Average August Temperature in Columbus by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Columbus, Ohio for the month of August each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest August Ever in Columbus?

1995 was the warmest August in the history of Columbus, Ohio. The average daily high temperature was 88.3 °F, and the average low was 68.5 °F.

What Was the Coldest August Ever in Columbus?

1927 was the coolest August in the history of Columbus, Ohio. The average daily high temperature was 78.1 °F, and the average low was 55.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	67	82.6	63.5
2022	48	83.3	64.6
2021	9	86.1	67.3
2020	38	84.2	64.6
2019	37	84.7	64.3
2018	19	84.2	67.3
2017	78	82.2	62.7
2016	4	86.7	68.5
2015	87	81.9	61.7
2014	26	85.1	65.6
2013	50	83.3	64.2
2012	25	87.0	63.7
2011	36	84.3	64.7
2010	13	86.5	66.2
2009	73	82.0	63.3
2008	49	84.5	63.2
2007	2	87.9	67.7
2006	20	84.8	66.8
2005	11	86.1	67.0
2004	107	79.7	61.5
2003	52	82.3	65.0
2002	16	86.0	66.3
2001	28	83.9	66.6
2000	94	80.7	61.9
1999	63	83.5	62.6
1998	14	86.6	65.9
1997	113	79.2	61.4
1996	45	84.3	63.6
1995	1	88.3	68.5
1994	90	82.3	61.1
1993	21	86.9	64.6
1992	121	79.4	59.3
1991	30	86.7	63.2
1990	77	83.0	61.9
1989	97	80.9	61.5
1988	27	86.3	64.3
1987	40	85.0	63.4
1986	102	82.6	59.5
1985	99	80.8	61.6
1984	72	83.3	62.4
1983	15	87.9	64.4
1982	122	80.2	58.1
1981	111	80.6	60.2
1980	18	84.5	67.2
1979	86	80.1	63.7
1978	58	82.8	63.6
1977	85	81.2	62.7
1976	127	78.7	57.9
1975	6	86.9	67.6
1974	46	84.3	63.6
1973	41	83.8	64.5
1972	115	80.4	59.7
1971	124	80.1	57.7
1970	80	82.9	61.9
1969	95	82.9	59.6
1968	69	83.0	63.0
1967	126	79.1	57.6
1966	96	81.8	60.7
1965	104	81.9	60.1
1964	98	83.1	59.3
1963	117	81.6	58.1
1962	91	84.2	59.0
1961	66	83.5	62.6
1960	34	85.4	64.3
1959	5	88.9	65.6
1958	74	84.2	61.0
1957	57	86.3	60.2
1956	55	84.9	61.7
1955	7	89.5	64.9
1954	82	82.3	62.2
1953	56	86.5	60.1
1952	60	85.3	61.0
1951	88	84.4	59.3
1950	118	81.3	58.3
1949	43	84.9	63.1
1948	75	85.1	59.9
1947	3	88.0	67.3
1946	129	78.9	57.1
1945	84	83.1	61.2
1944	22	86.9	64.5
1943	51	84.2	63.3
1941	61	85.1	61.1
1940	33	86.3	63.4
1939	31	86.4	63.4
1938	17	86.9	65.3
1937	23	86.0	65.4
1936	10	87.6	65.7
1935	53	83.4	63.8
1934	62	84.3	61.9
1933	70	84.4	61.4
1932	64	85.9	60.2
1931	76	81.9	63.1
1930	71	85.3	60.4
1929	120	80.6	58.1
1928	32	85.4	64.3
1927	130	78.1	55.6
1926	29	84.4	65.8
1925	81	85.2	59.5
1924	54	86.1	60.8
1923	105	81.8	60.2
1922	106	82.8	58.9
1921	101	82.8	59.3
1920	109	80.3	60.8
1919	112	81.4	59.3
1918	12	86.8	66.2
1917	93	82.3	60.3
1916	24	87.1	63.8
1915	125	77.1	59.8
1914	65	82.6	63.5
1913	35	86.8	62.7
1912	110	80.5	60.4
1911	59	83.8	62.6
1910	79	86.6	58.3
1909	83	83.3	61.1
1908	100	83.8	58.4
1907	116	80.7	59.2
1906	39	83.7	64.9
1905	103	80.4	61.7
1904	128	80.3	56.2
1903	92	83.3	59.7
1902	123	79.9	57.9
1901	68	82.8	63.3
1900	8	89.1	65.2
1899	42	87.9	60.4
1898	47	83.8	64.0
1897	119	82.1	57.0
1896	89	82.9	60.6
1895	44	88.9	59.0
1894	108	84.9	56.3
1893	114	84.2	56.2

Weather Station Details

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