Columbus and Grand Island have remarkably similar climates.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Columbus | Metric | Grand Island |
|---|---|---|
| 227 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 235 days |
| 30 in | Precipitationper year | 29 in |
| 100 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 97 days |
| 26 in | Snowfallper year | 28 in |
| 32 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 35 days |
| 139 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 139 days |
| 67% | Humidityaverage relative | 65% |
| 51 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 52 °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 | 32 | 37 | 50 | 62 | 73 | 83 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Grand Island high | 36 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Columbus low | 14 | 18 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 18 |
| Grand Island low | 16 | 19 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 54 | 41 | 28 | 19 |
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 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Grand Island | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
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 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Grand Island | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
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 Schuyler, NE
- Columbus vs Seward, NE
- Columbus vs Norfolk, NE
- Columbus vs York, NE
- Columbus vs Fremont, NE
- Columbus vs Lincoln, NE
- 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
Grand Island vs another city
- Grand Island vs Hastings, NE
- Grand Island vs York, NE
- Grand Island vs Kearney, NE
- Grand Island vs Holdrege, NE
- Grand Island vs Seward, NE
- Grand Island vs New York, NY
- Grand Island vs Los Angeles, CA
- Grand Island vs Chicago, IL
- Grand Island vs Houston, TX
- Grand Island vs Phoenix, AZ
- Grand Island 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).