Charleston Downtown, SC: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 70.7°F in Charleston Downtown, SC, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, tied 9th warmest of 133 (with 2020 and 1991).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 70.7°F; Warmest since 2024; 9th warmest of 133
Precipitation: 22.68 in; Driest since 1954; 2nd driest of 134

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Charleston Downtown, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 69.5°F, between 68.6°F and 71.1°F in eight years of ten and 37.06 in of precipitation, between 25.82 in and 48.50 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Charleston Downtown, SC since 1893: 70.7°F in 2026; the highest is 72.4°F, in 1998.

Normal range, 68.6 to 71.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Charleston Downtown, SC from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	70.7	9	76.5	29	64.9	11	22.68	133	0
2025	70	25	75.6	64	64.4	15	36.75	78	0
2024	70.8	8	76.2	41	65.4	5	45.49	23	0
2023	71.1	4	76.9	15	65.2	7	39.55	61	0
2022	70.3	18	75.9	51	64.7	13	34.91	89	0
2021	71.1	4	76.8	23	65.5	4	42.25	41	0
2020	70.7	9	76.5	29	65	9	42.08	42	0
2019	71.2	3	76.8	23	65.7	2	27.35	116	0
2018	70.1	22	76	47	64.3	16	32.20	101	0
2017	71.5	2	77.4	5	65.6	3	49.36	14	0
2016	70.5	12	76.3	35	64.7	13	42.07	43	0
2015	69.4	44	75.9	51	63	36	55.95	4	0
2014	69	62	75.5	75	62.4	59	34.31	90	11
2013	68.8	71	74.7	105	62.9	38	44.36	28	0
2012	71.1	4	76.9	15	65.3	6	33.44	95	0
2011	69.9	28	76	47	63.9	17	25.62	127	0
2010	69.1	58	75.1	94	63.1	35	37.26	73	0
2009	68.6	84	74.5	113	62.7	46	31.93	102	4
2008	69.4	44	75.4	82	63.3	28	39.71	59	0
2007	69.6	39	75.5	75	63.7	19	25.84	123	0
2006	69.8	30	76	47	63.5	21	25.46	128	0
2005	68.8	71	74.6	109	62.9	38	40.24	52	0
2004	68.7	75	74	123	63.3	28	37.28	72	0
2003	68.4	92	73.8	126	63	36	36.86	75	0
2002	70.3	18	75.8	56	64.9	11	38.56	65	0
2001	69.7	35	77.4	5	62.1	70	33.41	96	0
2000	69.4	44	76	47	62.8	42	23.57	132	15
1999	69.8	30	76.3	35	63.3	28	26.98	119	0
1998	72.4	1	78.5	1	66.3	1	48.41	16	0
1997	69.5	40	75.6	64	63.4	24	42.85	38	0
1996	68	105	74.4	115	61.7	83	27.33	117	0
1995	69.3	50	75.1	94	63.6	20	36.65	80	0
1994	68.7	75	74.7	105	62.6	53	43.83	31	0
1993	69	62	74.6	109	63.3	28	30.05	112	0
1992	68.4	92	74.2	118	62.6	53	51.67	10	0
1991	70.7	9	76.4	32	65	9	41.70	45	0
1990	71.1	4	76.9	15	65.2	7	42.33	39	0
1989	69.1	58	75.3	88	62.9	38	51.25	11	0
1988	66.7	132	72.7	133	60.7	114	35.19	87	0
1987	67.7	115	73.7	128	61.7	83	45.73	21	0
1986	69.5	40	75.7	62	63.4	24	31.36	108	0
1985	69.3	50	76.9	15	61.7	83	33.57	94	0
1984	68.1	101	75.5	75	60.8	110	39.66	60	0
1983	67.2	124	74.2	118	60.1	129	39.77	58	0
1982	68.5	87	75.7	62	61.5	89	43.01	36	12
1981	68	105	75.6	64	60.4	123	31.60	107	0
1980	69.2	56	76.4	32	62.1	70	33.87	91	0
1979	66.8	130	74.1	121	59.5	132	43.07	35	0
1978	67.6	117	74.7	105	60.5	117	39.81	57	0
1977	69.5	40	77.3	10	61.7	83	32.58	100	0
1976	69.4	44	76.9	15	62	77	40.08	55	0
1975	69.7	35	76.7	28	62.7	46	33.65	93	0
1974	69.7	35	76.8	23	62.7	46	42.95	37	0
1973	68.7	75	75.3	88	62.2	65	54.99	5	0
1972	68.4	92	75.4	82	61.3	94	31.72	104	0
1971	68	105	75.1	94	61	103	54.48	6	0
1970	68.6	84	75.4	82	61.9	79	36.34	81	0
1969	67.3	123	73.7	128	61	103	44.09	29	0
1968	67.6	117	74.9	100	60.3	126	35.10	88	0
1967	68	105	74.9	100	61	103	38.45	68	0
1966	67.1	126	73.8	126	60.4	123	44.48	26	0
1965	68.7	75	75.6	64	61.8	82	41.00	48	0
1964	67.8	112	74.5	113	61	103	67.18	2	0
1963	67.6	117	74.7	105	60.5	117	38.40	69	0
1962	68.3	97	75.5	75	61.1	101	45.97	19	0
1961	67.8	112	74.8	103	60.8	110	46.32	18	0
1960	67.2	124	74	123	60.5	117	43.24	33	0
1959	69	62	75.5	75	62.4	59	44.43	27	0
1958	66.8	130	73.4	132	60.2	127	40.11	54	0
1957	69.1	58	75.6	64	62.6	53	44.82	25	0
1956	68.8	71	76.2	41	61.5	89	31.65	106	0
1955	69.4	44	76.3	35	62.6	53	37.43	71	0
1954	70.2	20	77.5	4	62.8	42	20.50	134	0
1953	70.1	22	76.8	23	63.4	24	37.04	74	0
1952	70	25	77.1	13	62.9	38	35.53	86	0
1951	68.7	75	75.8	56	61.5	89	31.23	109	0
1950	69.8	30	76.9	15	62.7	46	35.59	84	0
1949	70.4	14	77.4	5	63.5	21	43.18	34	0
1948	68.4	92	75.4	82	61.4	93	53.47	7	0
1947	67.9	109	75	98	60.7	114	52.20	9	0
1946	69.1	58	76.2	41	62	77	43.28	32	0
1945	70.4	14	77	14	63.8	18	67.29	1	0
1944	69.5	40	76.8	23	62.2	65	44.09	29	0
1943	68.5	87	75.8	56	61.2	97	30.43	110	0
1942	68.5	87	76.1	46	61	103	36.85	76	0
1941	67.9	109	74.9	100	60.9	109	49.26	15	0
1940	66.2	133	73.5	131	58.8	133	41.53	47	0
1939	70.5	12	77.7	2	63.2	33	45.58	22	0
1938							26.73	120	61
1937	69.8	30	76.9	15	62.7	46	41.95	44	0
1936	68.6	84	75.8	56	61.5	89	32.83	98	0
1935	69.2	56	76.3	35	62.1	70	49.72	13	0
1934	68.8	71	75.9	51	61.7	83	32.59	99	0
1933	70.4	14	77.6	3	63.3	28	47.54	17	0
1932	70.4	14	77.4	5	63.4	24	36.67	79	0
1931	68.1	101	75.3	88	60.8	110	25.81	124	0
1930	69.3	50	76.4	32	62.1	70	28.38	114	0
1929	68.9	68	75.6	64	62.2	65	38.50	66	0
1928	68.1	101	75.1	94	61.2	97	40.15	53	0
1927	70	25	77.3	10	62.7	46	27.33	117	0
1926	68.3	97	75.6	64	61	103	31.66	105	0
1925	70.2	20	77.3	10	63.2	33	23.63	131	0
1924	67.7	115	74.8	103	60.6	116	45.76	20	0
1923	68.7	75	75.5	75	61.9	79	39.98	56	0
1922	69.3	50	76.2	41	62.5	58	41.60	46	0
1921	70.1	22	77.4	5	62.8	42	42.28	40	0
1920	66.9	129	74	123	59.9	130	40.69	51	0
1919	69	62	75.6	64	62.4	59	35.98	83	0
1918	67.9	109	75.4	82	60.5	117	24.16	130	0
1917	68.3	97	75.8	56	60.8	110	31.86	103	0
1916	68.5	87	75.9	51	61.1	101	36.76	77	0
1915	68.2	100	75.2	92	61.2	97	40.73	50	0
1914	67.5	120	74.6	109	60.4	123	38.57	64	0
1913	69.3	50	76.2	41	62.3	63	35.54	85	0
1912	67.8	112	74.3	117	61.2	97	45.20	24	0
1911	69.7	35	76.9	15	62.6	53	24.45	129	0
1910	68.4	92	75.4	82	61.3	94	33.21	97	0
1909	68.9	68	75.5	75	62.2	65	33.77	92	0
1908	68.7	75	75.6	64	61.9	79	26.71	121	0
1907	69.4	44	76.3	35	62.4	59	26.37	122	0
1906	68.7	75	75.3	88	62.1	70	38.48	67	0
1905	68.1	101	74.6	109	61.6	88	27.44	115	0
1904	67	128	74.1	121	59.9	130	30.35	111	0
1903	68.5	87	75	98	62.1	70	37.58	70	0
1902	67.5	120	74.4	115	60.5	117	25.67	126	0
1901	67.1	126	73.6	130	60.5	117	29.74	113	0
1900	69.3	50	75.9	51	62.7	46	25.80	125	0
1899	68.9	68	75.6	64	62.1	70	36.20	82	2
1898	69.9	28	76.3	35	63.5	21	38.63	63	0
1897	69	62	75.2	92	62.8	42	40.76	49	0
1896	69	62	75.6	64	62.2	65	39.12	62	2
1895	67.5	120	74.2	118	60.2	127	50.06	12	10
1894	69.8	30	76.5	29	62.3	63	53.15	8	14
1893	68.7	75	75.8	56	61.3	94	60.39	3	8

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1998	72.4
2017	71.5
2019	71.2
2023	71.1
2021	71.1
2012	71.1
1990	71.1
2024	70.8
2026	70.7
2020	70.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	66.2
1988	66.7
1979	66.8
1958	66.8
1920	66.9
1904	67
1966	67.1
1901	67.1
1983	67.2
1960	67.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1945	67.29
1964	67.18
1893	60.39
2015	55.95
1973	54.99
1971	54.48
1948	53.47
1894	53.15
1947	52.20
1992	51.67

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1954	20.50
2026	22.68
2000	23.57
1925	23.63
1918	24.16
1911	24.45
2006	25.46
2011	25.62
1902	25.67
1900	25.80

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 18 August 2026, 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 22°F; 1 February 2026, 31 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.64 in; 4 October 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	49.9°F 63rd coldest of 132	1.56 in 42nd driest of 134
February	51.1°F 53rd coldest of 133	2.17 in 51st driest of 134
March	62.5°F 14th warmest of 133	0.54 in 5th driest of 134
April	68.2°F 14th warmest of 134	0.17 in 2nd driest of 133
May	73.7°F 49th warmest of 132	2.22 in 61st driest of 133
June	80.6°F 25th warmest of 133	2.41 in 31st driest of 134
July	84.6°F 6th warmest of 132	4.32 in 42nd driest of 133
August	83.7°F 6th warmest of 132	4.76 in 49th driest of 132
September	79.6°F 13th warmest of 133	0.22 in Driest of 133
October so far	75.2°F 28th warmest of 133	4.31 in 7th wettest of 134

Hot days and freezes

Charleston Downtown, SC has had 41 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2001, tied 18th most of 133 (with 1943 and 1934).
Charleston Downtown, SC has had 8 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2018, tied 46th most of 133 (with 1969, 1962, 1955 and 5 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC came on Tuesday 24 February 2026, the latest since 2014, tied 51st latest of 133 (with 1939 and 1923).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
27 March	Warmest day	82°F	81°F 2021	Provisional
1 February	Coldest night	22°F	23°F 1900	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 22.68 in of precipitation in Charleston Downtown, SC, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 1954, 2nd driest of 134.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Charleston Downtown, SC: 97°F on Tuesday 18 August 2026 and Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Charleston Downtown, SC: a low of 22°F on Sunday 1 February 2026 and Saturday 31 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Charleston Downtown, SC: 3.64 in on Sunday 4 October 2026.