Average Temperature in Columbus by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Columbus, Ohio for each year between 1894 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Columbus?

2012 was the warmest year in the history of Columbus, Ohio. The average daily high temperature was 66.3 °F, and the average low was 46.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Columbus?

1904 was the coolest year in the history of Columbus, Ohio. The average daily high temperature was 58.4 °F, and the average low was 38.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	3	65.4	46.0
2022	31	63.4	44.3
2021	8	64.6	45.9
2020	14	64.1	45.5
2019	18	64.2	44.9
2018	17	63.3	46.0
2017	4	64.9	46.2
2016	11	64.6	45.5
2015	48	62.8	43.9
2014	76	61.6	43.0
2013	37	62.4	44.8
2012	1	66.3	46.9
2011	19	63.2	45.8
2010	33	63.0	44.4
2009	57	62.1	43.7
2008	42	62.9	44.1
2007	12	64.4	45.7
2006	15	63.6	45.9
2005	36	62.6	44.6
2004	53	61.8	44.2
2003	85	60.6	43.1
2002	22	63.5	45.3
2001	24	63.4	45.3
2000	68	61.6	43.2
1999	13	65.1	44.7
1998	2	65.4	47.4
1997	84	61.0	42.8
1996	94	60.8	42.7
1995	71	62.4	42.3
1994	61	63.2	42.2
1993	62	61.9	43.2
1992	70	61.6	43.1
1991	7	65.3	45.4
1990	23	64.5	44.3
1989	110	60.3	41.2
1988	93	62.6	40.8
1987	29	64.4	44.0
1986	39	63.0	44.1
1985	96	61.4	42.0
1984	92	61.2	42.3
1983	79	61.9	42.6
1982	95	61.7	41.7
1981	109	60.5	41.3
1980	104	60.5	42.3
1979	114	59.8	41.5
1978	126	59.3	40.6
1977	103	61.2	41.6
1976	128	59.6	39.7
1975	45	62.6	44.2
1974	55	62.5	43.3
1973	25	63.3	45.4
1972	125	59.0	41.0
1971	98	61.7	41.5
1970	88	61.4	42.4
1969	122	60.3	40.6
1968	100	61.2	41.9
1967	118	60.0	41.0
1966	116	60.3	40.9
1965	75	62.3	42.4
1964	74	63.2	41.5
1963	124	61.7	38.8
1962	123	60.4	40.2
1961	89	61.7	41.9
1960	105	61.3	41.4
1959	38	64.1	43.0
1958	112	60.5	40.9
1957	50	63.7	42.8
1956	51	63.5	42.9
1955	43	64.3	42.6
1954	35	64.0	43.3
1953	28	65.5	43.0
1952	46	64.0	42.8
1951	87	62.4	41.4
1950	108	61.2	41.0
1949	20	64.8	44.2
1948	66	63.1	41.9
1947	60	62.3	43.2
1946	16	65.3	44.2
1945	72	61.4	43.2
1944	26	64.1	44.4
1943	59	62.5	43.1
1942	30	63.6	44.1
1941	21	64.4	44.5
1940	83	61.7	42.1
1939	10	65.1	45.2
1938	6	65.3	45.4
1937	65	61.6	43.4
1936	73	62.1	42.6
1935	80	61.8	42.6
1934	34	64.5	42.8
1933	27	64.4	44.1
1932	40	64.0	43.1
1931	9	64.8	45.7
1930	32	64.2	43.5
1929	86	61.4	42.3
1928	77	61.8	42.7
1927	49	63.2	43.5
1926	102	60.9	41.9
1925	56	63.3	42.5
1924	115	60.7	40.5
1923	69	62.8	42.1
1922	41	63.7	43.2
1921	5	65.5	45.3
1920	106	61.3	41.2
1919	64	62.3	42.8
1918	81	62.5	41.7
1917	129	59.1	38.6
1916	91	62.1	41.4
1915	99	60.7	42.4
1914	82	62.0	41.9
1913	44	63.5	43.3
1912	117	60.4	40.7
1911	47	63.2	43.5
1910	107	61.5	40.8
1909	97	61.6	41.7
1908	58	63.9	41.8
1907	121	60.1	40.8
1906	101	61.2	41.7
1905	127	59.2	40.5
1904	130	58.4	38.3
1903	120	60.5	40.4
1902	111	60.4	41.0
1901	113	60.9	40.4
1900	52	63.7	42.7
1899	63	63.7	41.5
1898	54	62.9	43.0
1897	90	62.6	40.9
1896	78	62.5	41.9
1895	119	62.7	38.3
1894	67	64.0	41.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Colombus International Airport	location
1893–1947	Ohio State University	location