Salt Lake City picks up around 52 more inches of snow each winter.
Columbus has around 56 fewer freezing nights a year. Columbus endures about 27 more days above 90 °F each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Columbus | Metric | Salt Lake City |
|---|---|---|
| 209 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 244 days |
| 44 in | Precipitationper year | 19 in |
| 119 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 96 days |
| 1 in | Snowfallper year | 52 in |
| 80 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 54 days |
| 38 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 95 days |
| 72% | Humidityaverage relative | 61% |
| 65 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 55 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus high | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 60 |
| Salt Lake City high | 39 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 93 | 91 | 80 | 66 | 51 | 40 |
| Columbus low | 35 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 38 |
| Salt Lake City low | 26 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| Salt Lake City | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
| Salt Lake City | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Columbus vs another city
- Columbus vs Phenix City, AL
- Columbus vs Cusseta, GA
- Columbus vs Smiths Station, AL
- Columbus vs Valley, AL
- Columbus vs Lanett, AL
- Columbus vs Opelika, AL
- Columbus vs New York, NY
- Columbus vs Los Angeles, CA
- Columbus vs Chicago, IL
- Columbus vs Houston, TX
- Columbus vs Phoenix, AZ
- Columbus vs Philadelphia, PA
Salt Lake City vs another city
- Salt Lake City vs North Salt Lake, UT
- Salt Lake City vs South Salt Lake, UT
- Salt Lake City vs Woods Cross, UT
- Salt Lake City vs West Valley City, UT
- Salt Lake City vs Bountiful, UT
- Salt Lake City vs Millcreek, UT
- Salt Lake City vs New York, NY
- Salt Lake City vs Los Angeles, CA
- Salt Lake City vs Chicago, IL
- Salt Lake City vs Houston, TX
- Salt Lake City vs Phoenix, AZ
- Salt Lake City vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).