Columbus, GA Pollen Count
Columbus, GA · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Columbus — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Columbus Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Columbus residents check each morning
The Columbus pollen count today is 18 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 18 today. Tree pollen is the highest single category in the split at 20 (Low), ahead of weed pollen at 18 and grass pollen at 3. Below, the plant detail and the multi-day outlook show whether today is the pattern or the exception. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as tree pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Columbus page.
Fall is ragweed season across most of the United States: ragweed plants release pollen from late summer into autumn, and weed pollen is typically the last major outdoor pollen category to fade as the weather cools. That pattern is why an autumn total is so often weed-led even when the headline number is low — tree and grass pollen have usually receded by then, leaving weed pollen, and on damp days mold, to make up most of what the index records.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Columbus pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Columbus residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Columbus pollen count today?
The Columbus pollen count today is 18 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Columbus: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Columbus allergies today
Columbus allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 18 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Columbus allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Columbus.
Allergies in Columbus follow the Georgia calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Columbus before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Columbus allergy forecast: today reads 18 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Columbus allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Columbus today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Columbus allergy count today is 18 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Columbus: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 18 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 17 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 16 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 14 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 14 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Columbus’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 18 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Columbus
What is driving Columbus’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 18 (Low) is set by tree pollen at 20 (Low on its own scale) — about 49% of the four category readings added together, 2 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 18. Tree readings are the fastest-moving of the four in their season, because species pollinate in sequence — a tree-led total can change character within a week. Tree pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Georgia tree chapter runs February to May — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Columbus, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Georgia guide’s account of Georgia names oak, pine and hickory, overlapping at the April peak — the pollens behind readings of this shape in this state — and the split shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 14 to 18, never changing band. Today’s 18 sits 2 points above the window’s average of 15.8 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Columbus now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Columbus were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 20 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 3 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 18 (Low).
In the Southeast pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, warm-season grasses and late-summer ragweed — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Columbus pollen through the year
Three chapters make the Georgia pollen year, and Columbus follows them in the Southeast order. The tree chapter: trees can start as early as February and peak in April. The grass chapter: grasses follow in May and run through the summer. The weed chapter: ragweed runs from mid-August to the first frost. Mold is the quiet fourth player, sustained by river-valley humidity between the pollen waves.
Atlanta’s counting station has reported a spring day above 14,000 grains per cubic meter, among the highest figures reported in the United States. South Georgia starts each wave earlier and finishes later than the north Georgia mountains, so the same state can be weeks apart in its season at any given moment. The Georgia guide singles out oak, pine and hickory, overlapping at the April peak.
November in Columbus sits inside the weed chapter of the Georgia year, in its closing weeks — the part of the calendar today’s readings should be judged against. Between them, the three chapters cover 10 months of the Georgia year, February to November — a long season by national standards, with only a short quiet gap. The full calendar is set out in the Georgia allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Columbus pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down even in a month when Columbus, GA pollen is usually more active. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Columbus in today’s national picture
At 18 (Low), Columbus ranks joint 56739th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Columbus: Ellerslie, GA (10 miles away) reads 16 (Low); Phenix City, AL (10 miles away) reads 17 (Low); Cataula, GA (11 miles away) reads 16 (Low). Columbus reads 2 points higher than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Georgia’s 674 tracked cities, today runs from 8 in Sylvania to 29 in Doerun.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Columbus resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every ragweed season, allergists in Columbus, GA can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Columbus in its local area
Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia. Its population is 204,383 (ACS 2023).
Across Georgia’s 674 tracked cities, Columbus ranks joint 101st today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Columbus, GA pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Ellerslie pollen count (10 miles away)
- Cataula pollen count (11 miles away)
- Piney Grove pollen count (12 miles away)
- Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government pollen count (12 miles away)
- Box Springs pollen count (13 miles away)
- Waverly Hall pollen count (15 miles away)
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Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).