You’ll notice we’ve chosen stylish and sober colours for our parka coats, making it effortless for you to wander around the city in style. These womens parka jackets are designed for outdoor and urban activities. Warmer and with a more urban fit, they let you blend right into the city atmosphere.

Compared to a quilted womens puffer jacket, one big pro of a parka coat is that they are often waterproof. But what does that mean? Several brands call their clothing waterproof or water resistant, but it can sometimes remain unclear to what degree. Here at Columbia, we think it should be easy to understand your clothes. That’s why we’ve divided our waterproof parka coats into four easy-to-understand levels:

• Drizzle: Coats that resist moisture absorption with lasting repellency.
• Rain: Coats with waterproof fabric and sealed exposed seams.
• Downpour: Seam-sealed coats equipped with air-permeable waterproof protection.
• Deluge: Coats with zero wet out—the ultimate rain gear.

Columbia waterproof technologies

When you have a long day of urban adventures ahead of you, the last thing you want to stress about is a bit of rain. Skip that stress. A waterproof parka ensures that you stay nice and dry, come rain or shine.

Our waterproof technology Omni-Tech™ delivers water-defying versatility, with multi-layered waterproof and windproof protection. Columbia’s waterproof parkas also use breathable materials to allow moisture and excess heat to escape. In practical terms, our tech helps you stay dry inside and out.

An Outdry™ Extreme womens waterproof jacket is also equipped with an external impenetrable membrane, and is seam-sealed. Just zip up that coat and those pockets to keep yourself and all your items safe and dry. Outdry™ Extreme clothing also has internal wicking to make sure you’re not only dry, but also comfortable in your coat.

Columbia reflective technologies

When you’re out exploring, we don’t want the reason you return home to be that you were freezing. That’s why we’ve made sure that our advanced thermal-reflective technology efficiently retains heat—so you can stay out all day.

Amongst Columbia’s insulation technologies, you’ll find Omni-Heat™ Infinity, Omni-Heat™ Black Dot, Omni-Heat™ 3D and Omni-Heat™ Reflective. These technologies use tiny silver dots, silver reflectors, black dots and gold dots to reflect body heat.

Just delivering warmth isn’t enough for outdoor lovers–You won’t enjoy your outside adventure for long if your outerwear is too warm, stuffy and not breathable. That’s why Omni-Heat™ coats also have impressive breathability, allowing you to stay active for longer. Furthermore, these jackets are lightweight and comfortable. Small pods of soft fibre in the jackets create an air gap between the fabric lining and your body to increase next-to-skin comfort.

Which parka coat will suit you best?

Our women’s parka coats are suited for a wide range of activities. The urban style makes it ideal for everyday errands on a cold day in the city. Let a hooded parka complete your outfit by throwing it on over a pair of denim jeans and one of our sweatshirts. Or add a faux fur trim parka to a classy pair of trousers and a vintage blazer for a more exclusive look. You’ll be ready to face any challenge and any weather head-on!

Even though they’re designed for urban activities, these womens coats are also waterproof and breathable enough to venture into other environments. Perhaps you’re going for a light hike with friends in the dead of winter. Or maybe you’re bringing the kids on a quick ski holiday. Just throw a parka over your clothes instead of anoraks, and you’re good to go! True, a jacket from our hiking jacket womens collection or our ski jackets women collection will have more activity-specific features. However, our parkas are also up for the challenge of various weather conditions and activities.

To find the perfect parka for you, use the filters on our online shop to browse through the variety of jackets available. The parkas come in a wide range of stylish colour shades, some of the popular choices being black, olive green, khaki colour, light grey and dark blue.

Consider what features you appreciate in a coat. Go for a jacket with a cosy hood with removable faux fur or a coat with an internal rib collar to keep your neck warm. Keep your hands toasty in a coat with hand warmer pockets, or keep your items safe in a jacket with an interior security pocket. Decide if you want a longer length coat or a shorter one. Explore the various options and find a parka you can fight the cold in for many years to come.

Keep discovering our new women collection and the many categories of womens jackets that Columbia offers:

• quilted puffer jacket women's
• black puffer jacket womens
• womens body warmer
• lightweight puffer jacket women
• womens puffer jacket with hood
• quilted jacket womens
• women's parka with hood
• women's 3 in 1 jacket
• long puffer jacket women
• hiking jacket womens
• womens walking jacket
• womens windbreaker jacket
• softshell women's jacket
• womens casual jackets

And don’t forget to check out our mens puffer jacket collection to explore our line of insulated mens jackets.