Columbia, SC: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 48.7°F in Columbia, SC, the coldest February since 2021, 69th coldest of 139.

February 2026

Mean temperature: 48.7°F; Coldest since 2021; 69th coldest of 139
Precipitation: 3.04 in; Driest since 2025; 55th driest of 139

A normal February in Columbia, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 49.4°F, between 45.2°F and 53.2°F in eight years of ten and 3.31 in of precipitation, between 1.56 in and 5.48 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Columbia, SC since 1888: 48.7°F in 2026; the lowest is 37.3°F, in 1895.

Normal range, 45.2 to 53.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	48.7	71	60.5	57	36.8	78	3.04	85
2025	52.2	24	64.4	20	40	39	1.86	113
2024	51.1	38	63.7	29	38.4	58	2.72	96
2023	56.7	5	68.8	5	44.5	8	3.50	76
2022	52.8	21	65.4	11	40.1	37	1.88	110
2021	48.4	72	58.7	80	38.2	61	6.39	13
2020	51.7	31	61.7	49	41.7	20	5.48	24
2019	53.2	19	65.1	12	41.2	25	0.88	134
2018	59.8	1	70.1	3	49.6	1	1.61	115
2017	57.2	4	71.4	1	43.1	14	1.60	116
2016	49	65	60.1	66	37.9	65	4.69	43
2015	43.1	123	54.1	116	32.1	124	4.76	42
2014	48.9	68	60.3	61	37.4	70	2.92	90
2013	47.7	79	59.2	75	36.3	85	5.51	23
2012	52.2	24	64.1	23	40.3	32	2.46	101
2011	52.2	24	64.6	18	39.7	43	4.21	57
2010	41.5	132	51.8	135	31.3	127	2.88	93
2009	48.1	75	60.4	60	35.7	90	3.00	88
2008	53.5	16	66.6	7	40.4	30	3.69	70
2007	45.8	99	57.9	88	33.7	111	2.62	97
2006	46.3	93	57.8	90	34.8	102	3.33	78
2005	48.8	69	59.6	71	38	62	4.11	60
2004	44.6	111	55.2	107	34	107	4.77	41
2003	47.6	82	58.5	83	36.6	82	3.54	74
2002	47.5	83	59.6	71	35.4	95	1.90	109
2001	51.7	31	63.1	35	40.2	34	1.92	108
2000	50.1	48	64	24	36.2	86	1.18	127
1999	49.9	53	62.9	36	36.9	76	2.35	102
1998	49.7	56	60.3	61	39.1	47	6.23	15
1997	51.3	36	62.7	37	39.9	41	4.87	39
1996	48.8	69	61.1	52	36.6	82	1.16	128
1995	46.3	93	57	96	35.5	93	6.70	11
1994	50.1	48	62.5	38	37.6	68	4.06	62
1993	45.3	104	55.3	106	35.4	95	3.29	80
1992	50.9	39	63.2	34	38.7	52	4.16	58
1991	51.7	31	64.8	15	38.6	54	1.87	112
1990	56.1	6	69.2	4	43.1	14	2.56	99
1989	49.8	54	60.5	57	39.1	47	3.30	79
1988	44.8	109	58.3	85	31.3	127	2.02	107
1987	45.7	100	56.3	102	35.1	97	5.39	28
1986	51.4	34	63.9	26	38.9	49	1.46	119
1985	46.9	87	59	77	34.9	101	7.15	8
1984	48	77	62	44	34	107	4.88	38
1983	45.3	104	56.5	100	34.1	106	5.38	29
1982	49.7	56	60.6	56	38.9	49	4.39	51
1981	46.6	91	60.2	65	33.1	114	4.08	61
1980	41.3	133	54.1	116	28.6	136	1.88	110
1979	42.9	127	54.8	113	31	131	8.10	5
1978	38.4	138	49.9	136	26.8	138	1.28	124
1977	46.1	98	61.9	45	30.3	133	1.22	126
1976	55.5	7	71	2	40	39	0.87	135
1975	51.9	29	63.6	30	40.3	32	6.43	12
1974	50.9	39	64.8	15	37	74	4.49	45
1973	44	115	57.4	91	30.6	132	5.75	17
1972	45.7	100	56.3	102	35	99	3.58	73
1971	46.3	93	59.6	71	33	116	5.23	33
1970	47.5	83	62.4	40	32.6	118	2.58	98
1969	43.5	121	54.6	114	32.4	120	3.03	86
1968	40	136	53.9	123	26.2	139	1.14	129
1967	43	124	54.1	116	31.9	125	4.36	52
1966	46.8	88	56.9	97	36.8	78	4.54	44
1965	48.3	73	59.9	70	36.6	82	5.33	30
1964	43.6	118	54.9	111	32.4	120	5.33	30
1963	41.9	130	54.1	116	29.8	134	3.94	63
1962	52.5	23	65.1	12	39.9	41	5.18	34
1961	50.1	48	61.9	45	38.3	60	8.68	3
1960	45.6	103	57.2	93	33.9	109	5.53	21
1959	50.1	48	60	68	40.2	34	4.99	37
1958	40.8	135	53.3	127	28.3	137	3.87	64
1957	55.1	9	66.4	8	43.8	12	1.30	123
1956	52	28	63.6	30	40.4	30	5.45	26
1955	49	65	62.2	41	35.8	89	2.17	106
1954	52.2	24	65.8	10	38.7	52	2.26	103
1953	49.6	59	61.4	51	37.8	66	5.55	20
1952	49.4	60	61.8	47	37.1	73	4.31	54
1951	48.1	75	62.5	38	33.8	110	1.42	120
1950	51.4	34	64.3	21	38.5	56	1.12	130
1949	54.1	12	65.1	12	43.1	14	6.38	14
1948	47.7	79	58.4	84	37	74	5.47	25
1947	42.6	128	54	122	31.1	130	0.77	136
1946	50.8	41	62.1	42	39.5	44	2.56	99
1945	51.2	37	60.9	53	41.4	23	2.92	90
1944	52.9	20	62.1	42	43.8	12	4.46	47
1943	49.8	54	60.9	53	38.6	54	0.90	133
1942	43.6	118	52.7	130	34.5	104	2.94	89
1941	43.6	118	54.1	116	33.1	114	1.80	114
1940	46.8	88	56.8	98	36.9	76	2.89	92
1939	54.7	10	64.7	17	44.6	7	9.39	1
1938	54.1	12	64	24	44.1	9	0.49	139
1937	48.3	73	57.2	93	39.4	46	4.33	53
1936	44.7	110	53.7	125	35.7	90	4.30	55
1935	47.3	85	57.4	91	37.3	72	1.37	122
1934	41.7	131	51.9	134	31.5	126	3.77	65
1933	49	65	57.9	88	40.1	37	3.71	68
1932	55.2	8	64.5	19	46	4	4.13	59
1931	49.4	60	60.3	61	38.5	56	1.25	125
1930	53.5	16	64.3	21	42.6	17	0.65	137
1929	46.3	93	54.6	114	38	62	6.96	10
1928	47.3	85	57.1	95	37.6	68	5.41	27
1927	57.6	2	66.4	8	48.8	2	3.69	70
1926	50.3	46	60.3	61	40.2	34	3.16	82
1925	53.8	14	63.6	30	44	11	1.08	131
1924	44.6	111	54.1	116	35.1	97	2.18	105
1923	46.3	93	55.2	107	37.4	70	2.83	94
1922	53.3	18	61.8	47	44.9	6	5.73	19
1921	50.2	47	59.1	76	41.3	24	4.49	45
1920	44	115	52.5	133	35.5	93	2.82	95
1919	46.7	90	55.5	104	38	62	3.50	76
1918	53.8	14	63.5	33	44.1	9	1.42	120
1917	47.9	78	58	87	37.8	66	3.07	84
1916	49.1	63	59.5	74	38.8	51	3.76	66
1915	49.1	63	58.8	79	39.5	44	2.25	104
1914	45	107	54.9	111	35	99	4.45	48
1913	49.4	60	58.2	86	40.6	29	3.51	75
1912	42.6	128	52.7	130	32.4	120	5.52	22
1911	51.9	29	61.7	49	42.1	18	0.94	132
1910	45.3	104	55	110	35.7	90	6.98	9
1909	52.8	21	63.9	26	41.6	21	4.42	49
1908	43.5	121	52.7	130	34.2	105	3.74	67
1907	45.7	100	55.4	105	35.9	87	3.65	72
1906	46.6	91	56.4	101	36.7	81	1.60	116
1905	38.9	137	46.5	138	31.2	129	5.03	36
1904	44.4	114	53	128	35.9	87	3.01	87
1903	50.1	48	59	77	41.1	26	7.30	7
1902	40.9	134	49.1	137	32.8	117	5.12	35
1901	43	124	53.8	124	32.3	123	3.11	83
1900	44.5	113	55.2	107	33.7	111	5.93	16
1899	43	124	53.4	126	32.5	119	8.59	4
1898	44.9	108	56.6	99	33.2	113	0.60	138
1897	50.6	44	60.1	66	41.1	26	9.11	2
1896	47.7	79	58.7	80	36.8	78	8.00	6
1895	37.3	139	46	139	28.7	135	3.25	81
1894	50.8	41	60.5	57	41	28	5.33	30
1893	50.8	41	60	68	41.6	21	4.83	40
1892	49.7	56	60.9	53	38.4	58	4.41	50
1891	54.5	11	63.8	28	45.1	5	3.70	69
1890	57.6	2	67.1	6	48.1	3	1.58	118
1889	43.9	117	53	128	34.8	102	5.75	17
1888	50.4	45	58.6	82	42.1	18	4.25	56

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	59.8
1927	57.6
1890	57.6
2017	57.2
2023	56.7
1990	56.1
1976	55.5
1932	55.2
1957	55.1
1939	54.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1895	37.3
1978	38.4
1905	38.9
1968	40
1958	40.8
1902	40.9
1980	41.3
2010	41.5
1934	41.7
1963	41.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1939	9.39
1897	9.11
1961	8.68
1899	8.59
1979	8.10
1896	8.00
1903	7.30
1985	7.15
1910	6.98
1929	6.96

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1938	0.49
1898	0.60
1930	0.65
1947	0.77
1976	0.87
2019	0.88
1943	0.90
1911	0.94
1925	1.08
1950	1.12

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 20 February 2026
Coldest night: 15°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.93 in; 27 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 3.04 in of precipitation in Columbia, SC, the driest February since 2025, 55th driest of 139.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Columbia, SC: 84°F on Friday 20 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Columbia, SC: a low of 15°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Columbia, SC: 0.93 in on Friday 27 February 2026.