Columbus, OH: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 56.8°F in Columbus, OH, the warmest spring since 2024, 4th warmest of 148.

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 56.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 4th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 17.03 in; Wettest since 2020; 6th wettest of 148

A normal spring in Columbus, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 52.7°F, between 50.3°F and 55.3°F in eight years of ten and 11.22 in of precipitation, between 8.39 in and 14.22 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Columbus, OH since 1879: 56.8°F in 2026; the highest is 58.9°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 50.3 to 55.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring 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	56.8	4	67.8	2	45.7	5	17.03	6
2025	54.9	12	65.4	11	44.3	20	13.00	28
2024	57.2	2	67.1	4	47.2	2	13.37	24
2023	52.9	38	64	24	41.8	67	12.06	46
2022	54	24	64.4	21	43.7	26	14.30	16
2021	53.6	31	65.2	14	42	64	9.59	85
2020	51.9	66	61.7	79	42.1	63	18.67	2
2019	52.7	44	62.7	47	42.8	41	12.68	36
2018	52.7	44	62.7	47	42.7	44	12.74	34
2017	55.2	8	65.1	15	45.3	10	13.22	25
2016	53.4	32	63.6	30	43.2	34	9.32	92
2015	52.6	49	63	43	42.3	56	11.57	54
2014	52.8	40	63.4	36	42.2	58	12.06	46
2013	52.4	55	62	67	42.9	38	8.40	110
2012	58.9	1	69.5	1	48.4	1	10.82	66
2011	53.4	32	62.7	47	44.1	23	17.62	4
2010	56	5	66.5	6	45.4	7	9.15	97
2009	54.3	18	65.3	12	43.3	32	7.80	121
2008	51.8	68	61.5	83	42	64	12.88	30
2007	55	10	65.3	12	44.7	19	10.39	75
2006	52.7	44	62.4	57	42.9	38	9.25	94
2005	49.8	109	59.8	102	39.8	117	11.25	60
2004	54.3	18	63.6	30	45	12	13.16	26
2003	53	37	63.1	41	42.8	41	10.68	68
2002	51.5	80	61.5	83	41.6	71	14.07	18
2001	52.8	40	62.6	53	43	36	11.45	56
2000	54.1	22	64.3	22	43.8	25	12.27	43
1999	52.4	55	63.3	37	41.4	78	8.33	112
1998	54.7	14	64	24	45.3	10	11.48	55
1997	49.2	126	59.5	109	38.9	136	11.19	61
1996	48.9	131	58.5	128	39.3	129	15.60	7
1995	51.7	74	63.2	38	40.3	101	9.64	82
1994	50.5	98	62.1	62	39	134	7.27	125
1993	50.3	103	60.2	99	40.4	98	10.46	74
1992	50.8	92	61.2	89	40.3	101	9.63	83
1991	56.9	3	67.1	4	46.8	3	10.59	69
1990	51.7	74	62.1	62	41.3	80	11.15	62
1989	49.1	127	59.4	111	38.8	137	12.15	45
1988	51.1	84	62.7	47	39.4	126	7.05	128
1987	54.1	22	65.9	7	42.3	56	6.91	130
1986	53.7	29	64.7	17	42.7	44	6.39	134
1985	54.2	21	65.6	10	42.7	44	9.47	88
1984	46.6	147	56	148	37.1	146	11.92	51
1983	49.7	112	59.5	109	40	111	12.33	40
1982	51.2	83	62.8	45	39.7	119	10.57	70
1981	51.8	68	61.9	72	41.6	71	12.99	29
1980	49.7	112	60	101	39.4	126	9.92	80
1979	51.6	78	62.1	62	41.1	85	8.29	113
1978	48.2	141	57.7	138	38.7	139	10.15	77
1977	55.7	7	67.8	2	43.6	28	8.87	103
1976	51.8	68	63.1	41	40.6	95	5.02	144
1975	50.2	104	60.5	95	39.9	115	9.98	79
1974	53.2	36	63.5	34	42.9	38	10.33	76
1973	53.7	29	62.5	54	44.8	16	10.51	73
1972	48.9	131	59.2	116	38.5	140	13.16	26
1971	47.8	143	59.2	116	36.5	148	7.03	129
1970	51.7	74	61.8	76	41.6	71	13.93	19
1969	49.4	117	60.9	90	37.9	142	7.46	123
1968	51.6	78	62.2	59	41	87	14.32	15
1967	49.4	117	59.4	111	39.4	126	12.28	42
1966	49.1	127	59.4	111	38.8	137	9.06	100
1965	51.4	82	62	67	40.8	92	12.80	33
1964	52.6	49	63.6	30	41.7	69	17.90	3
1963	50.9	88	62	67	39.7	119	12.02	49
1962	50.9	88	61.5	83	40.3	101	6.07	140
1961	49.6	114	59.1	118	40.2	108	12.31	41
1960	47.6	145	57.6	139	37.5	144	8.53	108
1959	52.7	44	63.7	29	41.6	71	9.20	96
1958	50.4	101	60.5	95	40.3	101	9.13	99
1957	52.5	54	63.2	38	41.7	69	12.72	35
1956	49.8	109	60.3	97	39.2	132	12.40	38
1955	53.9	26	65.7	8	42.2	58	9.28	93
1954	50.9	88	62.1	62	39.6	122	9.15	97
1953	51.9	66	62.2	59	41.5	76	6.86	132
1952	50.8	92	61.3	88	40.4	98	12.35	39
1951	50.7	95	61.6	80	39.9	115	11.04	63
1950	48.3	140	58.8	125	37.8	143	10.57	70
1949	51	86	61.9	72	40.2	108	8.81	104
1948	52.8	40	63.8	27	41.8	67	14.82	12
1947	48.6	136	57.2	142	40	111	11.31	59
1946	55.1	9	64.6	18	45.5	6	9.34	91
1945	54.5	15	64.3	22	44.8	16	17.46	5
1944	52.6	49	62.2	59	43	36	13.71	21
1943	49.5	116	58.7	126	40.3	101	11.59	53
1942	54.4	17	64	24	44.9	13	8.24	115
1941	52.6	49	63.2	38	42	64	5.40	142
1940	48.2	141	57.1	144	39.3	129	13.61	22
1939	52.3	59	62.5	54	42.2	58	7.41	124
1938	54.9	12	64.8	16	44.9	13	12.21	44
1937	50.1	105	59.3	114	40.8	92	8.00	119
1936	52.2	60	62	67	42.5	52	8.61	107
1935	51.7	74	60.8	92	42.6	47	9.40	89
1934	51.5	80	61.8	76	41.2	82	4.04	148
1933	52	62	60.3	97	43.7	26	15.54	8
1932	49.3	122	59.1	118	39.5	124	4.74	145
1931	49.6	114	58	135	41.1	85	8.68	106
1930	52.4	55	62.1	62	42.6	47	4.45	147
1929	53.8	28	62.8	45	44.8	16	10.02	78
1928	48.8	133	58.1	133	39.5	124	7.22	126
1927	51.8	68	60.1	100	43.4	30	14.25	17
1926	46.6	147	56.5	146	36.7	147	6.14	139
1925	51.8	68	62.4	57	41.2	82	6.26	136
1924	47.7	144	56.1	147	39.3	129	10.83	65
1923	49.1	127	59.8	102	38.4	141	7.58	122
1922	53.9	26	63	43	44.9	13	12.85	31
1921	55.9	6	65.7	8	46.2	4	14.44	14
1920	49.4	117	58.9	123	40	111	9.83	81
1919	50.6	96	59.7	106	41.4	78	12.03	48
1918	54.3	18	64.6	18	44	24	8.95	102
1917	48.4	138	57.8	137	39	134	9.54	86
1916	49.3	122	58.3	132	40.3	101	12.02	49
1915	49.4	117	58.5	128	40.4	98	4.71	146
1914	50.4	101	59.8	102	40.9	89	6.22	137
1913	51	86	60.9	90	41	87	14.60	13
1912	50.6	96	59.6	108	41.5	76	11.41	58
1911	52	62	61.9	72	42.2	58	7.88	120
1910	53.3	35	63.5	34	43.1	35	6.90	131
1909	49.3	122	58.6	127	40	111	10.53	72
1908	53.4	32	62.7	47	44.2	21	12.82	32
1907	48.5	137	58	135	39.1	133	11.83	52
1906	49.8	109	59	120	40.5	96	8.22	116
1905	52.4	55	62	67	42.8	41	9.40	89
1904	49.4	117	58.5	128	40.3	101	11.43	57
1903	55	10	64.6	18	45.4	7	8.78	105
1902	52.7	44	62.7	47	42.6	47	5.18	143
1901	50.1	105	59.3	114	40.9	89	8.27	114
1900	50.5	98	60.6	94	40.5	96	6.17	138
1899	52.9	38	62.5	54	43.3	32	8.12	117
1898	52.6	49	61.8	76	43.4	30	15.12	10
1897	50.5	98	59.7	106	41.3	80	13.40	23
1896	54	24	63.8	27	44.2	21	8.35	111
1895	50.9	88	60.8	92	40.9	89	7.08	127
1894	52.8	40	61.9	72	43.6	28	6.36	135
1893	50.1	105	59	120	41.2	82	13.81	20
1892	48.8	133	57.5	141	40.1	110	8.48	109
1891	48.4	138	57.2	142	39.7	119	9.63	83
1890	49.1	127	57.6	139	40.7	94	15.07	11
1889	51.8	68	61.5	83	42.2	58	5.41	141
1888	49.3	122	58.9	123	39.8	117	9.21	95
1887	52	62	61.6	80	42.4	54	8.97	101
1886	52.1	61	61.6	80	42.6	47	15.14	9
1885	47	146	56.6	145	37.5	144	10.97	64
1884	50.1	105	58.5	128	41.6	71	9.49	87
1883	48.8	133	58.1	133	39.6	122	12.43	37
1882	51.1	84	59.8	102	42.4	54	19.22	1
1881	50.8	92	59	120	42.5	52	8.05	118
1880	54.5	15	63.6	30	45.4	7	10.71	67
1879	52	62	61.4	87	42.6	47	6.78	133

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	58.9
2024	57.2
1991	56.9
2026	56.8
2010	56
1921	55.9
1977	55.7
2017	55.2
1946	55.1
2007	55
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1984	46.6
1926	46.6
1885	47
1960	47.6
1924	47.7
1971	47.8
1978	48.2
1940	48.2
1950	48.3
1917	48.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1882	19.22
2020	18.67
1964	17.90
2011	17.62
1945	17.46
2026	17.03
1996	15.60
1933	15.54
1886	15.14
1898	15.12

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1934	4.04
1930	4.45
1915	4.71
1932	4.74
1976	5.02
1902	5.18
1941	5.40
1889	5.41
1962	6.07
1926	6.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 19 May 2026, 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 20°F; 18 March 2026, 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 2.12 in; 27 May 2026

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Every answer in words

Spring 2026 brought 17.03 in of precipitation in Columbus, OH, the wettest spring since 2020, 6th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Columbus, OH: 90°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026 and Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Columbus, OH: a low of 20°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026 and Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of spring 2026 in Columbus, OH: 2.12 in on Wednesday 27 May 2026.