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Weather in Columbia, MS · National Weather Service + NOAA

Columbia has milder winters than most of Mississippi

Columbia has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of. A typical November afternoon reaches 69°, and nights fall to 44°.

Winter 63°/40°Spring 78°/54°Summer 92°/70°Fall 79°/55°
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Sunrise 6:15 am · sunset 5:09 pm

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What stands out about Columbia’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of MississippiJanuary nights average 38°, milder than 375 of 426 Mississippi towns.Snow is rareAbout 0.2 inches in a normal year, so most winters see none.A wet climate61 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 98% of U.S. towns.Warmer summers than most of MississippiJuly afternoons average 92°, warmer than 394 of 426 Mississippi towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Columbia’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
63° / 40°
Snow is rare
Spring
78° / 54°
Last frost around Mar 5
Summer
92° / 70°
90 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
79° / 55°
First frost around Nov 19
17 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 19)
Best months to be outside
FebMarAprOctNovDec
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Columbia get?Almost none.When is it wettest?August, with 6.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.4° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Columbia itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Tylertown 5ese, MS (19 mi, snow) and Columbia, MS (1 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.