Columbia, SC: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 69.3°F in Columbia, SC, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2019, 7th warmest of 139.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 69.3°F; Warmest since 2019; 7th warmest of 139
Precipitation: 22.23 in; Driest on record; Driest of 139, provisional

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Columbia, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 67.4°F, between 66.5°F and 69.8°F in eight years of ten and 35.32 in of precipitation, between 27.49 in and 48.45 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Columbia, SC since 1888: 69.3°F in 2026; the highest is 70.7°F, in 2017.

Normal range, 66.5 to 69.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Columbia, SC from 1887 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	69.3	7	80.8	9	57.9	19	22.23	139	0
2025	68.1	26	79	32	57.3	35	38.17	63	0
2024	69	9	80	13	58.1	16	45.72	23	0
2023	68.6	14	79.5	20	57.7	20	45.93	22	0
2022	68	30	79.3	24	56.7	55	33.39	92	0
2021	67.2	55	78	57	56.5	61	42.92	32	0
2020	68.4	18	78.5	48	58.3	11	48.42	14	0
2019	69.6	5	80.9	6	58.2	15	27.63	125	0
2018	70	2	80.9	6	59.1	2	29.48	115	0
2017	70.7	1	82	2	59.4	1	41.95	39	0
2016	69.9	3	81	4	58.9	3	34.19	86	0
2015	68.4	18	79.2	25	57.5	24	48.72	13	0
2014	67.4	47	78.6	43	56.2	68	32.00	101	0
2013	67.2	55	77.6	72	56.7	55	47.50	18	0
2012	69.8	4	80.9	6	58.8	6	37.33	69	0
2011	69	9	80.6	10	57.5	24	31.82	105	0
2010	67.7	35	79.1	29	56.3	64	30.81	108	0
2009	67	66	77.7	67	56.3	64	36.66	72	0
2008	67.1	64	78.3	50	55.9	81	33.96	89	0
2007	67.9	33	79.6	17	56.2	68	23.72	135	0
2006	67.4	47	78.7	39	56.1	75	32.68	96	0
2005	67.2	55	77.7	67	56.7	55	38.86	58	0
2004	66.8	74	77.4	79	56.2	68	37.53	67	0
2003	65.7	110	75.5	129	55.9	81	49.95	10	0
2002	68.4	18	79.4	21	57.5	24	36.45	73	0
2001	66.7	78	78	57	55.5	94	26.03	131	0
2000	67.1	64	78.6	43	55.6	92	31.97	102	0
1999	66.9	71	78.6	43	55.3	99	26.27	129	0
1998	68.3	22	79	32	57.6	23	43.07	31	0
1997	66.6	85	77.9	62	55.3	99	34.02	87	0
1996	65.9	108	76.9	95	54.9	106	29.32	116	0
1995	67.7	35	79.2	25	56.2	68	47.71	17	0
1994	66.8	74	78.7	39	54.8	111	40.00	52	0
1993	66.8	74	78.7	39	54.9	106	30.43	109	0
1992	66	104	77.7	67	54.4	117	42.08	37	0
1991	68.5	16	79.4	21	57.5	24	58.07	5	0
1990	69.6	5	82.3	1	56.9	49	28.37	119	0
1989	67.2	55	78.4	49	56.1	75	44.18	27	0
1988	65.3	122	77.9	62	52.7	132	38.14	64	0
1987	66.3	93	78.1	54	54.5	115	47.17	20	0
1986	67.9	33	81	4	54.8	111	23.26	137	0
1985	65.7	110	78	57	53.3	129	35.71	78	0
1984	64.7	132	77	93	52.3	136	41.52	42	0
1983	64.9	128	77.1	92	52.8	131	33.58	91	0
1982	65.4	119	76.6	102	54.3	118	42.84	34	0
1981	64.7	132	77.2	87	52.2	137	28.16	121	0
1980	64.5	135	76.3	108	52.7	132	38.24	62	0
1979	64.4	137	76.1	115	52.7	132	56.18	6	0
1978	63.9	138	75.7	123	52.2	137	37.47	68	0
1977	66.2	97	78.9	34	53.4	128	29.03	117	0
1976	66.6	85	79.1	29	54.1	120	41.55	41	0
1975	67.7	35	78.8	35	56.7	55	48.10	15	0
1974	68.9	12	80.5	11	57.3	35	38.92	56	0
1973	66.2	97	77.4	79	55	105	59.81	2	0
1972	65.6	113	77.3	84	53.9	123	43.35	29	0
1971	65.9	108	77.5	77	54.3	118	60.75	1	0
1970	67.4	47	79.6	17	55.1	104	37.66	66	0
1969	65.3	122	76.7	98	53.8	124	34.56	82	0
1968	64.9	128	77.3	84	52.5	135	37.09	70	0
1967	63.9	138	75.7	123	52.2	137	47.80	16	0
1966	64.7	132	76.2	113	53.3	129	35.84	76	0
1965	66.7	78	77.9	62	55.5	94	49.91	11	0
1964	65.6	113	76.6	102	54.6	114	58.42	4	0
1963	65.7	110	77.7	67	53.6	126	32.86	94	0
1962	66.9	71	78.8	35	54.9	106	35.84	76	0
1961	65.6	113	77.5	77	53.6	126	50.73	8	0
1960	65.6	113	77.2	87	54.1	120	42.11	36	0
1959	67.2	55	78.6	43	55.8	86	51.97	7	0
1958	64.9	128	76.1	115	53.7	125	39.59	55	0
1957	67.7	35	78.8	35	56.7	55	32.26	98	0
1956	67	66	79.2	25	54.9	106	34.01	88	0
1955	67.7	35	79.7	15	55.8	86	28.56	118	0
1954	68.4	18	81.3	3	55.4	96	22.29	138	0
1953	68.1	26	80.4	12	55.8	86	44.43	26	0
1952	68	30	80	13	55.9	81	40.09	51	0
1951	67	66	79.4	21	54.7	113	31.85	103	0
1950	67.6	43	79.1	29	56.2	68	40.48	48	0
1949	68.5	16	79.7	15	57.2	38	43.22	30	0
1948	66.7	78	78.1	54	55.4	96	42.86	33	0
1947	66.3	93	76.4	107	56.2	68	37.07	71	0
1946	67.6	43	77.6	72	57.5	24	26.97	126	0
1945	68.6	14	78.3	50	58.9	3	32.25	99	0
1944	67.7	35	77.8	66	57.7	20	38.61	60	0
1943	67.3	52	77.6	72	57.1	43	32.06	100	0
1942	67.2	55	77.4	79	57	46	37.94	65	0
1941	67	66	77.2	87	56.8	51	32.98	93	0
1940	64.5	135	75	134	54.1	120	24.44	133	0
1939	69	9	79.2	25	58.9	3	40.21	50	0
1938	68.2	23	78	57	58.3	11	32.78	95	0
1937	67.6	43	77.2	87	58	17	40.55	47	0
1936	67	66	76.9	95	57.1	43	49.79	12	0
1935	67.2	55	76.9	95	57.5	24	35.63	79	0
1934	66.7	78	76.3	108	57.1	43	27.97	123	0
1933	68.7	13	78.8	35	58.6	8	25.26	132	0
1932	68.2	23	78	57	58.4	10	36.02	75	0
1931	66.4	90	76.6	102	56.3	64	23.74	134	0
1930	67.4	47	77.4	79	57.4	32	26.72	128	0
1929	66.6	85	75.8	122	57.3	35	50.54	9	0
1928	66	104	75.6	126	56.5	61	59.14	3	0
1927	68	30	77.6	72	58.3	11	32.38	97	0
1926	66.8	74	76.7	98	57	46	31.84	104	0
1925	69.1	8	79.6	17	58.7	7	23.64	136	0
1924	64.9	128	74.6	137	55.3	99	46.36	21	0
1923	66.7	78	76.2	113	57.2	38	30.06	111	0
1922	67.3	52	76.5	105	58	17	42.29	35	0
1921	68.1	26	77.9	62	58.3	11	29.55	113	0
1920	65	124	74.5	139	55.6	92	33.90	90	0
1919	66.9	71	76.5	105	57.2	38	34.34	85	0
1918	66.4	90	76.1	115	56.8	51	26.23	130	0
1917	66.1	101	75.5	129	56.8	51	28.29	120	0
1916	67.3	52	77.2	87	57.4	32	27.72	124	0
1915	66	104	75.9	121	56.1	75	31.69	106	0
1914	66.1	101	76.3	108	55.9	81	29.55	113	0
1913	67.5	46	77.4	79	57.5	24	29.91	112	0
1912	65.4	119	74.7	136	56.1	75	39.83	53	0
1911	68.2	23	78.6	43	57.7	20	27.98	122	0
1910	66.2	97	76.1	115	56.3	64	40.75	45	0
1909	66.7	78	76.7	98	56.8	51	31.37	107	0
1908	66.3	93	76.3	108	56.2	68	38.67	59	0
1907	67.2	55	77.3	84	57.2	38	30.38	110	0
1906	66.6	85	76	120	57.2	38	43.84	28	0
1905	66.1	101	75.6	126	56.6	60	40.62	46	0
1904	65	124	74.6	137	55.3	99	26.94	127	0
1903	66.4	90	75.4	131	57.5	24	45.19	25	0
1902	65.4	119	75	134	55.7	90	36.05	74	0
1901	65	124	75.1	133	54.9	106	45.24	24	0
1900	67.2	55	78.3	50	56.1	75	38.90	57	0
1899	66.5	89	77.6	72	55.4	96	41.87	40	0
1898	67.7	35	78.3	50	57	46	41.20	43	0
1897	66.2	97	76.7	98	55.7	90	40.38	49	0
1896	67.4	47	78.7	39	56.1	75	34.56	82	0
1895	65	124	75.6	126	54.5	115	47.26	19	0
1894	67.7	35	78.1	54	57.4	32	34.60	81	0
1893	66.7	78	77	93	56.4	63	35.60	80	0
1892	66	104	76.3	108	55.9	81	42.05	38	2
1891	65.6	113	76.1	115	55.2	103	41.02	44	2
1890	68.1	26	77.7	67	58.5	9	34.49	84	0
1889	65.5	118	75.2	132	55.8	86	39.82	54	0
1888	66.3	93	75.7	123	56.9	49	38.51	61	0
1887									155

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	70.7
2018	70
2016	69.9
2012	69.8
2019	69.6
1990	69.6
2026	69.3
1925	69.1
2024	69
2011	69
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	63.9
1967	63.9
1979	64.4
1980	64.5
1940	64.5
1984	64.7
1981	64.7
1966	64.7
1983	64.9
1968	64.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1971	60.75
1973	59.81
1928	59.14
1964	58.42
1991	58.07
1979	56.18
1959	51.97
1961	50.73
1929	50.54
2003	49.95

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2026	22.23
1954	22.29
1986	23.26
1925	23.64
2007	23.72
1931	23.74
1940	24.44
1933	25.26
2001	26.03
1918	26.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 5 September 2026
Coldest night: 15°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.63 in; 1 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	44.8°F 59th coldest of 139	1.95 in 39th driest of 139
February	48.7°F 69th coldest of 139	3.04 in 55th driest of 139
March	62.1°F 6th warmest of 139	0.82 in 3rd driest of 139
April	68°F 6th warmest of 139	0.93 in 16th driest of 139
May	72.3°F 63rd warmest of 139	5.27 in 25th wettest of 139
June	80°F 37th warmest of 139	3.61 in 61st driest of 140
July	84.7°F 8th warmest of 140	1.38 in 8th driest of 140
August	83.3°F 7th warmest of 140	3.40 in 38th driest of 140
September	78.3°F 15th warmest of 140	1.54 in 23rd driest of 140
October so far	71.1°F 42nd warmest of 140	0.29 in 61st driest of 140

Hot days and freezes

Columbia, SC has had 100 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2019, tied 12th most of 139 (with 1925).
Columbia, SC has had 3 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 55th most of 139 (with 2025, 2018, 2008 and 12 other years).
Columbia, SC has had 31 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 46th most of 139 (with 2007, 2000, 1994 and 3 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Columbia, SC came on Thursday 19 March 2026, the latest since 2023, tied 80th latest of 139 (with 2005, 1967, 1959 and 4 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
5 September	Warmest day	102°F	101°F 1925	Provisional
15 April	Warmest day	92°F	91°F 2006, 1972	Provisional
11 March	Warmest day	89°F	88°F 1990	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

Every month, season and year

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Columbia, SC the day's answers

All-time records

Every answer in words

2026 so far brought 22.23 in of precipitation in Columbia, SC, the driest 1 January to 9 October on record, in 139 years since 1888; provisional.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Columbia, SC: 102°F on Saturday 5 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Columbia, SC: a low of 15°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Columbia, SC: 1.63 in on Saturday 1 August 2026.