Charleston Downtown, SC: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 68.2°F in Charleston Downtown, SC, the warmest April since 2025, 14th warmest of 134.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 68.2°F; Warmest since 2025; 14th warmest of 134
Precipitation: 0.17 in; Driest since 1972; 2nd driest of 133

A normal April in Charleston Downtown, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66.7°F, between 63.8°F and 68.3°F in eight years of ten and 2.66 in of precipitation, between 0.99 in and 5.66 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Charleston Downtown, SC since 1893: 68.2°F in 2026; the highest is 70.1°F, in 2002.

Normal range, 63.8 to 68.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April 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	68.2	14	73.9	39	62.4	7	0.17	131	0
2025	68.9	4	73.8	42	64	3	0.78	117	0
2024	67.5	25	73.7	46	61.4	14	4.12	22	0
2023	67.5	25	73.2	61	61.8	10	3.94	24	0
2022	66.9	36	72.6	73	61.2	17	1.20	99	0
2021	67.1	34	73.7	46	60.5	27	1.46	91	0
2020	67.7	21	74.4	30	61	20	7.24	2	0
2019	66.8	39	72.8	68	60.8	21	2.42	61	0
2018	63.5	113	70	125	56.9	98	4.03	23	0
2017	69.7	2	75.1	16	64.3	2	5.59	9	0
2016	65.8	63	72	82	59.6	37	1.23	97	0
2015	68.3	10	75	19	61.6	12	3.81	26	0
2014	66.5	44	73.4	53	59.6	37	6.33	5	0
2013	65.1	78	71.2	106	58.9	45	3.52	33	0
2012	68.1	15	74.2	33	61.9	8	1.36	94	0
2011	68.3	10	74.8	23	61.9	8	3.28	38	0
2010	66.8	39	72.9	64	60.6	25	0.95	112	0
2009	64.9	83	71	109	58.8	52	4.68	15	0
2008	65	81	71.3	102	58.6	60	3.16	40	0
2007	64.8	85	72	82	57.6	85	0.57	125	0
2006	68	18	75.3	13	60.8	21	2.19	69	0
2005	63.3	116	70.5	119	56	113	2.08	71	0
2004	65.1	78	71	109	59.1	41	3.30	37	0
2003	65.1	78	70.8	114	59.4	40	4.46	17	0
2002	70.1	1	75.1	16	65.1	1	1.29	95	0
2001	66.9	36	75.3	13	58.6	60	0.56	126	0
2000	64.1	101	71.7	91	56.1	112	1.05	106	2
1999	67.9	19	74.6	27	61.2	17	1.98	75	0
1998	67.3	30	73.7	46	60.8	21	3.58	31	0
1997	64.4	94	71.4	99	57.5	87	6.33	5	0
1996	64.8	85	71.6	93	58	73	2.29	65	0
1995	67.9	19	74.1	35	61.7	11	1.92	77	0
1994	68.3	10	74.1	35	62.5	6	0.99	109	0
1993	61.5	130	68.2	132	54.7	125	2.90	45	0
1992	63.8	109	69.9	126	57.7	82	1.74	83	0
1991	68.7	6	73.9	39	63.5	4	3.84	25	0
1990	65.4	73	72	82	58.8	52	0.77	119	0
1989	64.2	99	71.4	99	57	94	4.31	19	0
1988	64.6	89	72	82	57.3	91	3.18	39	0
1987	62.3	127	70.4	121	54.3	128	2.01	74	0
1986	66.1	56	73.8	42	58.3	67	0.69	122	0
1985	67.5	25	76	6	58.9	45	0.78	117	0
1984	65.2	76	72.8	68	57.6	85	3.76	27	0
1983	61.4	131	69.3	130	53.5	131	3.35	36	0
1982	63.8	109	70.3	124	57.3	91	5.88	7	0
1981	67.4	29	75.8	9	59	44	2.36	62	0
1980	66.9	36	74.8	23	59.1	41	3.09	41	0
1979	65.9	59	73.4	53	58.4	65	2.88	46	0
1978	67.3	30	75.6	11	58.9	45	2.87	47	0
1977	68.7	6	77.3	1	60.1	32	0.55	127	0
1976	67.5	25	75.9	7	59.1	41	0.55	127	0
1975	63	120	70.4	121	55.6	118			0
1974	66.5	44	74.5	28	58.4	65	0.67	123	0
1973	63.8	109	70.4	121	57.1	93	2.22	67	0
1972	64.9	83	72.9	64	57	94	trace	133	0
1971	64.4	94	73.1	62	55.7	116	3.61	30	0
1970	67.6	22	74.8	23	60.5	27	1.21	98	0
1969	65.7	66	72.5	75	58.9	45	2.98	42	0
1968	66.4	46	74.2	33	58.7	58	1.98	75	0
1967	68.7	6	75.9	7	61.4	14	0.92	114	0
1966	64.8	85	71.5	96	58	73	2.69	51	0
1965	65.6	69	72.9	64	58.3	67	3.46	34	0
1964	65.8	63	72.8	68	58.8	52	2.94	44	0
1963	66.7	43	73.6	51	59.7	35	2.56	56	0
1962	63	120	71.1	108	54.9	123	2.74	50	0
1961	61	132	68.7	131	53.2	132	5.13	10	0
1960	66	57	73.4	53	58.5	64	1.54	88	0
1959	66.2	53	73.6	51	58.8	52	1.62	87	0
1958	65	81	72	82	57.9	76	6.63	3	0
1957	66.8	39	73.4	53	60.2	31	1.49	90	0
1956	64.3	98	72.2	78	56.4	105	2.67	53	0
1955	67.6	22	74.5	28	60.7	24	2.97	43	0
1954	68.4	9	75.3	13	61.4	14	1.27	96	0
1953	65.3	75	72.6	73	57.9	76	1.09	104	0
1952	64.2	99	72.2	78	56.2	110	4.14	21	0
1951	64.6	89	71.5	96	57.7	82	1.81	81	0
1950	63.3	116	71.9	88	54.7	125	0.93	113	0
1949	65.6	69	73.3	60	57.9	76	2.09	70	0
1948	67.6	22	74.9	21	60.4	30	4.86	13	0
1947	67.2	32	74	37	60.5	27	4.37	18	0
1946	66.4	46	74.9	21	57.9	76	2.80	48	0
1945	69.7	2	76.7	2	62.6	5	4.62	16	0
1944	64.1	101	71.3	102	56.9	98	4.77	14	0
1943	63.5	113	71	109	56	113	2.69	51	0
1942	65.9	59	75.1	16	56.7	101	0.85	116	0
1941	66	57	73.4	53	58.7	58	1.38	93	0
1940	62.7	125	71.2	106	54.1	129	1.77	82	0
1939	65.9	59	73.7	46	58.2	70	2.05	73	0
1938	66.3	49	74.3	32	58.3	67	2.65	54	0
1937	64.5	91	72.7	71	56.4	105	6.55	4	0
1936	64.5	91	72	82	57	94	2.20	68	0
1935	66.4	46	74	37	58.8	52	1.12	103	0
1934	65.8	63	73.8	42	57.8	81	1.72	85	0
1933	64.5	91	71.5	96	57.5	87	2.29	65	0
1932	66.2	53	74.4	30	58	73	0.31	130	0
1931	63.6	112	71.3	102	55.9	115	0.92	114	0
1930	65.6	69	73.4	53	57.9	76	2.60	55	0
1929	68.1	15	75.6	11	60.6	25	1.88	80	0
1928	64	104	71.6	93	56.4	105	2.54	57	0
1927	66.3	49	73.7	46	58.9	45	0.63	124	0
1926	62.8	123	70.8	114	54.8	124	2.48	59	0
1925	66.8	39	75	19	58.6	60	1.89	78	0
1924	64	104	71.4	99	56.7	101	5.78	8	0
1923	64.4	94	72.1	81	56.8	100	1.06	105	0
1922	68.1	15	76.3	4	60	33	1.50	89	0
1921	66.3	49	73.8	42	58.8	52	2.06	72	0
1920	64	104	71.7	91	56.3	109	7.40	1	0
1919	64.4	94	72.2	78	56.7	101	0.73	120	0
1918	63.5	113	70.6	118	56.4	105	2.49	58	0
1917	67.2	32	75.7	10	58.6	60	0.97	110	0
1916	64	104	72.5	75	55.5	119	2.35	63	0
1915	63.3	116	70.9	112	55.7	116	1.13	102	0
1914	65.2	76	72.4	77	58.1	71	2.77	49	0
1913	62.7	125	70.5	119	55	122	1.40	92	0
1912	67	35	72.7	71	61.2	17	4.92	11	0
1911	64.1	101	70.7	116	57.4	90	1.74	83	0
1910	65.5	72	73.9	39	57	94	1.00	108	0
1909	65.4	73	71.9	88	58.9	45	3.58	31	0
1908	68.9	4	76.2	5	61.5	13	4.92	11	0
1907	58.1	134	65.3	134	50.9	134	3.72	28	0
1906	66.2	53	74.7	26	57.7	82	1.17	100	0
1905	65.7	66	73.4	53	58.1	71	2.30	64	0
1904	61.8	129	69.8	128	53.8	130	0.17	131	0
1903	63.1	119	70.9	112	55.3	120	0.96	111	0
1902	62.3	127	69.9	126	54.7	125	1.03	107	0
1901	59.1	133	66.5	133	51.7	133	1.64	86	0
1900	65.9	59	72.9	64	58.9	45	3.42	35	0
1899	62.8	123	69.4	129	56.2	110	3.65	29	0
1898	62.9	122	70.7	116	55.2	121	2.48	59	0
1897	65.7	66	71.6	93	59.7	35	1.89	78	0
1896	66.3	49	73.1	62	59.5	39	0.71	121	0
1895	63.9	108	71.3	102	56.5	104	4.21	20	0
1894	64.7	88	71.9	88	57.5	87	0.53	129	0
1893	68.3	10	76.6	3	60	33	1.16	101	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2002	70.1
2017	69.7
1945	69.7
2025	68.9
1908	68.9
1991	68.7
1977	68.7
1967	68.7
1954	68.4
2015	68.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	58.1
1901	59.1
1961	61
1983	61.4
1993	61.5
1904	61.8
1987	62.3
1902	62.3
1940	62.7
1913	62.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1920	7.40
2020	7.24
1958	6.63
1937	6.55
2014	6.33
1997	6.33
1982	5.88
1924	5.78
2017	5.59
1961	5.13

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1972	trace
2026	0.17
1904	0.17
1932	0.31
1894	0.53
1977	0.55
1976	0.55
2001	0.56
2007	0.57
1927	0.63

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 85°F; 17 April 2026
Coldest night: 50°F; 9 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.09 in; 2 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 0.17 in of precipitation in Charleston Downtown, SC, the driest April since 1972 (1975 excluded: 4 of 30 days missing), tied 2nd driest of 133 (with 1904).
The hottest day of April 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: 85°F on Friday 17 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: a low of 50°F on Thursday 9 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: 0.09 in on Thursday 2 April 2026.