Maryland · United States
Columbia travel guide
Columbia is a city in Maryland, United States, home to about 105,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BWI17 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Columbia
Columbia has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 114 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Columbia: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, 43 km) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD, 60 km) are also within reach.
BWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport
Questions
Columbia: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Columbia?
Columbia has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 114 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Columbia?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, 43 km) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD, 60 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Columbia?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Columbia
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.