Columbia (SC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Columbia

Columbia average temperature chart (Celsius) Columbia average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Columbia (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.1 14.5 19.4 24.1 27.9 31.1 32.5 31.8 29 24 19.2 14.1
°F 53.9 58.1 66.9 75.4 82.2 88 90.5 89.2 84.1 75.2 66.6 57.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Columbia monthly rainfall chart (mm) Columbia monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Columbia (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 108 98 120 82 88 113 136 131 96 72 70 86
inches 4.2 3.9 4.7 3.2 3.5 4.4 5.3 5.2 3.8 2.8 2.7 3.4
Rainy days 10 9 10 8 9 10 11 10 7 6 7 9

Average annual rainfall in Columbia: 1151.6mm (453.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Columbia

Columbia average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Columbia
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.1 6.9 8.1 9.5 9.9 9.9 9.8 9 8.5 8.1 6.9 6.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Columbia average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Columbia average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Columbia (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -0.5 0.8 5.3 9.4 14.2 18.6 20.8 20.4 17 9.9 5.1 1.2
Max °C 12.5 14.9 19.8 24.5 28.2 31.4 32.8 32.1 29.3 24.4 19.6 14.5
Min °F 31.2 33.4 41.5 48.8 57.6 65.5 69.4 68.6 62.5 49.7 41.1 34.1
Max °F 42.8 46 54.5 62.4 70.2 77 80.2 79.2 73.6 62.8 54.1 46

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Columbia average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Columbia average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Columbia in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.3 14.6 14.5 16.1 19.8 24.1 26.7 27.1 25.9 22.7 19.2 16.9
°F 59.6 58.3 58.2 60.9 67.7 75.3 80 80.8 78.6 72.8 66.6 62.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Columbia average winspeed by month (km/h) Columbia average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Columbia (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 14 14 14 12 12 11 10 11 11 12 12
mph 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Columbia relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Columbia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
69% 65% 65% 62% 68% 71% 73% 77% 76% 73% 71% 70%

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Columbia weather stats

Columbia weather statistics
Hottest month: July 32.5°C 90.5°F
Driest month: November 70mm 2.8ins
Sunniest month: April 9.5hrs
Coldest month: January 12.1°C 53.8°F
Wettest month: July 136mm 5.4ins
Warmest sea: August 27.1°C 80.8°F
Map showing location of Columbia (34.00071, -81.03481) Columbia map pin © Google

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