Columbus, OH: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 61.4°F in Columbus, OH, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, tied 52nd warmest of 149 (with 1986, 1934 and 1897).

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 61.4°F; Warmest since 2025; 52nd warmest of 149
Precipitation: 0.33 in; Driest since 2024; 71st driest of 149

A normal 1 to 9 October in Columbus, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.7°F, between 55.5°F and 67°F in eight years of ten and 0.28 in of precipitation, between 0.07 in and 2.28 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Columbus, OH since 1878: 61.4°F in 2026; the highest is 73.4°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 55.5 to 67°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 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	61.4	52	74.1	39	48.8	72	0.33	78
2025	65.7	22	77.1	17	54.3	30	1.85	17
2024	63.4	37	75.6	24	51.2	47	0.07	117
2023	64.1	30	74.9	32	53.3	37	0.30	83
2022	54.1	126	66.4	107	41.8	136	trace	133
2021	69.1	5	77.8	13	60.4	7	0.55	64
2020	55.6	109	67.9	96	43.3	124	0.21	95
2019	66.5	18	78.9	6	54.1	32	0.26	87
2018	73.4	1	83.7	2	63.2	2	0.44	72
2017	67.1	13	77.1	17	57.1	16	2.58	8
2016	63.5	36	73.4	41	53.6	36	trace	133
2015	60.4	61	69.8	79	51.1	49	0.23	92
2014	54.8	117	64.4	122	45.1	104	1.23	29
2013	66.8	16	77.1	17	56.6	19	3.80	3
2012	56.1	104	65.3	116	46.8	85	0.96	36
2011	58.7	78	70	74	47.4	82	0.12	109
2010	57.2	95	67.4	101	46.9	84	0.16	104
2009	54.1	126	63.8	126	44.3	115	1.92	15
2008	58.5	81	67.7	98	49.3	68	0.75	46
2007	73.3	2	84.8	1	61.8	4	0.03	126
2006	61.1	57	72.7	46	49.6	64	1.58	24
2005	64.7	28	74.2	37	55.1	23	0.34	76
2004	56.3	102	69.8	79	42.9	126	0.07	117
2003	52.2	139	63.8	126	40.7	143	0.17	101
2002	64.1	30	73.4	41	54.7	26	0.74	47
2001	57.6	90	70.4	68	44.8	108	0.29	84
2000	56.7	99	65.9	112	47.6	79	1.87	16
1999	58.2	84	68.1	93	48.3	73	0.40	75
1998	58.7	78	66.9	103	50.6	55	2.25	10
1997	67	14	79.3	5	54.7	26	0.01	130
1996	56.1	104	67.6	99	44.7	112	0.19	99
1995	61.3	56	70.4	68	52.1	43	2.97	6
1994	58.8	76	70.9	63	46.7	88	0.13	107
1993	58.3	83	73.1	45	43.6	120	0.25	89
1992	56	107	68.4	91	43.6	120	0.12	109
1991	59.2	72	71.6	58	46.8	85	0.21	95
1990	63.9	35	75	31	52.8	39	2.70	7
1989	52.2	139	62.8	136	41.6	138	0.12	109
1988	52.4	137	63.7	129	41.1	141	trace	133
1987	49.9	147	61.2	144	38.7	146	0.61	60
1986	61.4	52	70.2	72	52.6	41	3.24	4
1985	54.2	123	65.6	114	42.8	130	0.10	113
1984	57.6	90	68	95	47.2	83	0.82	44
1983	61	59	72.6	48	49.4	66	0.74	47
1982	68.3	9	78	10	58.7	9	0.65	56
1981	52.4	137	63.9	125	41	142	0.17	101
1980	54.7	118	65.8	113	43.6	120	0.19	99
1979	54.2	123	62.4	140	46	95	0.81	45
1978	53.4	132	62.6	139	44.2	116	0.70	53
1977	53.8	129	63.4	130	44.2	116	2.22	11
1976	57	96	66.3	108	47.7	78	0.58	62
1975	55.1	114	67.2	102	42.9	126	0.49	69
1974	50.4	145	63.1	134	37.8	148	trace	133
1973	65.4	23	74.6	34	56.2	21	1.18	31
1972	54.5	121	64.2	123	44.8	108	0.25	89
1971	61.7	50	72.6	48	50.9	51	0.42	73
1970	59.3	71	72.3	50	46.2	93	0.01	130
1969	62.3	44	74.3	36	50.2	61	1.11	34
1968	55.2	112	65.6	114	44.9	107	1.94	14
1967	59.6	69	70.9	63	48.2	76	0.50	67
1966	53.8	129	66.2	110	41.4	140	0.07	117
1965	54.5	121	63.3	131	45.7	99	1.08	35
1964	52.5	136	65.2	117	39.8	145	0.10	113
1963	60.4	61	78	10	42.9	126	trace	133
1962	61.1	57	69.9	77	52.2	42	1.20	30
1961	56.9	98	69.8	79	44	118	0.29	84
1960	58.1	88	70.7	66	45.4	102	1.72	21
1959	67.4	11	77.6	14	57.2	14	1.85	17
1958	56.4	101	68.1	93	44.8	108	0.51	66
1957	57	96	69.6	86	44.4	114	trace	133
1956	58.2	84	70.7	66	45.8	98	0.83	42
1955	61.5	51	71.8	57	51.2	47	0.69	54
1954	64.1	30	73.4	41	54.7	26	2.46	9
1953	58.8	76	72.3	50	45.3	103	0.22	94
1952	50.7	143	63.3	131	38	147	0.71	52
1951	63.4	37	75.4	27	51.3	46	0.41	74
1950	57.3	92	68.6	90	46	95	0.95	37
1949	67	14	77.3	15	56.7	18	0.90	39
1948	54.2	123	62.8	136	45.7	99	0.21	95
1947	62.8	43	74.7	33	51	50	trace	133
1946	63.2	40	77.3	15	49.1	69	0.00	144
1945	55.3	111	63	135	47.6	79	1.24	28
1944	63.2	40	69.7	85	56.8	17	0.24	91
1943	58.9	74	71.6	58	46.3	92	0.00	144
1942	64.1	30	75.4	27	52.8	39	0.10	113
1941	68.8	7	76	22	61.7	5	1.60	23
1940	60.4	61	71.1	62	49.7	63	0.33	78
1939	65.9	21	78.6	9	53.3	37	0.00	144
1938	57.3	92	69.9	77	44.8	108	trace	133
1937	61.8	47	70	74	53.7	35	0.64	58
1936	62.3	44	70.3	71	54.2	31	2.21	12
1935	47.3	149	57.7	149	37	149	0.13	107
1934	61.4	52	72.3	50	50.4	57	0.00	144
1933	55.2	112	63.8	126	46.7	88	0.23	92
1932	57.3	92	67.9	96	46.8	85	0.31	82
1931	66.8	16	76.3	21	57.2	14	1.14	33
1930	60.3	65	69.8	79	50.9	51	0.17	101
1929	53.3	133	61.6	142	45	105	0.09	116
1928	64.2	29	74.2	37	54.1	32	0.72	51
1927	65.1	25	75.2	29	55	24	0.56	63
1926	63.4	37	71.9	55	54.9	25	1.52	25
1925	56.1	104	62.7	138	49.6	64	0.93	38
1924	61	59	71.4	60	50.6	55	0.02	127
1923	52	141	62.3	141	41.7	137	0.00	144
1922	68.5	8	78.7	7	58.3	10	0.50	67
1921	53.6	131	64.2	123	42.9	126	0.68	55
1920	54.7	118	66	111	43.4	123	trace	133
1919	68.9	6	78	10	59.8	8	0.88	41
1918	59.4	70	69.8	79	49.1	69	0.64	58
1917	51.5	142	61.1	145	41.9	134	0.28	86
1916	64.8	27	78.7	7	50.9	51	0.02	127
1915	55	116	63.3	131	46.7	88	0.52	65
1914	66.1	19	75.6	24	56.6	19	1.84	19
1913	64.1	30	73.6	40	54.6	29	0.05	124
1912	60.2	66	72.1	53	48.3	73	trace	133
1911	58.6	80	68.3	92	48.9	71	3.10	5
1910	61.8	47	71.9	55	51.8	45	4.45	2
1909	58.5	81	71.4	60	45.6	101	0.00	144
1908	56.2	103	69.1	89	43.3	124	0.34	76
1907	59.2	72	70.1	73	48.3	73	0.89	40
1906	58.9	74	67.6	99	50.3	59	1.18	31
1905	63.2	40	74.4	35	52	44	2.12	13
1904	58.2	84	70	74	46.4	91	0.16	104
1903	65.1	25	72.1	53	58.1	11	1.75	20
1902	56.5	100	64.9	119	48.1	77	1.36	27
1901	54	128	65.2	117	42.8	130	0.02	127
1900	67.4	11	77.1	17	57.7	13	0.65	56
1899	55.1	114	66.3	108	43.9	119	0.49	69
1898	68.1	10	75.6	24	60.7	6	0.47	71
1897	61.4	52	75.2	29	47.6	79	trace	133
1896	50.4	145	58.9	148	41.9	134	0.11	112
1895	53.1	135	64.6	121	41.6	138	0.16	104
1894	55.4	110	64.9	119	45.9	97	0.06	122
1893	61.9	46	73.2	44	50.7	54	1.44	26
1892	55.8	108	66.9	103	44.7	112	0.32	80
1891	59.9	68	69.4	88	50.3	59	0.60	61
1890	61.8	47	69.6	86	54.1	32	0.73	49
1889	49.9	147	59.3	146	40.6	144	0.07	117
1888	50.6	144	59	147	42.2	133	0.83	42
1887	60.4	61	70.4	68	50.4	57	0.06	122
1886	54.6	120	66.8	105	42.4	132	0.01	130
1885	53.2	134	61.4	143	45	105	0.73	49
1884	72	4	81	4	63	3	0.32	80
1883	58.2	84	66.6	106	49.9	62	1.62	22
1882	66	20	75.9	23	56.1	22	0.07	117
1881	65.3	24	72.7	46	58	12	5.59	1
1880	57.9	89	69.8	79	46.1	94	0.04	125
1879	72.7	3	81.7	3	63.8	1	0.21	95
1878	60.2	66	70.9	63	49.4	66	0.26	87

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	73.4
2007	73.3
1879	72.7
1884	72
2021	69.1
1919	68.9
1941	68.8
1922	68.5
1982	68.3
1898	68.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1935	47.3
1987	49.9
1889	49.9
1974	50.4
1896	50.4
1888	50.6
1952	50.7
1917	51.5
1923	52
2003	52.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1881	5.59
1910	4.45
2013	3.80
1986	3.24
1911	3.10
1995	2.97
1990	2.70
2017	2.58
1954	2.46
1998	2.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1946	0.00
1943	0.00
1939	0.00
1934	0.00
1923	0.00
1909	0.00
2022	trace
2016	trace
1988	trace
1974	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 1 October 2026
Coldest night: 42°F; 6 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.33 in; 2 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.33 in of precipitation in Columbus, OH, the driest 1 to 9 October since 2024, tied 71st driest of 149 (with 1940).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: 87°F on Thursday 1 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: a low of 42°F on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Columbus, OH: 0.33 in on Friday 2 October 2026.