Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:44 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:24 am – 4:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May17 in of snow a year, on about 11 days41 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Columbia U Of M station
Nearby landmarksStephens Collegecollege · under a mileColumbia Collegecollege · under a mileMKT Trail Flat Branch Park Trailheadpark · under a mileFlat Branch Parkpark · under a mileStephens Lakelake · under a mileMKT Trail MKT Plaza Trailheadtrailhead · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilson Parkpark · under a mileCapen Parkpark · 1.3 miJewell Cemetery State Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.4 miRock Bridge Memorial State Parkstate park · 4.4 mi · 2,071 acresFinger Lakes State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 1,059 acresThree Creeks Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 1,508 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 200527 mi away, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 200527 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBoone County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025231 of 248 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Boone County monitors, MO
Drinking waterCity of Columbia Utilitiesserves 126,254 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation777 ft237 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone Hospital Centerunder a milePost officeColumbia Post Officeunder a mileTown hallColumbia City Hallunder a milePoliceColumbia Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationColumbia Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherElementaryThe Children's School at Stephens Collegeright hereElementaryLocust Street Expressive Arts Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryBenton STEM Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeStephens Collegeright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Regional Airport COU11 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL106 miInterstateI-70 Busunder a mileUS highwayUS 401.2 miAmtrakJefferson City, MO JEF27 miCoachColumbia Wabash StationGreyhoundunder a mileTransit82 stops within a mileGoCOMOSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65211 ZIP area.
