Columbus, OH: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 74.7°F in Columbus, OH, the warmest August since 2024, tied 42nd warmest of 149 (with 1901).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 74.7°F; Warmest since 2024; 42nd warmest of 149
Precipitation: 9.94 in; Wettest since 2003; 2nd wettest of 149

A normal August in Columbus, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.5°F, between 71.2°F and 76.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.36 in of precipitation, between 1.97 in and 5.77 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Columbus, OH since 1878: 74.7°F in 2026; the highest is 79.5°F, in 1947.

Normal range, 71.2 to 76.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August 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
2026	74.7	42	83.5	67	65.9	22	9.94	2
2025	73	79	83.5	67	62.6	84	0.61	145
2024	76.2	16	87.5	11	64.8	39	1.98	119
2023	73	79	82.6	95	63.5	67	4.48	39
2022	73.9	57	83.3	77	64.5	44	3.22	67
2021	76.7	12	86.1	28	67.3	10	7.16	6
2020	74.4	48	84.2	55	64.6	41	4.75	33
2019	74.5	46	84.7	42	64.3	51	3.28	64
2018	75.8	23	84.2	55	67.3	10	4.19	43
2017	72.5	93	82.2	103	62.7	81	2.14	111
2016	77.6	6	86.6	18	68.5	2	5.82	15
2015	71.8	103	81.9	107	61.7	103	3.59	58
2014	75.3	32	85	37	65.6	24	4.90	27
2013	73.8	62	83.4	75	64.2	54	2.84	82
2012	75.4	30	87	13	63.7	58	1.80	126
2011	74.5	46	84.3	51	64.7	40	2.48	94
2010	76.3	15	86.5	20	66.2	20	2.23	107
2009	72.6	91	82	106	63.3	73	3.27	65
2008	73.9	57	84.5	46	63.2	75	3.73	52
2007	77.8	5	87.9	7	67.7	5	4.73	34
2006	75.8	23	84.8	41	66.8	16	2.94	80
2005	76.5	13	86.1	28	67	14	5.09	21
2004	70.6	129	79.6	139	61.5	107	3.42	61
2003	73.6	64	82.3	100	65	34	11.46	1
2002	76.1	19	86	30	66.3	19	2.12	112
2001	75.2	34	83.9	63	66.5	18	4.14	44
2000	71.3	113	80.7	125	61.8	101	4.10	46
1999	73.1	76	83.5	67	62.6	84	2.40	99
1998	76.2	16	86.6	18	65.9	22	1.99	118
1997	70.3	133	79.2	141	61.4	111	5.76	16
1996	74	53	84.3	51	63.6	60	1.58	133
1995	78.4	3	88.3	5	68.5	2	7.56	5
1994	71.7	107	82.3	100	61.1	115	3.29	63
1993	75.7	27	86.9	15	64.5	44	0.74	141
1992	69.3	142	79.4	140	59.3	138	3.75	51
1991	74.9	38	86.7	17	63.2	75	2.02	117
1990	72.5	93	83	85	61.9	97	1.86	125
1989	71.2	114	80.9	122	61.5	107	4.30	42
1988	75.3	32	86.3	24	64.3	51	2.68	88
1987	74.2	50	85	37	63.5	67	2.96	77
1986	71	122	82.5	96	59.5	134	1.61	131
1985	71.2	114	80.8	123	61.5	107	2.34	102
1984	72.8	88	83.3	77	62.4	92	2.96	77
1983	76.2	16	87.9	7	64.4	47	2.23	107
1982	69.2	143	80.3	130	58.1	145	1.02	139
1981	70.4	132	80.5	126	60.2	124	1.41	137
1980	75.8	23	84.5	46	67.2	12	6.26	11
1979	71.9	102	80.1	132	63.7	58	8.63	3
1978	73.2	74	82.8	91	63.6	60	5.23	18
1977	72	101	81.3	115	62.6	84	4.76	32
1976	68.3	146	78.7	146	57.9	147	5.08	22
1975	77.2	9	86.9	15	67.6	7	4.51	38
1974	74	53	84.3	51	63.6	60	4.88	29
1973	74.2	50	83.8	64	64.5	44	4.97	24
1972	70	138	80.5	126	59.6	133	7.96	4
1971	68.9	145	80.1	132	57.7	148	2.81	83
1970	72.4	97	82.9	88	61.9	97	3.94	48
1969	71.2	114	82.9	88	59.5	134	3.25	66
1968	73	79	83	85	63	79	3.08	74
1967	68.3	146	79.1	142	57.5	149	1.51	135
1966	71.2	114	81.8	110	60.7	121	4.90	27
1965	71	122	81.9	107	60.1	128	4.62	36
1964	71.2	114	83.1	83	59.3	138	3.19	69
1963	69.8	139	81.6	112	58.1	145	3.67	55
1962	71.6	109	84.2	55	59	142	2.31	104
1961	73	79	83.5	67	62.6	84	2.73	87
1960	74.8	41	85.4	32	64.3	51	2.48	94
1959	77.3	8	88.9	3	65.6	24	1.55	134
1958	72.6	91	84.2	55	61	116	2.81	83
1957	73.2	74	86.3	24	60.2	124	0.89	140
1956	73.3	69	84.9	39	61.7	103	2.23	107
1955	77.2	9	89.5	1	64.9	36	2.38	100
1954	72.2	100	82.3	100	62.2	94	5.18	19
1953	73.3	69	86.5	20	60.1	128	2.62	91
1952	73.1	76	85.3	34	61	116	1.87	123
1951	71.8	103	84.4	50	59.3	138	0.58	146
1950	69.8	139	81.3	115	58.3	144	3.16	71
1949	74	53	84.9	39	63.1	77	3.78	49
1948	72.5	93	85.1	36	59.9	131	2.44	97
1947	79.5	1	88.6	4	70.3	1	3.64	56
1946	69.1	144	79.1	142	59.1	141	3.58	59
1945	73.8	62	84.2	55	63.4	72	1.87	123
1944	76	20	86.5	20	65.6	24	3.68	54
1943	74.6	44	84.2	55	65.1	31	1.78	127
1942	73.3	69	82.5	96	64	56	2.97	76
1941	73.9	57	84.7	42	63.1	77	2.96	77
1940	75.1	35	85.2	35	65	34	2.27	105
1939	74.9	38	85.4	32	64.4	47	0.49	147
1938	76.8	11	87	13	66.6	17	3.32	62
1937	76.5	13	86	30	67.1	13	2.89	81
1936	77.9	4	88.1	6	67.6	7	4.94	26
1935	74.4	48	83.5	67	65.3	29	6.61	10
1934	73.1	76	82.7	93	63.6	60	4.13	45
1933	73.3	69	82.8	91	63.9	57	2.07	116
1932	74.6	44	84.7	42	64.4	47	0.71	142
1931	72.9	87	80.8	123	64.9	36	4.80	30
1930	73	79	83.3	77	62.7	81	2.45	96
1929	69.5	141	78.8	145	60.2	124	3.78	49
1928	75.1	35	84.2	55	66	21	1.05	138
1927	67.7	149	76.4	149	59	142	1.91	122
1926	75.1	35	82.9	88	67.4	9	6.13	13
1925	73.5	65	83.5	67	63.6	60	2.37	101
1924	73.5	65	83.8	64	63.3	73	0.33	149
1923	71.8	103	81.1	118	62.6	84	4.97	24
1922	71.4	111	81.2	117	61.6	105	1.94	121
1921	71.7	107	81.5	114	61.9	97	4.55	37
1920	70.3	133	78.3	147	62.3	93	4.09	47
1919	70.6	129	80.3	130	61	116	3.71	53
1918	77.6	6	87.3	12	68	4	4.42	40
1917	72.5	93	82.2	103	62.7	81	3.10	73
1916	75.9	21	86.2	26	65.5	27	3.22	67
1915	68.2	148	76.7	148	59.7	132	7.01	8
1914	74	53	84.3	51	63.6	60	4.78	31
1913	75.4	30	86.2	26	64.6	41	2.10	113
1912	70.7	128	79.9	136	61.5	107	2.25	106
1911	73.9	57	83.4	75	64.4	47	3.62	57
1910	73.4	68	84.6	45	62.2	94	0.42	148
1909	73.5	65	83.3	77	63.6	60	2.53	93
1908	72.7	89	83.5	67	61.9	97	2.34	102
1907	70.9	125	80.5	126	61.4	111	2.74	86
1906	75.7	27	84.5	46	66.9	15	6.15	12
1905	73.3	69	83.1	83	63.5	67	5.54	17
1904	70.9	125	81.9	107	60	130	3.18	70
1903	73	79	83.7	66	62.2	94	0.67	144
1902	70.6	129	81	119	60.3	123	1.62	130
1901	74.7	42	84.2	55	65.1	31	1.71	128
1900	78.5	2	89.3	2	67.7	5	3.02	75
1899	75.9	21	87.6	9	64.1	55	1.49	136
1898	74.9	38	84.5	46	65.4	28	7.16	6
1897	71.1	121	81.6	112	60.6	122	1.95	120
1896	73	79	83.3	77	62.6	84	3.53	60
1895	75.6	29	87.6	9	63.5	67	2.10	113
1894	72.3	98	83.5	67	61	116	2.64	89
1893	71.8	103	82.5	96	61	116	1.65	129
1892	73	79	82.4	99	63.5	67	5.12	20
1891	71	122	80.5	126	61.6	105	2.64	89
1890	70.1	136	79.1	142	61.2	114	2.75	85
1889	70.3	133	81	119	59.5	134	1.59	132
1888	71.4	111	81	119	61.8	101	4.34	41
1887	70.8	127	82.1	105	59.5	134	2.21	110
1886	71.6	109	81.8	110	61.4	111	2.44	97
1885	71.2	114	79.9	136	62.5	90	5.90	14
1884	72.7	89	82.7	93	62.8	80	0.70	143
1883	70.1	136	80.1	132	60.2	124	2.54	92
1882	72.3	98	79.9	136	64.6	41	3.14	72
1881	75.8	23	86.4	23	65.3	29	2.09	115
1880	74.2	50	83.3	77	65.1	31	6.95	9
1879	71.2	114	80	135	62.5	90	4.64	35
1878	73.9	57	83	85	64.9	36	5.00	23

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1947	79.5
1900	78.5
1995	78.4
1936	77.9
2007	77.8
2016	77.6
1918	77.6
1959	77.3
1975	77.2
1955	77.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	67.7
1915	68.2
1976	68.3
1967	68.3
1971	68.9
1946	69.1
1982	69.2
1992	69.3
1929	69.5
1963	69.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	11.46
2026	9.94
1979	8.63
1972	7.96
1995	7.56
2021	7.16
1898	7.16
1915	7.01
1880	6.95
1935	6.61

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1924	0.33
1910	0.42
1939	0.49
1951	0.58
2025	0.61
1903	0.67
1884	0.70
1932	0.71
1993	0.74
1957	0.89

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 31 August 2026
Coldest night: 54°F; 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.87 in; 20 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 9.94 in of precipitation in Columbus, OH, the wettest August since 2003, 2nd wettest of 149.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Columbus, OH: 91°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Columbus, OH: a low of 54°F on Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Columbus, OH: 2.87 in on Thursday 20 August 2026.