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Best time to visit Columbus

September is the best time to visit Columbus for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 8 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 91/100
The least cloud September 47 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 72 mm
Warmth July 29 °C
Cooler weather January 2.7 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 91 25 °C 8
2 May 83 22 °C 13
3 October 80 18 °C 9
4 June 79 27 °C 12
5 August 77 28 °C 10
6 July 73 29 °C 11
7 April 68 17 °C 13
8 November 50 11 °C 9
9 March 42 10 °C 11
10 February 28 5.0 °C 10
11 December 27 4.9 °C 10
12 January 26 2.7 °C 11

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 2.7 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 2.7 °C 85 mm 73 %
February 5.0 °C 72 mm 70 %
March 10.4 °C 99 mm 66 %
April 17.2 °C 116 mm 63 %
May 22.2 °C 112 mm 61 %
June 26.7 °C 104 mm 57 %
July 28.7 °C 92 mm 52 %
August 28.1 °C 76 mm 50 %
September 24.7 °C 74 mm 47 %
October 18.0 °C 75 mm 54 %
November 10.8 °C 80 mm 63 %
December 4.9 °C 85 mm 73 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.