Columbia, SC: September

30 September 2026: September 2026 averaged 78.3°F in Columbia, SC, the warmest September since 2019, 15th warmest of 140.

September 2026

Mean temperature: 78.3°F; Warmest since 2019; 15th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 1.54 in; Driest since 2007; 23rd driest of 140

A normal September in Columbia, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.5°F, between 72.9°F and 79°F in eight years of ten and 3.74 in of precipitation, between 1.84 in and 6.60 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every September in Columbia, SC since 1887: 78.3°F in 2026; the highest is 82.6°F, in 1925.

Normal range, 72.9 to 79°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every September 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
2026	78.3	15	90	8	66.6	36	1.54	118
2025	75	72	86.4	39	63.5	100	1.56	117
2024	76.7	34	85.6	59	67.8	20	6.02	25
2023	75	72	85.3	68	64.7	77	4.43	49
2022	74.9	75	86	46	63.8	91	3.15	72
2021	74.4	85	85.3	68	63.6	94	4.09	52
2020	74.6	81	83.4	104	65.7	59	4.50	46
2019	80.9	4	93	2	68.9	13	1.95	110
2018	81.9	2	91.2	5	72.6	1	6.09	23
2017	77.1	27	88.6	18	65.6	63	4.55	44
2016	79.4	6	89.2	14	69.6	5	6.81	15
2015	76.7	34	85.9	50	67.6	22	6.15	20
2014	76.7	34	84.9	80	68.4	15	2.81	80
2013	76.2	47	86.9	34	65.5	64	2.04	107
2012	75.5	59	85.9	50	65.1	71	1.84	113
2011	76.4	38	86.9	34	65.9	49	3.36	63
2010	78.9	9	91.3	3	66.6	36	1.94	111
2009	75.4	62	85	76	65.7	59	5.61	32
2008	74.6	81	82.8	108	66.3	42	2.34	101
2007	77.2	26	88.7	17	65.8	53	0.72	132
2006	73.4	103	82.5	116	64.3	84	2.63	88
2005	78.5	12	89.8	9	67.1	29	trace	140
2004	74.7	80	82.5	116	66.9	32	7.23	11
2003	72.9	110	82.8	108	62.9	111	4.28	50
2002	77.5	24	85.3	68	69.6	5	7.36	8
2001	72.7	118	83	105	62.4	121	1.84	113
2000	73.1	105	82.3	120	64	89	6.31	19
1999	72.8	113	84.9	80	60.6	135	3.58	60
1998	76.3	41	87	33	65.7	59	6.58	17
1997	74.8	77	85.5	63	64.1	87	4.55	44
1996	74.2	87	84.4	90	63.9	90	2.50	93
1995	74.2	87	83.6	100	64.7	77	5.51	33
1994	72.5	119	83.6	100	61.3	129	3.27	68
1993	76.6	37	87.7	27	65.5	64	3.90	56
1992	74.9	75	84.6	86	65.1	71	4.60	43
1991	75	72	87.5	28	62.5	119	2.45	97
1990	76	53	88.6	18	63.3	104	2.64	86
1989	74.8	77	83.7	98	65.9	49	5.16	37
1988	75.5	59	84.6	86	66.4	41	7.53	7
1987	75.2	69	85.7	57	64.7	77	5.27	34
1986	76.3	41	87.3	31	65.4	69	0.56	134
1985	72.3	127	85.6	59	59.1	137	0.07	139
1984	71.7	133	85.2	71	58.1	139	0.67	133
1983	73.1	105	84	95	62.3	122	3.25	70
1982	71.8	132	82.3	120	61.3	129	3.32	64
1981	71.4	136	84.5	88	58.3	138	0.39	137
1980	76.8	32	87.4	30	66.2	46	7.25	10
1979	73.7	99	81.5	128	65.9	49	7.86	6
1978	77.3	25	88	22	66.6	36	4.09	52
1977	75.4	62	86.4	39	64.3	84	1.51	119
1976	72.4	122	83.5	102	61.3	129	5.74	28
1975	75.3	66	85.2	71	65.4	69	3.32	64
1974	72.5	119	82	124	63	108	4.44	48
1973	78.5	12	89	16	68.1	17	4.47	47
1972	75.1	70	87.8	26	62.5	119	2.51	92
1971	77.1	27	86.8	36	67.3	27	5.03	38
1970	78.6	10	89.7	10	67.4	26	3.72	58
1969	72.8	113	82	124	63.5	100	3.17	71
1968	72.4	122	84.5	88	60.3	136	2.40	99
1967	67.3	140	79.7	137	54.8	140	2.38	100
1966	73.8	96	85.5	63	62	126	2.02	108
1965	75.4	62	85	76	65.8	53	5.99	26
1964	73.8	96	85	76	62.6	115	6.93	14
1963	72.3	127	83.5	102	61.1	133	3.98	54
1962	73.9	92	85.4	66	62.3	122	2.85	79
1961	76.1	50	88	22	64.3	84	1.46	121
1960	75.9	55	86.3	42	65.5	64	3.94	55
1959	74.1	89	83.8	97	64.5	81	7.12	12
1958	75.1	70	87.5	28	62.7	114	0.76	130
1957	76.2	47	85.9	50	66.6	36	6.74	16
1956	72.5	119	83.7	98	61.2	132	7.94	5
1955	76.1	50	85.9	50	66.3	42	1.38	122
1954	78.1	17	91.1	6	65	74	1.75	116
1953	74.6	81	85.7	57	63.4	102	8.78	4
1952	73.5	101	84.2	93	62.8	112	2.65	84
1951	75.5	59	85.9	50	65.1	71	4.70	41
1950	72.9	110	82.5	116	63.3	104	6.46	18
1949	72.8	113	82.9	106	62.8	112	2.63	88
1948	72.4	122	82.7	111	62	126	7.29	9
1947	75.8	56	85.6	59	65.9	49	3.58	60
1946	74.4	85	83.9	96	64.8	76	1.36	123
1945	77.9	19	86.4	39	69.3	9	10.54	3
1944	76.3	41	85.1	74	67.5	24	3.42	62
1943	72.3	127	82.7	111	61.8	128	2.65	84
1942	76.2	47	86	46	66.3	42	2.66	83
1941	77.6	22	88.4	20	66.7	33	1.27	124
1940	73.9	92	84.7	85	63	108	1.18	126
1939	78.2	16	87.9	25	68.5	14	6.06	24
1938	75.3	66	84.9	80	65.8	53	3.03	77
1937	72.9	110	82.4	119	63.4	102	1.27	124
1936	77	29	86	46	68	18	2.09	106
1935	74.1	89	82.7	111	65.5	64	5.65	31
1934	77	29	85.8	56	68.2	16	1.97	109
1933	79.5	5	89.4	11	69.6	5	2.19	104
1932	74.1	89	82.6	115	65.5	64	2.46	96
1931	78.6	10	89.4	11	67.7	21	0.56	134
1930	78	18	86.8	36	69.3	9	3.78	57
1929	73.8	96	81.5	128	66.1	47	3.27	68
1928	73	108	81.4	131	64.6	80	14.64	1
1927	76.9	31	87.1	32	66.7	33	2.64	86
1926	78.5	12	88	22	69	12	1.09	127
1925	82.6	1	93.3	1	72	2	1.90	112
1924	71	138	78.7	140	63.2	107	11.48	2
1923	76.3	41	85.1	74	67.5	24	3.13	73
1922	76.3	41	86.1	44	66.5	40	2.19	104
1921	81	3	91.3	3	70.6	3	1.83	115
1920	76.1	50	85	76	67.1	29	4.17	51
1919	74.6	81	85.4	66	63.7	92	0.08	138
1918	70.4	139	80.1	135	60.8	134	3.31	66
1917	71.5	135	79.4	138	63.6	94	3.07	75
1916	73	108	82.7	111	63.3	104	2.23	102
1915	76.8	32	86.6	38	67	31	0.96	129
1914	71.1	137	80.1	135	62.1	124	2.60	90
1913	71.9	131	81.3	132	62.6	115	4.77	40
1912	77.7	20	85.9	50	69.5	8	5.98	27
1911	79.1	7	88.4	20	69.8	4	6.10	22
1910	75.7	57	85.5	63	65.8	53	5.17	36
1909	72.8	113	82.1	123	63.6	94	1.04	128
1908	72	130	81.9	126	62.1	124	2.21	103
1907	76.4	38	85.6	59	67.2	28	5.72	29
1906	77.7	20	86.1	44	69.3	9	3.64	59
1905	76.4	38	86	46	66.7	33	2.57	91
1904	75.3	66	84.8	84	65.8	53	2.50	93
1903	72.8	113	81.5	128	64.1	87	2.68	82
1902	72.4	122	81.3	132	63.6	94	2.86	78
1901	73.6	100	82.8	108	64.4	83	6.13	21
1900	79	8	90.4	7	67.6	22	3.29	67
1899	73.5	101	84.4	90	62.6	115	3.13	73
1898	76	53	86.3	42	65.7	59	3.04	76
1897	73.9	92	84.9	80	63	108	2.49	95
1896	76.3	41	89.1	15	63.6	94	0.74	131
1895	77.6	22	89.3	13	65.8	53	1.47	120
1894	75.4	62	84.4	90	66.3	42	5.18	35
1893	75.7	57	85.2	71	66.1	47	2.79	81
1892	74.8	77	81.6	127	68	18	4.64	42
1891	73.9	92	84.1	94	63.7	92	4.94	39
1890	73.1	105	81.2	134	64.9	75	7.09	13
1889	73.3	104	82.9	106	63.6	94	2.41	98
1888	71.6	134	78.8	139	64.5	81	5.71	30
1887	72.4	122	82.2	122	62.6	115	0.56	134

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1925	82.6
2018	81.9
1921	81
2019	80.9
1933	79.5
2016	79.4
1911	79.1
1900	79
2010	78.9
1970	78.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	67.3
1918	70.4
1924	71
1914	71.1
1981	71.4
1917	71.5
1888	71.6
1984	71.7
1982	71.8
1913	71.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1928	14.64
1924	11.48
1945	10.54
1953	8.78
1956	7.94
1979	7.86
1988	7.53
2002	7.36
1948	7.29
1980	7.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2005	trace
1985	0.07
1919	0.08
1981	0.39
1986	0.56
1931	0.56
1887	0.56
1984	0.67
2007	0.72
1896	0.74

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 5 September 2026
Coldest night: 46°F; 26 September 2026
Wettest day: 0.40 in; 5 September 2026

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September 2026 brought 1.54 in of precipitation in Columbia, SC, the driest September since 2007, 23rd driest of 140.
The hottest day of September 2026 in Columbia, SC: 102°F on Saturday 5 September 2026.
The coldest night of September 2026 in Columbia, SC: a low of 46°F on Saturday 26 September 2026.
The wettest day of September 2026 in Columbia, SC: 0.40 in on Saturday 5 September 2026.