Columbia (SC) Temperature by Month

Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 25°C (77°F), ranging from 14°C (57°F) in January to 34°C (93°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The climate in Columbia is dynamic, ranging widely from moderate in winter to very warm in summer. Nights are significantly colder, with lows dropping from 22°C (72°F) in July to 1°C (34°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Columbia by month:

The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Columbia's average annual maximum temperature is 25°C (77°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year, one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.

Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year, mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.

Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.

Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round, large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.

For more on Columbia's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Columbia climate page.