Columbia, SC: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 68°F in Columbia, SC, the warmest April since 2025, 6th warmest of 139.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 68°F; Warmest since 2025; 6th warmest of 139
Precipitation: 0.93 in; Driest since 2021; 16th driest of 139

A normal April in Columbia, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.1°F, between 61.7°F and 67.5°F in eight years of ten and 2.78 in of precipitation, between 0.90 in and 4.83 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Columbia, SC since 1888: 68°F in 2026; the highest is 69.4°F, in 2017.

Normal range, 61.7 to 67.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Columbia, SC from 1888 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
2026	68	6	81.6	2	54.3	21	0.93	124
2025	68.2	4	80	15	56.4	5	2.87	65
2024	65.9	25	78.1	32	53.6	32	2.39	79
2023	64.8	49	77.3	43	52.3	57	5.04	23
2022	63.2	79	76.5	57	49.9	102	5.67	17
2021	63.4	75	77.2	46	49.6	105	0.80	131
2020	63.5	72	76.1	62	50.8	90	2.98	63
2019	65.3	38	77.9	35	52.7	51	2.86	66
2018	62.3	95	75.1	78	49.4	108	3.10	59
2017	69.4	1	81	5	57.7	2	6.11	13
2016	65.9	25	78.1	32	53.6	32	2.80	70
2015	67	12	77.8	36	56.1	7	4.03	40
2014	65.6	31	78.3	30	52.8	48	2.99	62
2013	65	47	76.7	51	53.4	37	4.63	27
2012	67	12	79.3	20	54.7	17	2.28	83
2011	67.8	7	80.9	6	54.6	18	2.76	72
2010	65.8	28	80.3	11	51.3	79	0.91	125
2009	63	82	75.7	69	50.4	94	2.76	72
2008	62	105	73.9	101	50.2	99	3.48	50
2007	61.9	106	75.6	71	48.2	122	1.39	109
2006	67	12	80.4	10	53.6	32	1.08	121
2005	61.8	111	74.3	95	49.2	113	2.16	88
2004	63.7	66	77.7	40	49.6	105	0.76	134
2003	61.7	113	72.4	121	51.1	83	6.65	7
2002	69	2	79.8	16	58.1	1	1.60	103
2001	65.1	44	77.8	36	52.5	54	0.61	135
2000	61.4	118	73.7	102	49	115	1.47	107
1999	66.4	22	77.5	42	55.2	15	3.96	43
1998	62.6	87	73.3	110	52	64	6.12	12
1997	60.2	129	72.6	118	47.7	126	4.07	38
1996	62.3	95	75.2	76	49.4	108	2.38	80
1995	65.6	31	79.6	18	51.6	72	0.98	122
1994	67.5	9	82.6	1	52.3	57	0.29	139
1993	58.8	134	73.5	106	44.2	139	1.63	102
1992	62.3	95	75.9	67	48.7	118	3.16	56
1991	67	12	78.5	27	55.6	9	4.69	26
1990	63.4	75	77.8	36	49	115	1.26	113
1989	62.3	95	75.1	78	49.4	108	4.27	35
1988	62.5	91	77	48	48	123	3.01	61
1987	60.4	128	74.3	95	46.5	133	0.40	137
1986	63.8	62	80.1	13	47.4	129	0.35	138
1985	65.3	38	80.1	13	50.4	94	1.29	112
1984	59.5	132	71.3	128	47.8	125	3.75	45
1983	57.8	137	70.7	134	44.8	138	5.68	16
1982	60.2	129	72.1	122	48.3	121	6.44	10
1981	66.8	17	80.9	6	52.8	48	1.87	97
1980	61.5	115	75	82	47.9	124	2.02	93
1979	62.4	93	76	66	48.8	117	6.85	5
1978	63	82	76.9	50	49.1	114	4.28	34
1977	66.1	24	81.3	3	51	85	0.91	125
1976	64.4	53	80.3	11	48.4	120	0.81	130
1975	63.3	77	75.7	69	50.9	88	4.59	28
1974	65.3	38	79.6	18	51	85	2.97	64
1973	59.9	131	72.6	118	47.3	130	4.47	31
1972	63.1	80	76.7	51	49.4	108	1.16	119
1971	61.3	120	76.7	51	45.9	137	4.31	32
1970	67.6	8	80.9	6	54.3	21	0.91	125
1969	65.1	44	78.7	24	51.6	72	4.57	29
1968	63.8	62	77.1	47	50.5	93	4.52	30
1967	65.6	31	78.5	27	52.6	52	3.72	46
1966	63.1	80	75.8	68	50.3	96	3.58	49
1965	65.1	44	76.5	57	53.7	29	3.99	42
1964	64.2	58	76.1	62	52.2	60	3.60	48
1963	65.3	38	77.6	41	52.9	46	4.18	37
1962	60.8	123	74.4	92	47.2	131	3.21	55
1961	58.6	135	71.2	129	46	135	5.52	19
1960	65.3	38	79	23	51.6	72	3.91	44
1959	65.6	31	78.4	29	52.8	48	2.64	76
1958	63.6	67	75.4	73	51.7	69	5.89	15
1957	65.6	31	78.7	24	52.5	54	2.25	84
1956	62.3	95	75	82	49.7	104	5.31	21
1955	67	12	79.7	17	54.2	24	4.01	41
1954	66.8	17	79.2	21	54.3	21	2.09	91
1953	62.2	100	76.7	51	47.7	126	3.41	51
1952	62.4	93	75.6	71	49.3	112	3.10	59
1951	61.8	111	74.2	98	49.5	107	4.87	25
1950	61.5	115	75.3	74	47.6	128	1.37	110
1949	61.9	106	73.7	102	50	100	5.51	20
1948	66.5	21	79.2	21	53.9	26	1.50	106
1947	67.3	10	78.1	32	56.4	5	5.18	22
1946	64.8	49	76.2	61	53.3	38	3.71	47
1945	67.2	11	77.8	36	56.7	4	1.75	99
1944	63	82	73.6	105	52.3	57	4.29	33
1943	62.6	87	73.5	106	51.6	72	3.16	56
1942	65.9	25	78.7	24	53.1	41	2.75	74
1941	66.4	22	77.3	43	55.6	9	2.13	90
1940	61.6	114	73.3	110	49.9	102	2.09	91
1939	63.8	62	74.4	92	53.1	41	2.18	86
1938	64	60	74.9	86	53	43	7.34	3
1937	62.5	91	73.2	113	51.7	69	6.48	9
1936	60.6	127	71	132	50.3	96	10.76	1
1935	63.3	77	72.7	115	53.9	26	2.30	82
1934	63.9	61	74.1	99	53.7	29	2.81	69
1933	63	82	73.4	109	52.5	54	0.80	131
1932	63.6	67	75	82	52.2	60	1.95	94
1931	60.8	123	70.9	133	50.6	92	2.82	67
1930	65.6	31	76.5	57	54.6	18	1.64	101
1929	65.7	30	76.1	62	55.3	14	4.20	36
1928	61.4	118	71.9	125	51	85	6.39	11
1927	64.3	56	75.1	78	53.5	36	1.55	104
1926	62.1	104	73.3	110	50.9	88	1.94	95
1925	66.8	17	78.2	31	55.4	13	1.24	114
1924	62.2	100	72.1	122	52.2	60	6.66	6
1923	62.2	100	73.2	113	51.2	82	2.17	87
1922	64.4	53	74.6	90	54.1	25	6.53	8
1921	64.3	56	74.7	88	53.8	28	1.24	114
1920	61.9	106	72	124	51.8	68	3.41	51
1919	63.5	72	74.9	86	52.2	60	2.14	89
1918	61.5	115	70.3	135	52.6	52	7.23	4
1917	65.8	28	76.4	60	55.2	15	2.82	67
1916	62.6	87	73.7	102	51.5	77	1.11	120
1915	64.8	49	76.6	55	53	43	1.22	117
1914	64.4	53	75.1	78	53.6	32	1.88	96
1913	61.9	106	72.7	115	51.1	83	0.83	129
1912	65	47	74.4	92	55.6	9	2.77	71
1911	62.2	100	72.7	115	51.7	69	1.84	98
1910	63.6	67	75.3	74	51.9	67	0.78	133
1909	64.2	58	74.7	88	53.7	29	1.72	100
1908	66.7	20	77.3	43	56.1	7	3.24	53
1907	56.9	138	67.8	138	46	135	2.61	77
1906	65.2	43	77	48	53.3	38	2.74	75
1905	63.6	67	74.3	95	52.9	46	7.51	2
1904	59.1	133	69.6	137	48.6	119	1.23	116
1903	60.8	123	71.2	129	50.3	96	3.11	58
1902	61	122	71.2	129	50.8	90	3.23	54
1901	56.2	139	65.8	139	46.6	132	4.04	39
1900	63.6	67	75.2	76	52	64	5.63	18
1899	60.8	123	71.6	126	50	100	2.43	78
1898	58.1	136	69.8	136	46.3	134	4.90	24
1897	62.7	86	74	100	51.4	78	2.32	81
1896	68.1	5	80.6	9	55.5	12	0.95	123
1895	61.9	106	72.5	120	51.3	79	5.91	14
1894	63.5	72	75	82	52	64	1.37	110
1893	69	2	81.1	4	56.9	3	0.47	136
1892	62.6	87	73.5	106	51.6	72	1.43	108
1891	61.3	120	71.4	127	51.3	79	1.20	118
1890	63.8	62	74.6	90	53	43	2.19	85
1889	64.7	52	76.1	62	53.3	38	1.51	105
1888	65.5	37	76.6	55	54.5	20	0.91	125

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	69.4
2002	69
1893	69
2025	68.2
1896	68.1
2026	68
2011	67.8
1970	67.6
1994	67.5
1947	67.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1901	56.2
1907	56.9
1983	57.8
1898	58.1
1961	58.6
1993	58.8
1904	59.1
1984	59.5
1973	59.9
1997	60.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	10.76
1905	7.51
1938	7.34
1918	7.23
1979	6.85
1924	6.66
2003	6.65
1922	6.53
1937	6.48
1982	6.44

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1994	0.29
1986	0.35
1987	0.40
1893	0.47
2001	0.61
2004	0.76
1910	0.78
2021	0.80
1933	0.80
1976	0.81

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 18 April 2026
Coldest night: 37°F; 20 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.57 in; 30 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 0.93 in of precipitation in Columbia, SC, the driest April since 2021, 16th driest of 139.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Columbia, SC: 93°F on Saturday 18 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Columbia, SC: a low of 37°F on Monday 20 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Columbia, SC: 0.57 in on Thursday 30 April 2026.