How continental a climate is Columbus Ohio? (snow, warm, temperatures)

[Isleofpalms85]

How much continentality would you say the climate of Columbus Ohio exhibits?

[wawa1992]

January mean temperature below freezing, it's deffy continental.

[Klimaforscher]

Also important to note is the extreme seasonality of temperatures, with over 25 C difference between January and July mean temperatures. Subtropical climates rarely achieve these swings, as seasonality increases not only with longer wind paths over continental areas, but also with latitude; compare Winter Haven, FL, where temperature swings are only half what we see here.

[arcleo]

Probably somewhere between strongly continental and moderately continental. Central Asia, China, and the Plains are more continental but some European continental climates are less continental. Japan is about equally continental.

[YoIronFistBro]

Columbus is in the lower continental zone, with a significant subtropical influence. Highs are above freezing in all months and three months experience lows below freezing. The summer is 3-4 months long with one month having a low of 18C or greater.

[tij]

I'd claim its between moderate and strongly continental. Its climate certainly has some Cfa (mesothermal or warm-temperate) traits, transition seasons are certainly significantly milder than say, Michigan or Vermont. It probably may not retain a snowpack in many years as well. But the seasonality is certainly too extreme for it to be considered subtropical.