Columbus-valley Crossing, OH Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Columbus-valley Crossing's primary NOAA station, COLUMBUS-VALLEY CROSSING.
The climate verdict for Columbus-valley Crossing
Columbus-valley Crossing, Ohio has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 53°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 53°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 43.2"
- annual precipitation
- 179 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Columbus-valley Crossing: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00331783 · Columbus-valley Crossing, OH 53°F mean · 43.2" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,636
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rosebud
- PRCP-MID 43.2"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,358 HDD
- STN-1 USC00331783
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Rosebud, MO (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OH station list.
- Columbus-valley… (this station) 53°F
- Cold Spanish Fork Pw…, UT 53°F
- Hot Boise Air Termi…, ID 53°F
- Near Rosebud, MO 53°F
- Near Danville, IL 53°F
Climate Living Index · Columbus-valley Crossing
Columbus-valley Crossing: 58/100 · grade C
Columbus-valley Crossing publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Columbus-valley Crossing, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 43.2 in · 8.2 from 35 in | 71/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 132 calendar days | 58/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 53.0°F · 14.5° from 67.5°F | 53/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 179 days/year | 49/100 · D |
Columbus-valley Crossing · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Columbus-valley Crossing is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 28.5°F and warmest-month mean 75.2°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 75.2°F
- Coldest month
- 28.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Columbus-valley Crossing sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Columbus-valley Crossing's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 53rd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 65th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 67th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Columbus-valley Crossing compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Columbus-valley Crossing's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 3.4" | 25.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 2.6" | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 52°F (11°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 3.9" | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 65°F (18°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 4.0" | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 4.4" | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| June | 83°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.6" | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| August | 85°F (30°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| September | 80°F (26°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.9" | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 3.0" | 15.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 3.4" | 23.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 87°F around July 5, short of 90°F on every date, while 132 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 18°F near January 25.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 25, then returns to freezing around November 15, covering 132 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 17, when 35% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 2 at 22%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 107 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Columbus-valley Crossing.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
11.0 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
7.3 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
Columbus-valley Crossing spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Columbus-valley Crossing has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 46.7°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 4.6" and February 2.6". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Columbus-valley Crossing, it arrives in quantity
43.2" of precipitation falls across only about 108 wet days here, averaging 0.40 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 108 a year, 30% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.40 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 19
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
179 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,358
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,017
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OH closest to Columbus-valley Crossing on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (53°F here).
- Centerport, NY 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Emmitsburg, MD 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Glencoe, KY 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Goldfield, NV 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (43.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Seminole, OK 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Fort Bragg, CA 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Butler, PA 43.2" · 0.0" off
- California, MO 43.1" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Columbus-valley Crossing's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Columbus-valley Crossing's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,358 annual heating degree days against 1,017 for cooling. Its 46.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Columbus-valley Crossing's frost-free season lasts about 179 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Columbus-valley Crossing's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.7°F. The annual average is 53°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Columbus-valley Crossing's 43.2 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Columbus-valley Crossing's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Columbus-valley Crossing, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Columbus-valley Crossing's primary station: COLUMBUS-VALLEY CROSSING (USC00331783). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Columbus-valley Crossing; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Columbus-valley Crossing comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.