Columbus, OH: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 74.8°F in Columbus, OH, the warmest summer since 2025, tied 27th warmest of 148 (with 1959, 1952, 1941 and 3 other years).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 74.8°F; Warmest since 2025; 27th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 15.77 in; Wettest since 2018; 14th wettest of 148

A normal summer in Columbus, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.2°F, between 71.6°F and 75.9°F in eight years of ten and 12.37 in of precipitation, between 9.31 in and 16.57 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Columbus, OH since 1879: 74.8°F in 2026; the highest is 77.1°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 71.6 to 75.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	Days missing
2026	74.8	27	84.5	46	65.2	17	15.77	14	0
2025	75.4	20	84.9	38	65.8	7	11.46	62	0
2024	75.8	12	86.7	9	64.9	29	5.07	146	0
2023	72.7	86	82.5	98	62.9	76	14.59	25	0
2022	74.5	40	84.3	52	64.6	35	13.65	35	0
2021	75.4	20	84.9	38	65.8	7	14.38	27	0
2020	75.7	16	86.2	16	65.2	17	10.77	78	0
2019	74.6	36	84.4	48	64.7	31	13.54	37	0
2018	75.2	23	84.3	52	66.2	3	16.36	12	0
2017	73.2	73	83.1	81	63.3	61	15.35	17	0
2016	75.8	12	85.5	28	66.2	3	13.53	38	0
2015	72.1	101	81.3	120	62.9	76	15.72	16	0
2014	74.2	46	83.7	65	64.7	31	13.66	34	0
2013	73.8	61	82.8	89	64.7	31	14.17	30	0
2012	76.4	3	87.7	2	65.1	19	6.35	137	0
2011	75.8	12	85.7	23	65.8	7	11.18	70	0
2010	75.9	7	85.7	23	66.1	6	13.62	36	0
2009	72	105	81.4	118	62.5	85	11.61	60	0
2008	74.2	46	84.4	48	63.9	53	15.77	14	0
2007	74.7	34	85.3	31	64.2	46	10.53	84	0
2006	73.9	59	83.2	77	64.6	35	13.01	45	0
2005	76	5	85.6	26	66.3	2	9.57	99	0
2004	71.5	115	80.6	135	62.3	92	15.22	19	0
2003	71.5	115	80.6	135	62.3	92	19.39	4	0
2002	75.9	7	86	20	65.7	10	9.71	97	0
2001	73.6	67	83.1	81	64.1	49	11.10	72	0
2000	71.8	111	81.2	122	62.4	87	11.70	59	0
1999	75.9	7	86.6	11	65.3	14	6.07	139	0
1998	74.3	45	83.7	65	64.8	30	11.73	57	0
1997	71.6	114	81.1	125	62.1	97	15.29	18	0
1996	73	80	83.1	81	62.9	76	10.49	86	0
1995	75.8	12	86.2	16	65.4	12	19.85	3	0
1994	73.6	67	84.4	48	62.7	81	11.24	68	0
1993	74	55	84.4	48	63.5	57	10.02	92	0
1992	70.1	143	79.9	143	60.2	137	18.44	7	0
1991	75.9	7	87.1	6	64.6	35	6.97	131	0
1990	72.1	101	82.6	93	61.7	105	15.11	20	0
1989	71.3	121	80.8	131	61.8	102	17.45	9	0
1988	74.2	46	86.9	7	61.5	110	11.82	52	0
1987	74.5	40	85	34	64	51	10.45	87	0
1986	72.4	91	83.3	72	61.6	108	10.74	79	0
1985	70.3	140	80.3	139	60.2	137	10.63	81	0
1984	72.4	91	83.2	77	61.5	110	6.82	132	0
1983	74.1	52	85.4	30	62.8	79	9.62	98	0
1982	69.8	145	80.5	137	59.2	145	8.29	118	0
1981	71.1	131	81.1	125	61	128	11.28	67	0
1980	73.1	77	82.9	87	63.2	65	16.01	13	0
1979	71.1	131	80.3	139	62	99	20.92	2	0
1978	72.4	91	82.4	101	62.4	87	10.69	80	0
1977	71.9	108	82.3	103	61.5	110	11.30	66	0
1976	70.3	140	80.7	134	59.8	142	14.72	24	0
1975	74.9	25	85.2	32	64.7	31	10.08	91	0
1974	72	105	82.6	93	61.4	114	11.06	73	0
1973	73.7	62	83.4	71	63.9	53	17.81	8	0
1972	68.6	148	78.6	147	58.5	148	14.54	26	0
1971	70.9	133	82.2	105	59.7	143	11.19	69	0
1970	71.9	108	82.2	105	61.7	105	13.32	42	0
1969	71.3	121	81.9	112	60.7	131	19.09	5	0
1968	72.9	83	83.3	72	62.4	87	8.84	112	0
1967	70.6	138	81.3	120	59.9	140	8.65	115	0
1966	72.7	86	84.3	52	61.2	121	12.09	50	0
1965	70.8	134	82.1	109	59.5	144	10.80	77	0
1964	71.9	108	83.3	72	60.6	134	11.87	51	0
1963	71.5	115	83.9	60	59.1	146	7.82	123	0
1962	71.7	112	83.1	81	60.3	136	8.16	121	0
1961	71.3	121	82.3	103	60.4	135	10.83	76	0
1960	72.1	101	83.1	81	61.1	126	9.49	102	0
1959	74.8	27	86.5	12	63	73	6.33	138	0
1958	71.4	119	82.2	105	60.7	131	22.02	1	0
1957	73.5	69	85.8	21	61.3	117	9.07	110	0
1956	72.8	85	84.1	57	61.4	114	10.37	89	0
1955	74.4	44	86.4	14	62.4	87	9.78	95	0
1954	73.2	73	84.7	42	61.6	108	11.71	58	0
1953	74.1	52	86.8	8	61.5	110	9.30	106	0
1952	74.8	27	87.2	5	62.5	85	7.63	124	0
1951	72.3	97	83.8	64	60.7	131	6.00	140	0
1950	70.1	143	81.5	115	58.8	147	10.18	90	0
1949	75.6	17	86.7	9	64.5	42	16.54	10	0
1948	73	80	84.8	41	61.2	121	12.94	46	0
1947	73.7	62	82.9	87	64.4	45	14.12	32	0
1946	71.5	115	81.8	113	61.3	117	14.78	23	0
1945	72.4	91	82.5	98	62.4	87	9.95	93	0
1944	76.3	4	87.3	4	65.3	14	7.97	122	0
1943	75.9	7	85.5	28	66.2	3	13.02	44	0
1942	74.5	40	83.9	60	65.1	19	8.49	116	0
1941	74.8	27	85	34	64.6	35	11.81	53	0
1940	74.8	27	85	34	64.6	35	6.55	133	0
1939	74.6	36	84.2	56	65	23	9.10	109	0
1938	74.6	36	84.6	45	64.6	35	10.52	85	0
1937	74.5	40	83.9	60	65	23	13.51	39	0
1936	76.6	2	88.1	1	65.1	19	8.97	111	0
1935	74	55	83.5	70	64.5	42	13.84	33	0
1934	77.1	1	87.5	3	66.6	1	9.81	94	0
1933	75.3	22	85.6	26	65.1	19	4.63	148	0
1932	74	55	84.1	57	63.9	53	9.40	103	0
1931	74.7	34	84	59	65.4	12	11.76	56	0
1930	74	55	84.7	42	63.3	61	4.98	147	0
1929	70.8	134	80.3	139	61.3	117	11.45	63	0
1928	72	105	80.8	131	63.3	61	14.26	28	0
1927	69	147	78	148	60	139	9.40	103	0
1926	72.3	97	81.4	118	63.2	65	11.56	61	0
1925	73.7	62	83.1	81	64.2	46	7.31	128	0
1924	71.3	121	80.8	131	61.8	102	8.68	114	0
1923	72.9	83	82.6	93	63.1	71	14.16	31	0
1922	72.3	97	82	111	62.6	83	7.37	126	0
1921	74.9	25	84.9	38	65	23	8.81	113	0
1920	70.2	142	79	145	61.4	114	13.06	43	0
1919	74.2	46	83.9	60	64.5	42	10.40	88	0
1918	73.2	73	83.3	72	63.2	65	8.17	120	0
1917	71.3	121	80.9	129	61.8	102	13.48	40	0
1916	73.5	69	83.6	68	63.5	57	7.37	126	0
1915	69.8	145	78.7	146	60.8	130	18.92	6	0
1914	74.2	46	85.2	32	63.2	65	8.45	117	0
1913	74.6	36	85.8	21	63.3	61	6.54	134	0
1912	71.3	121	80.9	129	61.7	105	7.23	130	0
1911	74.2	46	84.3	52	64	51	10.95	75	0
1910	72.4	91	82.5	98	62.2	95	5.75	143	0
1909	72.4	91	82.1	109	62.7	81	9.75	96	0
1908	73	80	83.7	65	62.3	92	8.21	119	0
1907	70.7	136	80.2	142	61.2	121	12.20	49	0
1906	73.3	72	82.7	92	63.9	53	12.86	47	0
1905	73.1	77	82.6	93	63.5	57	10.59	82	0
1904	71.3	121	81.5	115	61.1	126	9.52	100	0
1903	71.2	129	81.2	122	61.2	121	5.79	142	0
1902	71.4	119	81.5	115	61.2	121	14.84	22	0
1901	76	5	86.5	12	65.6	11	9.25	108	0
1900	75.6	17	86.2	16	65	23	9.36	105	0
1899	75.2	23	86.2	16	64.1	49	7.60	125	0
1898	75.5	19	85.7	23	65.3	14	11.12	71	0
1897	72.7	86	83.3	72	62.1	97	11.35	65	0
1896	72.7	86	82.8	89	62.6	83	16.38	11	0
1895	74.8	27	86.4	14	63.2	65	6.49	135	0
1894	73.4	71	85	34	61.9	101	5.50	144	0
1893	73.2	73	83.6	68	62.8	79	5.81	141	0
1892	73.7	62	83.2	77	64.2	46	13.39	41	0
1891	71.2	129	81	127	61.3	117	12.31	48	0
1890	72.7	86	82.4	101	63	73	9.50	101	0
1889	70.7	136	80.5	137	61	128	7.30	129	0
1888	72.1	101	82.2	105	62	99	11.77	54	0
1887	73.9	59	84.7	42	63.2	65	6.48	136	0
1886	70.5	139	81	127	59.9	140	9.30	106	0
1885	72.3	97	81.6	114	63	73	14.26	28	0
1884	73.1	77	82.6	93	63.5	57	5.45	145	0
1883	71.7	112	81.2	122	62.2	95	10.54	83	0
1882	71.3	121	79.6	144	63.1	71	11.77	54	0
1881	74.8	27	84.5	46	65	23	11.44	64	0
1880	74.1	52	83.2	77	65	23	15.11	20	0
1879	73.7	62	82.8	89	64.6	35	10.99	74	0
1878									30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	77.1
1936	76.6
2012	76.4
1944	76.3
2005	76
1901	76
2010	75.9
2002	75.9
1999	75.9
1991	75.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1972	68.6
1927	69
1982	69.8
1915	69.8
1992	70.1
1950	70.1
1920	70.2
1985	70.3
1976	70.3
1886	70.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1958	22.02
1979	20.92
1995	19.85
2003	19.39
1969	19.09
1915	18.92
1992	18.44
1973	17.81
1989	17.45
1949	16.54

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1933	4.63
1930	4.98
2024	5.07
1884	5.45
1894	5.50
1910	5.75
1903	5.79
1893	5.81
1951	6.00
1999	6.07

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 3 July 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 3 June 2026, 2 June 2026
Wettest day: 2.87 in; 20 August 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 15.77 in of precipitation in Columbus, OH, the wettest summer since 2018, tied 14th wettest of 148 (with 2008).
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Columbus, OH: 97°F on Friday 3 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Columbus, OH: a low of 49°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026 and Tuesday 2 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Columbus, OH: 2.87 in on Thursday 20 August 2026.