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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Chenango County / Columbus / Zip Codes
Columbus, NY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer, temperatures tend to reach the 80s during the day, and drop to the 50s and 60s at night. Winters are cold with temperatures in the 30s and 40s during the day, dropping to single digits at night. Spring and fall bring mild weather with temperatures in the 60s and 70s during the day, dipping into the 40s at night. Precipitation is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year with occasional snowfall in winter months.

Columbus, New York gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Columbus averages 74 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Columbus. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Columbus gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 164 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Columbus is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Columbus, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateColumbus, New YorkUnited States
  41.4 in.38.1 in.
  73.7 in.27.8 in.
  164.0 days106.2 days
  155 days205 days
  79.2°85.8°
  11.4°21.7°
  6.27
  3.34.3
  1296 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Columbus with an average high temperature of 79.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Columbus, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Columbus are August, July and June.
In Columbus, there are 2.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Columbus with an average of 11.4°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Columbus, there are 160.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Columbus, there are 14.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Columbus is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Columbus with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.4 inches in Columbus means that it is drier than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Columbus with 16.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.7 rainy days. There are 164.0 rainy days annually in Columbus, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 73.7 inches in Columbus means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Columbus with 19.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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