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Best time to visit Columbus

October is the best time to visit Columbus for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to April.

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 October comfort 92/100
The least cloud October 44 % average cloud cover
The least rain May 66 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather January 14 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 92 25 °C 6
2 April 91 24 °C 8
3 November 86 19 °C 7
4 March 84 20 °C 10
5 May 79 29 °C 8
6 September 73 30 °C 8
7 February 70 16 °C 9
8 December 66 15 °C 10
9 January 61 14 °C 9
10 June 60 31 °C 13
11 August 54 32 °C 14
12 July 50 33 °C 15

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 15 wet days and highs near 33 °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 13.8 °C 108 mm 57 %
February 16.1 °C 112 mm 59 %
March 20.0 °C 109 mm 55 %
April 24.3 °C 86 mm 51 %
May 28.7 °C 66 mm 51 %
June 31.4 °C 93 mm 56 %
July 32.6 °C 113 mm 58 %
August 32.1 °C 96 mm 57 %
September 29.9 °C 86 mm 50 %
October 24.8 °C 74 mm 44 %
November 19.2 °C 91 mm 47 %
December 15.0 °C 114 mm 58 %

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.