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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Adair County / Columbia / Zip Codes
Columbia, KY has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is around 59°F, with highs reaching into the 80s in the summer and lows dipping down to near freezing during winter months. Rainfall averages around 50 inches per year, making it one of the wettest areas in Kentucky. Snowfall can range from occasional light dustings up to 6 inches on rare occasions during the winter months. Humidity is generally high year-round due to its location in the south and proximity to lakes and rivers.

Columbia, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Columbia averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Columbia. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Columbia gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Columbia is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Columbia, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateColumbia, KentuckyUnited States
  50.7 in.38.1 in.
  10.6 in.27.8 in.
  113.7 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  87.5°85.8°
  24.4°21.7°
  7.37
  4.44.3
  748 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 Columbia with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In Columbia, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Columbia are May, September and June.
In Columbia, there are 27.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Columbia with an average of 24.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Columbia, there are 100.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Columbia, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Columbia during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Columbia.
May is the wettest month in Columbia with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.7 inches in Columbia means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Columbia with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 113.7 rainy days annually in Columbia, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.6 inches in Columbia means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Columbia with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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