm rain
- Roswell in OctoberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.3°C · 86 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.