Columbus, OH: Fall

10 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 68.6°F in Columbus, OH, the warmest 1 September to 10 October since 2024, tied 17th warmest of 149 (with 1936).

Fall 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 68.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 17th warmest of 149
Precipitation: 7.47 in; Wettest since 1990; 6th wettest of 149

A normal 1 September to 10 October in Columbus, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 64.7°F, between 62.8°F and 69.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.82 in of precipitation, between 1.82 in and 6.70 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 10 October in Columbus, OH since 1878: 68.6°F in 2026; the highest is 72.2°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 62.8 to 69.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September 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
2026	68.6	17	78.5	26	58.7	14	7.47	6
2025	68.5	19	81.1	5	55.9	45	3.81	49
2024	69.3	11	80.8	7	57.9	22	2.53	100
2023	67.4	28	77.5	40	57.3	29	1.07	144
2022	64.1	85	74.2	96	53.9	85	3.14	78
2021	69	13	79.1	22	59	10	2.53	100
2020	64.1	85	74.8	83	53.3	93	4.51	36
2019	71.2	3	83.1	1	59.2	9	1.11	143
2018	72.2	1	80.8	7	63.5	1	7.18	9
2017	67.7	26	78	34	57.4	26	5.16	27
2016	68.4	20	78.6	24	58.3	18	4.68	34
2015	67.2	32	77.5	40	56.9	36	3.44	61
2014	64.4	79	74.7	86	54	83	2.01	118
2013	67.3	30	77.9	35	56.8	38	6.32	15
2012	63.1	108	73.4	113	52.8	99	4.94	31
2011	64.1	85	72.9	117	55.4	54	6.67	14
2010	65.9	56	77.4	43	54.4	75	1.82	124
2009	63.5	99	72.5	122	54.4	75	4.42	38
2008	67.3	30	77.5	40	57.1	33	3.25	74
2007	71.1	4	82.6	3	59.7	5	2.56	97
2006	63.1	108	72.3	127	54	83	6.93	12
2005	68.4	20	78.6	24	58.3	18	3.26	73
2004	65	71	75.9	62	54.2	80	3.05	83
2003	61.7	133	71.6	133	51.8	120	7.03	11
2002	68.9	14	79.6	16	58.2	20	5.10	28
2001	62.8	118	73.5	112	52.1	117	1.89	120
2000	62.6	123	72.1	129	53.1	97	6.05	16
1999	65.6	63	77.2	45	53.9	85	2.36	107
1998	68.3	23	79.4	20	57.2	32	3.52	60
1997	65.5	64	76.1	58	54.8	67	1.45	137
1996	63	110	72.4	124	53.6	88	5.70	21
1995	63.4	102	74.5	91	52.4	106	4.12	41
1994	63.5	99	75.5	68	51.4	128	1.81	125
1993	62.9	113	74	102	51.9	119	2.00	119
1992	62.5	124	73.6	109	51.5	124	2.26	111
1991	64.3	81	76.2	54	52.4	106	4.98	29
1990	65.7	58	76.2	54	55.2	58	8.22	3
1989	61.9	128	71.6	133	52.2	111	2.69	92
1988	62	127	72.5	122	51.5	124	3.84	47
1987	62.7	121	73.9	104	51.5	124	2.57	96
1986	66.9	36	76.9	47	57	34	6.68	13
1985	63.8	90	76.2	54	51.3	129	1.28	139
1984	61.8	130	72.6	120	51.1	132	2.30	109
1983	65.5	64	77.7	38	53.3	93	2.65	93
1982	64.8	75	74.8	83	54.7	70	4.93	32
1981	59.8	146	69.9	147	49.7	140	2.45	105
1980	65	71	75.6	65	54.3	78	2.05	116
1979	62.1	126	71.5	135	52.8	99	7.58	5
1978	65.7	58	76.5	52	54.9	65	1.86	122
1977	64.5	77	73.7	108	55.3	56	5.70	21
1976	60.2	143	70.7	141	49.7	140	3.12	81
1975	61	139	70.5	142	51.5	124	5.95	18
1974	59.4	147	70.1	146	48.8	146	3.32	71
1973	68	24	78.5	26	57.5	25	4.00	43
1972	61.9	128	71.1	139	52.7	101	5.38	25
1971	66	52	75.2	76	56.7	40	3.56	56
1970	66.4	46	78.1	33	54.7	70	4.30	39
1969	63.5	99	74.5	91	52.4	106	2.51	102
1968	62.9	113	73.2	114	52.6	103	3.86	45
1967	59.9	145	71.9	131	47.8	148	3.13	80
1966	60.9	140	71.5	135	50.4	136	3.86	45
1965	64.9	74	74	102	55.8	46	7.26	8
1964	61.6	134	74.2	96	49	143	1.76	127
1963	62.8	118	78.2	32	47.4	149	0.51	149
1962	61.4	136	72.3	127	50.5	135	4.82	33
1961	67.6	27	79.5	17	55.6	50	1.34	138
1960	65.7	58	77.9	35	53.6	88	2.55	98
1959	68.8	15	81.1	5	56.5	41	3.40	65
1958	63.7	92	74.2	96	53.2	96	3.58	54
1957	63.9	89	75.6	65	52.2	111	2.99	85
1956	61.8	130	74.6	88	49	143	2.20	113
1955	67.2	32	79.3	21	55	62	3.38	67
1954	67.9	25	80.2	12	55.6	50	3.53	59
1953	64.2	84	78.3	31	50.2	138	2.34	108
1952	61.8	130	75.1	78	48.6	147	3.30	72
1951	63.7	92	76.2	54	51.3	129	3.41	63
1950	62.4	125	72.9	117	51.8	120	3.54	58
1949	62.7	121	73.8	106	51.7	122	4.21	40
1948	64	88	75.3	72	52.7	101	2.85	88
1947	66.6	40	76.8	48	56.5	41	3.67	52
1946	66.5	43	78.4	28	54.7	70	1.02	145
1945	66.2	51	75	80	57.4	26	3.95	44
1944	65.7	58	74.6	88	56.8	38	1.59	132
1943	63.3	103	74.3	95	52.4	106	0.95	146
1942	65.8	57	76.1	58	55.4	54	2.93	87
1941	69.8	9	80.1	13	59.4	6	3.42	62
1940	63.6	97	74.6	88	52.6	103	1.88	121
1939	70.9	5	83.1	1	58.8	11	1.58	133
1938	65	71	75.3	72	54.8	67	5.40	24
1937	63.8	90	74.1	101	53.5	90	3.19	76
1936	68.6	17	78.4	28	58.8	11	5.76	19
1935	61.5	135	72.1	129	50.9	133	2.94	86
1934	67	35	77	46	56.9	36	3.36	68
1933	66.5	43	75.5	68	57.6	23	4.68	34
1932	65.1	69	75.2	76	55.1	60	2.15	114
1931	70	7	79.5	17	60.5	4	4.48	37
1930	67.1	34	76.6	51	57.6	23	1.22	140
1929	63	110	71.9	131	54.1	82	2.37	106
1928	62.9	113	72.8	119	53	98	1.52	135
1927	68.8	15	78.9	23	58.7	14	2.62	94
1926	66.5	43	75	80	58	21	7.29	7
1925	67.4	28	76.1	58	58.8	11	3.14	78
1924	61.3	137	70.4	143	52.3	110	3.79	50
1923	63.3	103	72.4	124	54.2	80	3.39	66
1922	69.1	12	79.8	14	58.4	16	3.56	56
1921	66.4	46	75.8	64	57	34	2.73	91
1920	64.4	79	74.2	96	54.6	73	2.29	110
1919	68.4	20	78.4	28	58.4	16	2.04	117
1918	59.1	148	68.5	148	49.7	140	3.83	48
1917	60.6	141	70.9	140	50.4	136	0.86	147
1916	63.7	92	75.1	78	52.2	111	1.56	134
1915	64.5	77	73.8	106	55.3	56	4.95	30
1914	65.1	69	75.3	72	54.9	65	3.34	69
1913	65.3	67	75.5	68	55	62	3.33	70
1912	66.4	46	76.7	49	56.1	44	2.83	89
1911	66.3	50	75.3	72	57.3	29	9.54	1
1910	66	52	75.6	65	56.5	41	8.11	4
1909	62.9	113	73.6	109	52.2	111	2.49	104
1908	66.9	36	79.8	14	53.9	85	1.22	140
1907	64.6	76	74.2	96	55	62	3.16	77
1906	66.6	40	75.9	62	57.4	26	2.78	90
1905	66	52	76.3	53	55.8	46	5.75	20
1904	65.3	67	76.1	58	54.4	75	1.14	142
1903	66.6	40	77.4	43	55.8	46	3.21	75
1902	63	110	72.6	120	53.5	90	5.52	23
1901	63.7	92	73.9	104	53.5	90	2.15	114
1900	69.9	8	80.4	10	59.4	6	1.62	131
1899	63.3	103	74.5	91	52.2	111	2.50	103
1898	69.4	10	79.5	17	59.3	8	2.24	112
1897	66.9	36	81.6	4	52.2	111	0.82	148
1896	60.1	144	70.2	144	50	139	6.04	17
1895	66.4	46	77.6	39	55.2	58	1.64	130
1894	65.5	64	75.5	68	55.5	53	5.37	26
1893	65.7	58	76.7	49	54.8	67	2.58	95
1892	63.7	92	74.8	83	52.6	103	1.79	126
1891	66.8	39	77.8	37	55.7	49	1.65	129
1890	62.9	113	71.4	137	54.5	74	8.44	2
1889	60.5	142	70.2	144	50.8	134	3.41	63
1888	58.5	149	68	149	49	143	1.74	128
1887	63.2	107	74.4	94	52	118	1.49	136
1886	63.3	103	74.9	82	51.7	122	3.62	53
1885	61.2	138	71.2	138	51.3	129	3.57	55
1884	70.8	6	80.4	10	61.3	3	3.78	51
1883	62.8	118	72.4	124	53.3	93	4.05	42
1882	66	52	74.7	86	57.3	29	3.04	84
1881	72	2	80.7	9	63.4	2	7.13	10
1880	63.6	97	73	116	54.3	78	1.84	123
1879	64.3	81	73.1	115	55.6	50	2.54	99
1878	64.3	81	73.6	109	55.1	60	3.10	82

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	72.2
1881	72
2019	71.2
2007	71.1
1939	70.9
1884	70.8
1931	70
1900	69.9
1941	69.8
1898	69.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	58.5
1918	59.1
1974	59.4
1981	59.8
1967	59.9
1896	60.1
1976	60.2
1889	60.5
1917	60.6
1966	60.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	9.54
1890	8.44
1990	8.22
1910	8.11
1979	7.58
2026	7.47
1926	7.29
1965	7.26
2018	7.18
1881	7.13

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1963	0.51
1897	0.82
1917	0.86
1943	0.95
1946	1.02
2023	1.07
2019	1.11
1904	1.14
1930	1.22
1908	1.22

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 3 September 2026
Coldest night: 42°F; 6 October 2026
Wettest day: 1.37 in; 12 September 2026

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Fall 2026 so far brought 7.47 in of precipitation in Columbus, OH, the wettest 1 September to 10 October since 1990, 6th wettest of 149.
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: 97°F on Thursday 3 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: a low of 42°F on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: 1.37 in on Saturday 12 September 2026.