2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Columbus, OH vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston has 40.3% more rainy days than Columbus.
- Ruston has 20.8% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruston scores 0.0% worse than Columbus
 Columbus, OHRuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3352443
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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