Columbia weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Columbia, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Scottsville 6se, 21 km from Columbia; records cover 1994–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.7 in1109 mm
- Snow a year
- 12 in31 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 25
- First fall freeze
- Oct 20
- Heating degree days
- 4,571
- Cooling degree days
- 1,065
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 8°−13° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Columbia in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2002)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 929
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Columbia in February
Highs average 49°10° and lows 26°−4°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2012)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 772
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Columbia in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 32°0°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 639
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Columbia in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 41°5°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2002)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 331
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Columbia in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°11°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 126
- Cooling degree days
- 69
Columbia in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2024)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 209
Columbia in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°19°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2026)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 334
Columbia in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 64°18°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2002)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 290
Columbia in September
Highs average 78°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 52
- Cooling degree days
- 126
Columbia in OctoberThis month
Highs average 68°20° and lows 44°7°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 295
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Columbia in November
Highs average 58°14° and lows 33°1°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2003)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 580
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Columbia in December
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1998)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 831
- Cooling degree days
- 0