Columbia weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Columbia, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at COLUMBIA 3 WNW, 4 km from Columbia; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56.8 in1442 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.9 in2.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 3,914
- Cooling degree days
- 1,407
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 11°−12° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Columbia in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1950)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 856
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Columbia in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1962)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 679
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Columbia in March
Highs average 62°16° and lows 36°2°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1982)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 508
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Columbia in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 44°7°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1955)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 245
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Columbia in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 54°12°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1962)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 76
- Cooling degree days
- 112
Columbia in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 62°17°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2012)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 276
Columbia in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1952)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 394
Columbia in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 65°18°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 362
Columbia in September
Highs average 83°29° and lows 58°14°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1954)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 27
- Cooling degree days
- 195
Columbia in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 229
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Columbia in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1975)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 524
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Columbia in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1951)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 764
- Cooling degree days
- 0