The climate of Columbia (South Carolina
- United States of America)
Columbia was named after the famous discoverer from the 15th and 16th
century, Christopher Columbus. Columbia is the capital; of South
Carolina and is centrally located in this state which is located on
the east coast of the United States. Columbia has a warm maritime
climate (type Cfa) with mild winters in which temperatures below
freezing point are fairly uncommon. Spring is sunny with high
temperatures. Summers are warm to hot in which heavy thunderstorms are
not uncommon. Fall is warm with many summer days. During the winter 56
days with subzero temperatures can be recorded on average. However,
temperatures only drop a few degrees below freezing point during the
night. Snowfall may occur. However winters without snowfall are not
uncommon either. On average Columbia gets 5.3 centimeters of annual
snowfall. On average Columbia gets 2,829 hours of annual sunshine,
1,226 millimeters of annual precipitation and 40-45 thunderstorms per
year. These climate figures are about average in South Carolina.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Columbia:
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
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