Charleston Downtown, SC: Fall

9 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 78.5°F in Charleston Downtown, SC, the warmest 1 September to 9 October since 2019, tied 12th warmest of 133 (with 1997, 1990 and 1986).

Fall 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 78.5°F; Warmest since 2019; 12th warmest of 133
Precipitation: 4.53 in; Driest since 2025; 52nd driest of 133

A normal 1 September to 9 October in Charleston Downtown, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.8°F, between 74.2°F and 79.1°F in eight years of ten and 6.79 in of precipitation, between 2.68 in and 12.54 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 9 October in Charleston Downtown, SC since 1893: 78.5°F in 2026; the highest is 81.7°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 74.2 to 79.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September 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	78.5	12	83.4	35	73.7	7	4.53	82	0
2025	75.8	64	80.9	92	70.6	56	2.86	105	0
2024	77	44	81.2	84	72.8	14	4.59	81	0
2023	76	57	81.7	69	70.3	62	5.74	59	0
2022	75.5	76	80.8	97	70.2	63	7.82	35	0
2021	78.4	16	83.7	28	73.2	11	7.06	44	0
2020	75.8	64	81.2	84	70.4	58	5.98	55	0
2019	78.8	8	83.2	39	74.4	5	6.95	47	0
2018	81.7	1	86.5	2	76.8	1	1.36	128	0
2017	77.8	29	83.1	40	72.5	19	7.10	42	0
2016	78.1	21	83.4	35	72.8	14	15.99	4	0
2015	76.2	54	81.3	80	71.1	42	19.88	1	0
2014									10
2013	76	57	81.5	74	70.4	58	5.13	71	0
2012	76.8	48	81.7	69	72	26	1.13	129	0
2011	75.3	83	81	87	69.5	75	4.10	87	0
2010	77.8	29	83.7	28	71.8	30	5.68	60	0
2009	75.8	64	81.6	71	70	68	2.02	122	0
2008	75.7	70	80.8	97	70.6	56	6.79	50	0
2007	77.7	36	82.7	48	72.7	16	6.69	51	0
2006	75.4	77	81.3	80	69.4	77	2.85	106	0
2005	79.1	5	83.9	22	74.3	6	7.07	43	0
2004	75.8	64	80.2	111	71.4	38	5.63	61	0
2003	74.5	100	79.5	122	69.5	75	4.08	89	0
2002	79.1	5	83.5	34	74.8	3	8.35	30	0
2001	74.1	112	80.9	92	67.2	119	4.15	86	0
2000	75.1	89	81	87	69.1	86	5.85	58	0
1999	73.7	119	79.2	126	68.3	104	7.96	34	0
1998	80.7	3	85.9	5	75.5	2	12.89	11	0
1997	78.5	12	84.1	16	73	13	7.66	37	0
1996	75.6	73	81	87	70.2	63	9.55	23	0
1995	75.4	77	79.9	116	70.9	46	7.43	39	0
1994	73.8	117	79.4	123	68.2	107	12.45	12	0
1993	77.2	42	82.3	53	72.1	24	4.60	80	0
1992	74.2	110	79.2	126	69.3	79	11.62	16	0
1991	75.8	64	81.6	71	70.1	66	8.98	26	0
1990	78.5	12	83.7	28	73.4	8	1.10	130	0
1989	75.4	77	80.5	101	70.2	63	16.44	3	0
1988	74	115	78.7	131	69.3	79	14.20	8	0
1987	74.7	95	80.5	101	68.9	90	14.96	6	0
1986	78.5	12	83.8	25	73.1	12	3.82	95	0
1985	76	57	82.4	52	69.7	72	0.88	133	0
1984	72.2	130	79.1	129	65.3	130	3.96	91	0
1983	74.4	105	81.8	65	67.1	122	6.89	49	0
1982	75.1	89	81.9	60	68.4	103	5.25	67	0
1981	74.6	98	81.5	74	67.7	113	1.09	131	0
1980	77.8	29	84.7	10	70.9	46	2.71	108	0
1979	75.3	83	80.9	92	69.8	70	11.98	13	0
1978	76.4	51	83.1	40	69.6	74	7.56	38	0
1977	78.2	20	85.1	7	71.2	40	4.46	84	0
1976	74.5	100	81	87	68.1	108	7.32	40	0
1975	76	57	82.3	53	69.7	72	2.60	110	0
1974	71.9	131	78.4	132	65.3	130	10.83	19	0
1973	78.4	16	84.4	11	72.5	19	5.27	66	0
1972	75.6	73	82.8	46	68.5	101	2.32	117	0
1971	77.8	29	84.1	16	71.5	34	3.97	90	0
1970	77.9	25	83.9	22	71.8	30	1.83	124	0
1969	74.4	105	79.7	118	69.2	81	5.61	62	0
1968	75.4	77	82	57	68.7	97	5.59	63	0
1967	71.8	132	78.9	130	64.7	133	1.55	127	0
1966	75.3	83	81.9	60	68.6	98	2.23	119	0
1965	76.1	55	81.5	74	70.7	52	2.58	111	0
1964	74.8	93	81	87	68.5	101	4.94	75	0
1963	72.7	129	79.3	124	66.1	126	3.59	97	0
1962	75.4	77	81.9	60	68.9	90	4.91	76	0
1961	75.7	70	82	57	69.4	77	4.91	76	0
1960	77	44	82.6	49	71.5	34	9.23	25	0
1959	76.5	50	82.2	55	70.8	50	10.78	20	0
1958	75.2	88	81.6	71	68.9	90	7.20	41	0
1957	76	57	81.5	74	70.4	58	11.06	17	0
1956	74.7	95	81.3	80	68	109	5.91	56	0
1955	76.3	53	81.4	79	71.2	40	13.63	9	0
1954	77.8	29	83.6	32	72	26	5.53	64	0
1953	75.6	73	81.3	80	69.9	69	4.71	78	0
1952	74.1	112	80.3	106	67.9	111	8.74	29	0
1951	76	57	81.8	65	70.1	66	8.07	33	0
1950	74.1	112	80.3	106	67.8	112	6.11	54	0
1949	74.8	93	80.4	103	69.2	81	8.87	28	0
1948	73.5	122	79.6	120	67.4	117	9.38	24	0
1947	75.3	83	81.9	60	68.6	98	10.92	18	0
1946	73.9	116	80.3	106	67.5	114	5.21	70	0
1945	78.4	16	84.2	15	72.7	16	17.77	2	0
1944	77.8	29	84.8	9	70.7	52	5.09	72	0
1943	73.3	125	80.4	103	66.1	126	2.44	114	0
1942	76.1	55	84	20	68.3	104	5.24	68	0
1941	78.6	11	85.1	7	72.2	22	2.88	103	0
1940	73.3	125	80.6	100	66	128	2.16	120	0
1939	77.3	40	83.8	25	70.7	52	1.89	123	0
1938	74.5	100	81.8	65	67.2	119	5.24	68	0
1937	75.3	83	81.5	74	69.2	81	6.55	53	0
1936	78	23	84.1	16	72	26	4.47	83	0
1935	73.7	119	80.3	106	67	124	5.53	64	0
1934	77	44	83.1	40	70.9	46	8.33	31	0
1933	78.9	7	85.7	6	72.1	24	13.19	10	0
1932	74.5	100	80.2	111	68.8	93	8.91	27	0
1931	77.8	29	84.4	11	71.3	39	2.58	111	0
1930	77.4	38	83.6	32	71.1	42	3.24	99	0
1929	74.5	100	79.9	116	69.1	86	4.65	79	0
1928	75.1	89	81.2	84	69.1	86	14.88	7	0
1927	77.9	25	84.3	14	71.5	34	2.72	107	0
1926	78.3	19	84.4	11	72.2	22	2.87	104	0
1925	80.9	2	87.1	1	74.8	3	2.32	117	0
1924	73.4	123	79.3	124	67.5	114	11.85	14	0
1923	75.8	64	81.8	65	69.8	70	3.90	93	0
1922	76.4	51	82.5	51	70.4	58	2.54	113	0
1921	78.7	9	86.5	2	71	44	5.88	57	0
1920	74.4	105	82	57	66.9	125	8.31	32	0
1919	77.4	38	83.8	25	71	44	1.76	125	0
1918	72.9	128	80.2	111	65.6	129	3.10	100	0
1917	71.8	132	78.3	133	65.3	130	2.35	116	0
1916	73.7	119	80.2	111	67.2	119	3.96	91	0
1915	77.9	25	84.1	16	71.7	33	4.98	74	0
1914	73.8	117	79.7	118	68	109	7.77	36	0
1913	74.2	110	80.9	92	67.5	114	11.74	15	0
1912	77.3	40	83	44	71.5	34	10.48	21	0
1911	79.6	4	86	4	73.3	10	7.05	46	0
1910	77.1	43	83.3	38	70.9	46	6.91	48	0
1909	73.2	127	79.2	126	67.3	118	6.63	52	0
1908	73.4	123	79.6	120	67.1	122	1.60	126	0
1907	77.9	25	83.9	22	71.9	29	4.22	85	0
1906	78.1	21	83.7	28	72.4	21	5.05	73	0
1905	77.5	37	83.1	40	71.8	30	2.16	120	0
1904	75.7	70	82.2	55	69.2	81	3.32	98	0
1903	74.7	95	80.7	99	68.8	93	2.39	115	0
1902	74.6	98	80.4	103	68.8	93	3.83	94	0
1901	75	92	80.9	92	69.1	86	0.94	132	0
1900	78.7	9	84	20	73.4	8	3.80	96	0
1899	74.3	109	80.3	106	68.3	104	2.92	102	0
1898	78	23	83.4	35	72.7	16	4.09	88	0
1897	74.4	105	80.1	115	68.6	98	2.61	109	0
1896	75.4	77	81.9	60	68.8	93	3.00	101	0
1895	75.9	63	82.6	49	69.2	81	7.06	44	0
1894	76.8	48	82.8	46	70.8	50	14.98	5	0
1893	76.9	47	83	44	70.7	52	9.93	22	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	81.7
1925	80.9
1998	80.7
1911	79.6
2005	79.1
2002	79.1
1933	78.9
2019	78.8
1921	78.7
1900	78.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	71.8
1917	71.8
1974	71.9
1984	72.2
1963	72.7
1918	72.9
1909	73.2
1943	73.3
1940	73.3
1924	73.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	19.88
1945	17.77
1989	16.44
2016	15.99
1894	14.98
1987	14.96
1928	14.88
1988	14.20
1955	13.63
1933	13.19

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	0.88
1901	0.94
1981	1.09
1990	1.10
2012	1.13
2018	1.36
1967	1.55
1908	1.60
1919	1.76
1970	1.83

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 18 September 2026, 14 September 2026
Coldest night: 62°F; 26 September 2026, 25 September 2026
Wettest day: 3.64 in; 4 October 2026

Every month, season and year

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Charleston Downtown, SC the day's answers

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Every answer in words

Fall 2026 so far brought 4.53 in of precipitation in Charleston Downtown, SC, the driest 1 September to 9 October since 2025, 52nd driest of 133.
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Charleston Downtown, SC: 91°F on Friday 18 September 2026 and Monday 14 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Charleston Downtown, SC: a low of 62°F on Saturday 26 September 2026 and Friday 25 September 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Charleston Downtown, SC: 3.64 in on Sunday 4 October 2026.