Columbia, SC: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 84.7°F in Columbia, SC, the warmest July since 2025, 8th warmest of 140.

July 2026

Mean temperature: 84.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 8th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 1.38 in; Driest since 1986; 8th driest of 140

A normal July in Columbia, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 82.9°F, between 80.5°F and 85.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.69 in of precipitation, between 2.14 in and 9.27 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Columbia, SC since 1887: 84.7°F in 2026; the highest is 87.2°F, in 2016.

Normal range, 80.5 to 85.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July 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	84.7	8	94.8	16	74.5	4	1.38	133	0
2025	84.9	7	94.6	19	75.2	1	7.55	37	0
2024	83.9	10	93.8	27	74	7	9.92	12	0
2023	83	29	92.5	52	73.5	11	5.57	60	0
2022	82.7	34	91.5	65	74	7	6.39	49	0
2021	80.8	77	90.2	88	71.4	63	6.09	52	0
2020	83.4	20	93.1	38	73.7	9	7.61	35	0
2019	82.7	34	93.2	35	72.2	33	4.50	77	0
2018	83.5	18	93.5	32	73.5	11	3.68	92	0
2017	83.6	15	93.7	30	73.5	11	5.42	63	0
2016	87.2	1	99.2	2	75.2	1	1.79	130	0
2015	85.3	5	96.4	5	74.3	5	1.53	131	0
2014	83	29	92.7	47	73.4	15	2.83	115	0
2013	80.5	89	88.4	125	72.7	25	11.21	6	0
2012	85	6	95.8	8	74.2	6	6.96	44	0
2011	85.5	4	96.4	5	74.6	3	6.17	50	0
2010	84.4	9	95.1	14	73.7	9	7.70	33	0
2009	80.8	77	91.8	59	69.8	113	5.87	55	0
2008	81.1	70	91.3	67	70.8	82	3.52	96	0
2007	79.4	119	89.1	113	69.7	117	2.26	125	0
2006	82	49	92.9	43	71.1	72	3.25	103	0
2005	82.2	44	91.3	67	73	19	11.86	4	0
2004	81.8	55	91.7	60	72	38	3.11	107	0
2003	79.7	113	88.5	121	70.9	77	9.05	21	0
2002	83.9	10	94.8	16	72.9	21	3.37	100	0
2001	80.4	93	89.8	97	71	74	3.27	102	0
2000	81.5	61	92	57	70.9	77	2.95	109	0
1999	81.7	57	91.5	65	71.9	42	2.56	120	0
1998	83.8	13	94.1	22	73.5	11	4.91	71	0
1997	81.3	65	91.3	67	71.4	63	8.16	28	0
1996	82	49	91.9	58	72	38	3.54	95	0
1995	83.1	26	94.6	19	71.6	53	7.86	32	0
1994	81.2	68	90.9	77	71.5	57	3.70	91	0
1993	86.2	2	98.9	3	73.4	15	2.02	129	0
1992	83.8	13	95.3	13	72.2	33	2.15	127	0
1991	83	29	92.6	48	73.4	15	17.46	1	0
1990	83.6	15	95.5	11	71.7	50	5.14	68	0
1989	80.9	75	91	74	70.7	87	9.41	16	0
1988	82	49	93.8	27	70.1	105	3.24	104	0
1987	83.1	26	95.7	10	70.5	92	3.95	89	0
1986	86.1	3	99.4	1	72.8	22	1.25	134	0
1985	79.8	107	90.4	85	69.3	125	7.47	38	0
1984	78.7	132	88.5	121	68.9	132	8.69	24	0
1983	83.2	24	96.3	7	70.2	101	0.73	139	0
1982	80.3	97	89.9	92	70.7	87	9.98	11	0
1981	80.8	77	90.5	82	71.2	70	5.42	63	0
1980	81.9	53	94.1	22	69.7	117	1.24	135	0
1979	78.5	134	88.5	121	68.4	137	7.28	40	0
1978	79.8	107	91.2	70	68.5	135	2.10	128	0
1977	82.5	39	95.5	11	69.5	121	0.57	140	0
1976	79.6	116	89.9	92	69.3	125	6.55	47	0
1975	79	126	87.8	133	70.2	101	9.91	13	0
1974	81.3	65	91	74	71.5	57	4.40	81	0
1973	80.7	84	90.5	82	70.8	82	3.19	106	0
1972	79.2	122	89.9	92	68.5	135	9.31	18	0
1971	80	101	89.4	105	70.6	90	11.13	7	0
1970	83.3	22	94.8	16	71.9	42	4.74	74	0
1969	83.1	26	93.9	25	72.2	33	4.31	84	0
1968	80.5	89	90.7	80	70.2	101	9.28	19	0
1967	77.6	139	87.6	135	67.6	139	7.27	41	0
1966	81.5	61	92.8	44	70.3	99	2.87	114	0
1965	79.9	105	89.9	92	69.9	110	4.33	83	0
1964	78.7	132	87.5	136	70	107	10.32	10	0
1963	79.8	107	91	74	68.7	133	2.48	121	0
1962	81.6	59	93	41	70.2	101	2.67	117	0
1961	81.1	70	93.2	35	69.1	130	5.70	58	0
1960	81.2	68	92.3	53	70.1	105	4.79	72	0
1959	80.3	97	90.1	89	70.5	92	13.87	2	0
1958	81.9	53	92.1	56	71.7	50	8.70	23	0
1957	81	72	92.6	48	69.5	121	1.15	137	0
1956	82.5	39	93.6	31	71.4	63	3.68	92	0
1955	82.6	38	93.9	25	71.3	67	2.95	109	0
1954	83.9	10	96.5	4	71.2	70	2.24	126	0
1953	82	49	93.5	32	70.5	92	4.25	86	0
1952	83.4	20	95.8	8	70.9	77	1.17	136	0
1951	81.4	64	93.5	32	69.3	125	8.16	28	0
1950	79.2	122	88.7	117	69.7	117	11.79	5	0
1949	83.2	24	93.8	27	72.6	26	5.36	65	0
1948	83.5	18	94.1	22	73	19	2.60	118	0
1947	78.3	136	88.9	115	67.7	138	5.78	57	0
1946	79.7	113	88.6	119	70.8	82	4.20	87	0
1945	80.6	86	89.8	97	71.4	63	3.78	90	0
1944	78.9	128	88.6	119	69.2	129	8.54	25	0
1943	80.8	77	89.9	92	71.8	46	4.46	78	0
1942	82.9	32	92.8	44	73.1	18	7.24	42	0
1941	81	72	89.5	103	72.5	29	8.53	26	0
1940	80.8	77	90.7	80	70.9	77	1.44	132	0
1939	81.5	61	91.2	70	71.8	46	6.93	45	0
1938	79.3	121	88.1	130	70.5	92	7.91	30	0
1937	80.5	89	90.5	82	70.5	92	4.79	72	0
1936	82.4	41	92.8	44	72	38	7.10	43	0
1935	80.4	93	89.3	110	71.6	53	7.89	31	0
1934	82.7	34	92.6	48	72.8	22	4.27	85	0
1933	79.5	117	89.1	113	69.8	113	2.92	113	0
1932	83.6	15	94.4	21	72.8	22	3.39	99	0
1931	82.7	34	93.1	38	72.4	31	5.55	61	0
1930	82.4	41	93	41	71.7	50	6.47	48	0
1929	79	126	88.2	128	69.8	113	7.62	34	0
1928	80.8	77	89.7	100	71.9	42	9.78	14	0
1927	79.1	124	88.4	125	69.9	110	6.11	51	0
1926	80.9	75	89.8	97	72.1	36	8.79	22	0
1925	82.8	33	93.1	38	72.6	26	3.50	97	0
1924	79.5	117	88.1	130	71	74	6.00	54	0
1923	79.8	107	89.3	110	70.4	98	2.37	122	0
1922	80.2	99	88.9	115	71.5	57	7.39	39	0
1921	79.8	107	88.4	125	71.3	67	5.64	59	0
1920	79.9	105	89.4	105	70.5	92	3.36	101	0
1919	80	101	88.5	121	71.5	57	10.83	9	0
1918	78.9	128	88.7	117	69.1	130	1.15	137	0
1917	80.5	89	89.5	103	71.6	53	4.41	79	0
1916	78.8	130	86.3	139	71.3	67	7.58	36	0
1915	81.3	65	91.6	63	71	74	2.31	123	0
1914	80.1	100	90.4	85	69.9	110	4.41	79	0
1913	82.2	44	92.3	53	72	38	5.82	56	0
1912	80	101	89.2	112	70.8	82	4.02	88	0
1911	79.8	107	89.6	102	70	107	2.30	124	0
1910	79.1	124	87.9	132	70.3	99	5.25	67	0
1909	78.4	135	87.5	136	69.3	125	3.08	108	0
1908	80	101	89.4	105	70.6	90	3.46	98	0
1907	81.7	57	91.7	60	71.8	46	3.56	94	0
1906	78.1	138	86.2	140	70	107	8.51	27	0
1905	80.6	86	89.7	100	71.5	57	6.90	46	0
1904	79.4	119	89.4	105	69.4	124	3.21	105	0
1903	80.8	77	90.4	85	71.1	72	2.94	112	0
1902	82.3	43	92.2	55	72.4	31	2.78	116	0
1901	81.8	55	91.2	70	72.5	29	2.58	119	0
1900	82.2	44	92.6	48	71.9	42	4.35	82	0
1899	82.1	47	93.2	35	70.9	77	5.27	66	0
1898	80.4	93	90	90	70.8	82	12.17	3	0
1897	81	72	91.2	70	70.7	87	9.66	15	0
1896	81.6	59	91.6	63	71.6	53	10.89	8	0
1895	79.7	113	90.8	79	68.7	133	5.50	62	0
1894	78.8	130	88.2	128	69.5	121	5.01	69	0
1893	83.3	22	95	15	71.5	57	2.95	109	0
1892	80.7	84	90	90	72.1	36	4.71	75	2
1891	77.2	140	87.8	133	66.6	140	5.01	69	0
1890	78.3	136	87	138	69.6	120	9.34	17	0
1889	80.6	86	89.4	105	71.8	46	9.26	20	0
1888	80.4	93	90.9	77	69.8	113	4.57	76	0
1887	82.1	47	91.7	60	72.6	26	6.04	53	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	87.2
1993	86.2
1986	86.1
2011	85.5
2015	85.3
2012	85
2025	84.9
2026	84.7
2010	84.4
2024	83.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1891	77.2
1967	77.6
1906	78.1
1947	78.3
1890	78.3
1909	78.4
1979	78.5
1984	78.7
1964	78.7
1916	78.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1991	17.46
1959	13.87
1898	12.17
2005	11.86
1950	11.79
2013	11.21
1971	11.13
1896	10.89
1919	10.83
1964	10.32

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1977	0.57
1983	0.73
1957	1.15
1918	1.15
1952	1.17
1980	1.24
1986	1.25
2026	1.38
1940	1.44
2015	1.53

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 28 July 2026
Coldest night: 66°F; 31 July 2026
Wettest day: 0.72 in; 6 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 1.38 in of precipitation in Columbia, SC, the driest July since 1986, 8th driest of 140.
The hottest day of July 2026 in Columbia, SC: 100°F on Tuesday 28 July 2026.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Columbia, SC: a low of 66°F on Friday 31 July 2026.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Columbia, SC: 0.72 in on Monday 6 July 2026.