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Columbus, Nebraska climate

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental

Columbus has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 13°F at night. Precipitation totals about 30 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 5.0 inches while January barely receives 0.76 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 87°F in July.

About 34 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near 13°F in January.

About 140 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 30 in of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

−0.8 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Columbus climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	32	37	50	63	73	83	87	85	78	65	50	36
Avg temp (°F)	23	27	39	51	62	72	76	74	66	53	39	27
Avg low (°F)	13	17	27	38	50	61	65	63	53	40	28	18
Precipitation (in)	0.8	0.9	1.6	3.0	4.6	5.0	3.2	3.7	3.1	2.2	1.2	1.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	32	37	50	63	73	83
Avg temp (°F)	23	27	39	51	62	72
Avg low (°F)	13	17	27	38	50	61
Precipitation (in)	0.8	0.9	1.6	3.0	4.6	5.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	87	85	78	65	50	36
Avg temp (°F)	76	74	66	53	39	27
Avg low (°F)	65	63	53	40	28	18
Precipitation (in)	3.2	3.7	3.1	2.2	1.2	1.2

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	6	6	7	9	12	11	9	9	7	7	5	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.0	0.4	2	8	11	8	4	0.6	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	30	26	21	7	0.3	—	—	—	0.1	6	20	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	2	3	1	0.4	0.0	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.7	2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	6	6	7	9	12	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.0	0.4	2	8
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	30	26	21	7	0.3	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	2	3	1	0.4	0.0	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	9	7	7	5	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	11	8	4	0.6	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.1	6	20	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	0.2	0.7	2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	64	65	65	64	64	55	49	50	46	54	57	60
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	5	6	6	8	9	10	12	9	7	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	10	9	10	12	13	12	10	9	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	14	15	15	15	11	8	9	9	12	12	13
Relative humidity (%)	82	78	72	68	70	72	68	67	66	69	75	82
Wind speed (mph)	8.3	8.5	8.8	9.3	8.0	6.9	5.8	5.7	6.8	7.5	7.8	7.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	64	65	65	64	64	55
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	5	6	6	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	10	9	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	14	15	15	15	11
Relative humidity (%)	82	78	72	68	70	72
Wind speed (mph)	8.3	8.5	8.8	9.3	8.0	6.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	49	50	46	54	57	60
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	10	12	9	7	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	10	9	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	9	9	12	12	13
Relative humidity (%)	68	67	66	69	75	82
Wind speed (mph)	5.8	5.7	6.8	7.5	7.8	7.9

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Fremont (NOAA GHCN station USC00253050), about 75 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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