Windy cities · Ohio
How windy is Columbus?
Across a typical year, the wind in Columbus averages about 7.7 mph.
January is the windiest month, at about 9.1 mph, and August the calmest, at about 5.8 mph. There’s no wind at all about 14% of the time. That makes it the joint 45th least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 12 mph.
Columbus averages about 7.7 mph of wind, and it’s calm about 14% of the time, so Ohio’s capital gets a lot of still mornings.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 7.7 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | January, 9.1 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 5.8 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 14% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Hartford, Connecticut: about 7.7 mph
- Louisville, Kentucky: about 7.7 mph
- Orlando, Florida: about 7.7 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014821. Average wind speed, not gusts.