Columbus, OH: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 49.5°F in Columbus, OH, the warmest March since 2012, 7th warmest of 148.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 49.5°F; Warmest since 2012; 7th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 5.62 in; Wettest since 2020; 12th wettest of 148

A normal March in Columbus, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 41.2°F, between 37.5°F and 46.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.43 in of precipitation, between 1.85 in and 5.52 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Columbus, OH since 1879: 49.5°F in 2026; the highest is 53.8°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 37.5 to 46.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Columbus, OH from 1879 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	49.5	7	60.4	5	38.5	11	5.62	12
2025	48	9	59.6	8	36.5	21	2.24	108
2024	46.5	17	56.6	16	36.4	22	2.66	91
2023	42.4	58	52.6	49	32.1	61	5.22	18
2022	45.3	25	56.8	13	33.8	44	2.29	106
2021	46.9	15	59	9	34.7	32	2.85	83
2020	46.5	17	55.4	26	37.6	14	8.16	2
2019	38.1	98	47.5	96	28.7	109	5.33	17
2018	38.5	94	47.5	96	29.6	98	2.96	80
2017	43.1	48	52.1	55	34.1	40	5.39	16
2016	48.5	8	57.8	10	39.1	7	4.27	39
2015	37.9	102	47.6	95	28.1	119	3.92	49
2014	37.7	105	48.4	87	27.1	131	2.59	96
2013	37.3	110	44.6	124	30	92	3.12	73
2012	53.8	1	63.9	1	43.8	1	4.92	22
2011	41.1	67	49.9	74	32.3	59	4.58	30
2010	44.2	34	54.4	33	34	41	2.75	87
2009	46	22	57.6	11	34.4	38	1.15	138
2008	39.4	86	47.3	99	31.5	72	7.58	6
2007	47.3	12	56.5	17	38.2	12	6.68	9
2006	40.2	79	48.5	85	31.9	66	3.48	64
2005	37.1	115	45.2	118	29.1	105	3.53	61
2004	43.5	42	51.9	57	35	28	3.27	71
2003	43.2	46	53.9	37	32.5	53	2.22	110
2002	41.3	65	50.5	68	32.1	61	3.45	65
2001	38.1	98	46.5	104	29.6	98	1.03	143
2000	45.9	23	56	22	35.8	25	2.70	88
1999	37.5	109	47.5	96	27.4	128	1.88	119
1998	43.6	40	51.4	62	35.7	26	1.88	119
1997	42.6	55	52.2	52	33.1	50	3.96	47
1996	35.6	129	44.8	121	26.4	136	3.40	67
1995	43.5	42	55	27	32.1	61	1.61	127
1994	39.5	84	49.4	79	29.5	100	1.94	117
1993	38.6	92	46.4	108	30.7	83	3.50	62
1992	40.7	73	50.3	71	31.1	77	3.40	67
1991	43.9	37	53.1	41	34.6	33	3.97	45
1990	45.3	25	55.6	25	35	28	1.32	134
1989	42	61	53.2	39	30.8	81	4.16	40
1988	40.2	79	50.4	70	30	92	2.54	100
1987	44.2	34	56.1	21	32.4	57	2.04	116
1986	42.5	56	53.1	41	31.9	66	2.61	95
1985	43.7	39	54	35	33.4	46	3.78	55
1984	32.3	145	40.4	145	24.1	146	3.89	51
1983	43.2	46	53.1	41	33.4	46	1.69	126
1982	40.4	76	50.5	68	30.3	88	3.99	44
1981	40.2	79	49.7	75	30.6	85	1.11	139
1980	37.2	114	46	109	28.4	113	3.77	56
1979	44.3	33	54.6	30	33.9	42	1.01	144
1978	34.5	138	42.5	137	26.4	136	2.98	79
1977	45.6	24	56.2	20	34.9	30	3.88	52
1976	46.5	17	56.3	18	36.6	20	2.17	113
1975	37.3	110	45.7	112	28.8	108	4.10	42
1974	44.5	30	54.6	30	34.5	35	4.38	36
1973	50.4	4	60.1	7	40.7	4	3.43	66
1972	37	117	46.6	103	27.4	128	2.86	82
1971	36.6	122	45.4	114	27.8	124	2.70	88
1970	36.9	118	44.6	124	29.2	103	3.04	75
1969	35.3	131	45.6	113	24.9	145	1.32	134
1968	43.3	44	55	27	31.6	69	3.01	78
1967	40.4	76	49.5	76	31.3	75	4.40	35
1966	41.8	62	52.7	48	30.9	79	1.04	142
1965	34.7	136	42.9	133	26.6	134	2.90	81
1964	41	68	50.8	65	31.3	75	9.59	1
1963	42.7	52	52.2	52	33.3	48	7.14	7
1962	36.8	119	45.4	114	28.3	116	2.43	102
1961	45.3	25	53.6	38	37	18	4.83	25
1960	28.3	148	36.8	148	19.9	148	1.11	139
1959	38.7	91	49.5	76	28	120	1.45	132
1958	37.6	106	44.3	127	31	78	1.50	130
1957	40.7	73	50.7	67	30.7	83	1.61	127
1956	39.4	86	49.4	79	29.5	100	3.49	63
1955	41.3	65	52.4	50	30.3	88	3.63	58
1954	37.8	104	47.7	91	27.9	122	2.82	84
1953	42.5	56	52.1	55	32.8	52	1.49	131
1952	39.9	82	49.2	83	30.6	85	3.95	48
1951	39.9	82	49.3	82	30.4	87	4.86	24
1950	36.3	127	45.8	111	26.8	132	2.65	92
1949	40.9	69	50.2	72	31.6	69	3.83	53
1948	43.3	44	54	35	32.5	53	5.03	20
1947	34.6	137	41.6	141	27.5	126	1.07	141
1946	52.6	2	62.5	2	42.7	2	3.31	70
1945	51.4	3	60.7	4	42	3	8.08	4
1944	37.6	106	46.5	104	28.7	109	5.41	15
1943	38.1	98	47.3	99	28.9	106	4.57	32
1942	43.6	40	52.2	52	35.1	27	2.59	96
1941	34.8	134	43.2	131	26.4	136	0.61	146
1940	37.6	106	45.2	118	30	92	2.65	92
1939	42.4	58	52.3	51	32.5	53	2.41	104
1938	47	14	56.8	13	37.2	17	4.32	37
1937	36.6	122	44.8	121	28.4	113	1.56	129
1936	43.8	38	53.2	39	34.5	35	3.10	74
1935	47.9	10	57.1	12	38.6	10	2.81	85
1934	37.1	115	46.8	102	27.5	126	2.20	111
1933	39.4	86	46.9	101	32	64	5.44	14
1932	34.5	138	42.7	135	26.4	136	2.20	111
1931	37.3	110	43.2	131	31.4	74	1.34	133
1930	38.6	92	47.7	91	29.5	100	2.13	115
1929	47.3	12	55.9	23	38.8	9	1.76	125
1928	38.3	95	46.5	104	30	92	2.79	86
1927	44	36	51.5	60	36.4	22	3.97	45
1926	33.4	144	41.6	141	25.1	144	2.16	114
1925	42.7	52	53.1	41	32.4	57	2.25	107
1924	36.4	126	42.7	135	30	92	4.28	38
1923	37.9	102	48.1	89	27.6	125	3.04	75
1922	43.1	48	51.7	58	34.6	33	4.54	34
1921	49.9	6	60.2	6	39.5	5	7.66	5
1920	42.8	51	53	45	32.5	53	3.32	69
1919	41.7	63	51.2	63	32.3	59	4.58	30
1918	45.2	28	56.8	13	33.5	45	1.85	122
1917	40.4	76	49.4	79	31.5	72	3.59	59
1916	35.5	130	44.7	123	26.3	140	4.88	23
1915	34	142	41.2	144	26.8	132	1.19	137
1914	36.5	124	44.5	126	28.5	112	2.46	101
1913	40.9	69	50.8	65	30.9	79	8.09	3
1912	34.2	141	42	138	26.5	135	4.56	33
1911	38.3	95	47.9	90	28.7	109	2.36	105
1910	50.1	5	61.2	3	39	8	0.28	148
1909	38.1	98	46	109	30.2	90	2.68	90
1908	44.5	30	52.9	47	36.1	24	6.03	10
1907	46.8	16	55.9	23	37.6	14	5.21	19
1906	32	146	38.6	146	25.4	143	4.59	29
1905	44.4	32	54.1	34	34.8	31	1.87	121
1904	40.9	69	50.2	72	31.6	69	4.93	21
1903	47.7	11	56.3	18	39.2	6	4.13	41
1902	42.7	52	51.5	60	33.9	42	2.63	94
1901	40.6	75	49.5	76	31.7	68	1.82	123
1900	34.5	138	42.8	134	26.2	141	2.59	96
1899	38.3	95	47.7	91	28.9	106	4.69	27
1898	46.3	20	54.6	30	38	13	7.03	8
1897	43.1	48	51.7	58	34.5	35	5.45	13
1896	33.7	143	41.9	139	25.5	142	3.04	75
1895	36.7	121	45.4	114	28	120	1.23	136
1894	46.2	21	54.8	29	37.5	16	1.79	124
1893	39.5	84	48.2	88	30.8	81	1.92	118
1892	36.1	128	43.9	128	28.2	118	2.23	109
1891	34.8	134	41.4	143	28.3	116	4.64	28
1890	35.1	133	41.9	139	28.4	113	5.63	11
1889	42.2	60	51.2	63	33.1	50	0.66	145
1888	36.5	124	45.1	120	27.9	122	3.79	54
1887	37.3	110	45.4	114	29.2	103	2.56	99
1886	39	90	47.7	91	30.2	90	3.90	50
1885	30.1	147	38.3	147	21.9	147	0.53	147
1884	39.2	89	46.5	104	32	64	3.59	59
1883	35.3	131	43.4	130	27.2	130	3.20	72
1882	44.9	29	53	45	36.7	19	4.76	26
1881	36.8	119	43.7	129	30	92	4.01	43
1880	40.9	69	48.5	85	33.2	49	2.42	103
1879	41.6	64	48.9	84	34.3	39	3.77	56

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	53.8
1946	52.6
1945	51.4
1973	50.4
1910	50.1
1921	49.9
2026	49.5
2016	48.5
2025	48
1935	47.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	28.3
1885	30.1
1906	32
1984	32.3
1926	33.4
1896	33.7
1915	34
1912	34.2
1978	34.5
1932	34.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1964	9.59
2020	8.16
1913	8.09
1945	8.08
1921	7.66
2008	7.58
1963	7.14
1898	7.03
2007	6.68
1908	6.03

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.28
1885	0.53
1941	0.61
1889	0.66
1979	1.01
2001	1.03
1966	1.04
1947	1.07
1981	1.11
1960	1.11

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 22 March 2026
Coldest night: 20°F; 18 March 2026, 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.03 in; 27 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 5.62 in of precipitation in Columbus, OH, the wettest March since 2020, 12th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Columbus, OH: 86°F on Sunday 22 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Columbus, OH: a low of 20°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026 and Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Columbus, OH: 1.03 in on Friday 27 March 2026.