Columbus, OH: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 58.2°F in Columbus, OH, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2024, tied 14th warmest of 148 (with 1933 and 1898).

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 58.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 14th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 44.17 in; Wettest since 1890; 3rd wettest of 148

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Columbus, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.1°F, between 54.8°F and 59.1°F in eight years of ten and 32.97 in of precipitation, between 27.09 in and 40.91 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Columbus, OH since 1879: 58.2°F in 2026; the highest is 60.4°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 54.8 to 59.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Columbus, OH from 1878 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	58.2	14	68.2	13	48.3	20	44.17	3	0
2025	57.8	22	67.7	24	47.9	37	32.61	50	0
2024	60.4	1	70.6	1	50.3	3	27.01	111	0
2023	58.5	10	68.6	7	48.5	18	33.50	41	0
2022	56.8	52	66.5	49	47.1	54	39.82	10	0
2021	57.9	21	67.4	28	48.3	20	30.98	65	0
2020	57.8	22	67.4	28	48.2	26	40.88	9	0
2019	58.1	17	67.9	18	48.3	20	35.91	25	0
2018	58.6	8	67.8	21	49.5	7	43.92	4	0
2017	59.5	4	69.1	4	49.9	5	39.19	13	0
2016	58.1	17	67.8	21	48.4	19	31.94	56	0
2015	54.8	106	64.4	109	45.2	105	35.30	30	0
2014	55.5	88	65.3	82	45.6	95	32.52	51	0
2013	57.1	44	66.2	58	48	33	32.96	48	0
2012	60.2	2	70.4	2	50	4	27.82	97	0
2011	57	48	65.9	66	48	33	41.19	8	0
2010	57.7	26	67.1	35	48.3	20	29.28	78	0
2009	55.8	77	65.4	78	46.3	74	28.49	91	0
2008	56.9	51	66.4	51	47.4	45	37.42	16	0
2007	58.1	17	67.9	18	48.3	20	29.79	74	0
2006	57.8	22	66.9	40	48.8	13	33.21	45	0
2005	57.3	37	66.6	46	48	33	34.30	37	0
2004	55.8	77	64.9	95	46.7	65	38.53	14	0
2003	54.3	124	63.4	131	45.3	102	41.75	7	0
2002	58.6	8	68.4	9	48.8	13	32.52	51	0
2001	56.6	60	65.8	70	47.3	48	27.12	109	0
2000	56.4	65	65.8	70	46.9	60	36.34	21	0
1999	58	20	68.4	9	47.6	42	22.40	139	0
1998	59.7	3	68.7	5	50.6	2	31.53	61	0
1997	55.2	92	64.9	95	45.5	97	31.62	59	0
1996	54.5	115	63.9	124	45.1	108	37.66	15	0
1995	56.4	65	66.8	44	46	82	39.79	11	0
1994	54.6	112	65.3	82	43.9	134	25.67	124	0
1993	55.8	77	65.6	74	46	82	28.44	93	0
1992	55.2	92	64.9	95	45.5	97	32.97	47	0
1991	59	7	69.3	3	48.8	13	26.81	115	0
1990	57.3	37	67.5	27	47.2	52	42.06	6	0
1989	54.7	107	64.2	116	45.2	105	37.36	18	0
1988	55.2	92	66.4	51	43.9	134	29.11	81	0
1987	57.4	35	67.8	21	47	58	21.66	142	0
1986	57	48	67	36	46.9	60	28.31	94	0
1985	54.4	121	64.8	99	44.1	131	24.36	129	0
1984	53.6	136	63.3	134	43.9	134	24.08	131	0
1983	56.1	72	66.3	55	46	82	26.54	117	0
1982	53.7	135	64.2	116	43.2	143	30.05	73	0
1981	54.3	124	64	120	44.6	116	32.02	54	0
1980	54.7	107	64.1	118	45.3	102	31.05	64	0
1979	52.9	145	62.2	144	43.6	141	42.99	5	0
1978	52.2	147	61.6	147	42.7	146	28.88	87	0
1977	54.5	115	64.8	99	44.1	131	28.46	92	0
1976	54.5	115	64.7	101	44.2	127	28.04	95	0
1975	56.2	70	65.7	72	46.7	65	32.69	49	0
1974	55.8	77	65.9	66	45.8	90	29.41	77	0
1973	57.5	31	66.7	45	48.3	20	36.07	24	0
1972	52.6	146	62.4	142	42.9	145	36.22	23	0
1971	53.6	136	64	120	43.2	143	26.51	118	0
1970	54.6	112	64.7	101	44.6	116	34.83	34	0
1969	54.3	124	64.6	103	44	133	33.63	40	0
1968	54.4	121	64.5	106	44.3	125	29.62	75	0
1967	53.8	134	63.9	124	43.7	138	27.30	107	0
1966	53.6	136	63.6	129	43.5	142	30.47	69	0
1965	54.9	100	65.2	86	44.5	119	37.32	19	0
1964	55.1	95	66	64	44.3	125	35.03	32	0
1963	53.2	142	65	89	41.5	148	22.75	138	0
1962	54.1	130	64.4	109	43.7	138	25.68	123	0
1961	55.1	95	65.1	88	45	110	28.03	96	0
1960	54.7	107	64.6	103	44.7	114	25.45	125	0
1959	57.2	41	68.4	9	46.1	79	29.45	76	0
1958	54.2	128	64	120	44.4	123	37.42	16	0
1957	56.4	65	67.2	33	45.7	92	28.59	89	0
1956	55	98	65.6	74	44.5	119	31.43	62	0
1955	57.5	31	68.6	7	46.4	71	27.61	100	0
1954	57.3	37	68.2	13	46.3	74	29.09	82	0
1953	57.4	35	68.7	5	46.1	79	24.74	127	0
1952	56.8	52	67.6	26	45.9	87	31.58	60	0
1951	55.5	88	66.2	58	44.7	114	27.77	98	0
1950	54.9	100	65.3	82	44.6	116	35.81	26	0
1949	57.7	26	68.2	13	47.3	48	39.44	12	0
1948	55.1	95	66.1	61	44.2	127	35.75	27	0
1947	55.5	88	64.3	112	46.7	65	34.34	36	0
1946	57.5	31	67.3	31	47.6	42	29.13	80	0
1945	56.5	61	65.5	76	47.4	45	35.43	29	0
1944	58.3	13	67.7	24	48.9	12	25.82	121	0
1943	56.5	61	65.9	66	47.1	54	29.07	83	0
1942	57.3	37	66.3	55	48.2	26	23.01	136	0
1941	57.6	28	67	36	48.1	32	23.32	135	0
1940	54	131	63.1	138	44.8	112	26.46	119	0
1939	58.5	10	68.4	9	48.7	16	25.18	126	0
1938	58.5	10	67.9	18	49	10	31.97	55	0
1937	56.8	52	66	64	47.7	41	36.28	22	0
1936	56.5	61	66.4	51	46.6	69	27.47	103	0
1935	56.2	70	65.2	86	47.1	54	29.07	83	0
1934	57.2	41	67	36	47.3	48	19.55	147	0
1933	58.2	14	67.2	33	49.2	8	27.58	102	0
1932	57.5	31	66.9	40	48.2	26	21.55	143	0
1931	57.6	28	66.1	61	49	10	27.34	105	0
1930	57.8	22	67.3	31	48.2	26	18.96	148	0
1929	55	98	64	120	46.1	79	30.74	68	0
1928	54.5	115	63.2	135	45.7	92	26.72	116	0
1927	56	75	64.5	106	47.5	44	31.82	58	0
1926	54.3	124	63.2	135	45.5	97	30.44	70	0
1925	57.2	41	66.6	46	47.8	40	19.96	146	0
1924	53.1	144	61.7	146	44.5	119	28.98	85	0
1923	54.9	100	64.3	112	45.5	97	31.10	63	0
1922	57.1	44	66.3	55	47.9	37	27.16	108	0
1921	59.1	6	68.2	13	49.9	5	30.07	72	0
1920	53.2	142	61.9	145	44.4	123	28.94	86	0
1919	57.1	44	66.2	58	47.9	37	27.02	110	0
1918	54.6	112	64.3	112	44.9	111	27.01	111	0
1917	53.3	139	62.8	141	43.9	134	28.71	88	0
1916	55.4	91	65	89	45.8	90	27.44	104	0
1915	54.5	115	63.1	138	45.9	87	33.40	42	0
1914	55.7	83	65.5	76	46	82	23.92	132	0
1913	56.8	52	66.9	40	46.6	69	33.19	46	0
1912	53.3	139	62.4	142	44.2	127	24.58	128	0
1911	57.6	28	66.9	40	48.2	26	34.54	35	0
1910	55.9	76	65.4	78	46.4	71	30.92	66	0
1909	55.6	85	64.9	95	46.3	74	30.26	71	0
1908	56.7	58	66.5	49	46.8	63	27.31	106	0
1907	54.2	128	63.4	131	45.1	108	33.35	43	0
1906	56.3	69	65.4	78	47.1	54	26.92	114	0
1905	54.9	100	64.3	112	45.6	95	28.56	90	0
1904	53.3	139	62.9	140	43.7	138	27.01	111	0
1903	56.7	58	66.1	61	47.2	52	24.33	130	0
1902	54.7	107	64.1	118	45.2	105	27.61	100	0
1901	55.7	83	65	89	46.3	74	22.05	140	0
1900	57.1	44	67	36	47.3	48	23.46	133	0
1899	56.1	72	65.9	66	46.2	78	22.01	141	0
1898	58.2	14	67.4	28	49.1	9	35.44	28	0
1897	55.8	77	65.7	72	45.9	87	30.82	67	0
1896	56.1	72	65.3	82	46.9	60	35.04	31	0
1895	54.9	100	65	89	44.8	112	20.52	145	0
1894	57	48	66.6	46	47.4	45	22.76	137	0
1893	54.5	115	63.6	129	45.3	102	32.10	53	0
1892	54.9	100	63.8	126	46	82	29.22	79	0
1891	55.6	85	64.4	109	46.7	65	31.85	57	0
1890	56.8	52	65.4	78	48.2	26	44.86	1	0
1889	54.7	107	63.8	126	45.7	92	20.55	144	0
1888	53.9	133	63.2	135	44.5	119	27.75	99	0
1887	56.4	65	66.4	51	46.4	71	25.77	122	0
1886	54	131	63.8	126	44.2	127	33.68	39	0
1885	51.9	148	61.2	148	42.5	147	34.94	33	0
1884	55.8	77	64.6	103	47	58	25.92	120	0
1883	54.4	121	63.4	131	45.4	101	36.40	20	0
1882	56.8	52	65	89	48.7	16	44.66	2	0
1881	56.5	61	65	89	48	33	33.31	44	0
1880	59.3	5	68	17	50.7	1	33.85	38	0
1879	55.6	85	64.5	106	46.8	63	23.40	134	0
1878									181

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	60.4
2012	60.2
1998	59.7
2017	59.5
1880	59.3
1921	59.1
1991	59
2018	58.6
2002	58.6
2023	58.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1885	51.9
1978	52.2
1972	52.6
1979	52.9
1924	53.1
1963	53.2
1920	53.2
1917	53.3
1912	53.3
1904	53.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1890	44.86
1882	44.66
2026	44.17
2018	43.92
1979	42.99
1990	42.06
2003	41.75
2011	41.19
2020	40.88
2022	39.82

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	18.96
1934	19.55
1925	19.96
1895	20.52
1889	20.55
1932	21.55
1987	21.66
1899	22.01
1901	22.05
1999	22.40

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 3 September 2026, 3 July 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 31 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.87 in; 20 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	24.2°F 34th coldest of 148	1.63 in 39th driest of 148
February	31.5°F 71st coldest of 148	2.27 in 70th wettest of 148
March	49.5°F 7th warmest of 148	5.62 in 12th wettest of 148
April	60°F Warmest of 148	3.09 in 68th driest of 148
May	60.9°F 59th coldest of 148	8.32 in 4th wettest of 148
June	72.1°F 61st warmest of 148	3.37 in 70th driest of 148
July	77.7°F 21st warmest of 149	2.46 in 29th driest of 149
August	74.7°F 42nd warmest of 149	9.94 in 2nd wettest of 149
September	71°F 11th warmest of 149	7.08 in 2nd wettest of 149
October so far	61.4°F 51st warmest of 149	0.39 in 69th driest of 149

Hot days and freezes

Columbus, OH has had 25 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 46th most of 148 (with 2018, 1975 and 1935).
Columbus, OH has had 66 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 113th most of 148 (with 1953 and 1931).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Columbus, OH came on Sunday 3 May 2026, the latest since 2020, tied 19th latest of 148 (with 1978).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
22 March	Warmest day	86°F	85°F 2012	Provisional
31 January	Coldest night	-9°F	-6°F 2004	Provisional
9 January	Warmest day	65°F	62°F 1949, 1946	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 44.17 in of precipitation in Columbus, OH, the wettest 1 January to 10 October since 1890, 3rd wettest of 148.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: 97°F on Thursday 3 September 2026 and Friday 3 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: a low of -9°F on Saturday 31 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: 2.87 in on Thursday 20 August 2026.