Charleston Downtown, SC: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 51.1°F in Charleston Downtown, SC, the coldest February since 2015, tied 53rd coldest of 133 (with 2009, 1937 and 1929).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 51.1°F; Coldest since 2015; 53rd coldest of 133
Precipitation: 2.17 in; Driest since 2025; 51st driest of 134

A normal February in Charleston Downtown, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 53.3°F, between 49.8°F and 56.7°F in eight years of ten and 2.26 in of precipitation, between 0.77 in and 4.06 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Charleston Downtown, SC since 1893: 51.1°F in 2026; the lowest is 41°F, in 1895.

Normal range, 49.8 to 56.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	51.1	78	58	85	44.2	72	2.17	83	0
2025	55	33	62.2	34	47.9	27	1.04	117	0
2024	54.7	39	61	48	48.5	20	3.11	52	0
2023	60.7	2	68.1	2	53.2	3	3.49	45	0
2022	56.1	17	62.2	34	50	10	0.98	119	0
2021	53.5	53	59.9	68	47.1	37	2.94	59	0
2020	55.2	30	61.5	43	48.9	16	3.70	37	0
2019	58.9	6	66.3	6	51.6	8	0.50	130	0
2018	59.9	4	66.3	6	53.5	1	0.79	123	0
2017	59.9	4	67.4	3	52.4	5	0.60	127	0
2016	52.1	64	58.9	77	45.2	58	4.49	25	0
2015	46.7	120	55.6	114	37.7	124	4.01	34	0
2014	52.6	61	60	66	45.2	58	2.21	81	0
2013	53.1	57	60.6	57	45.5	56	8.84	2	0
2012	56.5	14	63.5	24	49.4	11	2.33	76	0
2011	54.4	41	61.8	41	46.9	41	2.78	64	0
2010	46.9	119	54.8	120	39	119	3.13	51	0
2009	51.1	78	58.4	81	43.9	76	1.76	96	0
2008	56	20	63.9	18	48.1	24	2.09	85	0
2007	51.3	74	58.6	79	44.1	74	2.07	88	0
2006	51.8	68	59.3	73	44.3	70	2.37	75	0
2005	51.3	74	58	85	44.7	64	2.48	73	0
2004	49.3	103	55.6	114	43	83	3.21	49	0
2003	51	82	57.4	92	44.6	65	2.19	82	0
2002	53.4	54	60.6	57	46.2	49	2.30	78	0
2001	56.1	17	64.2	15	47.9	27	1.54	105	0
2000	54.2	43	62.2	34	46.2	49	1.25	111	0
1999	55.8	21	63.6	21	47.9	27	1.11	115	0
1998	54.8	37	61.3	46	48.4	22	7.26	5	0
1997	55.4	26	62.3	32	48.5	20	2.85	62	0
1996	52.1	64	59.9	68	44.3	70	1.35	108	0
1995	49.9	93	56.9	104	43	83	2.56	67	0
1994	53.3	56	60.4	61	46.2	49	0.50	130	0
1993	50.9	84	57.3	94	44.6	65	1.63	101	0
1992	55.3	28	62.1	37	48.4	22	3.05	54	0
1991	54.9	35	62.5	29	47.3	35	1.71	98	0
1990	58.8	7	65.5	10	52.2	6	1.12	114	0
1989	54.1	44	61.8	41	46.4	48	0.97	120	0
1988	49.4	99	57.3	94	41.6	102	0.52	128	0
1987	48.9	107	55	119	42.9	87	4.34	28	0
1986	55.4	26	62.3	32	48.6	19	3.49	45	0
1985	51.3	74	59.2	74	43.4	79	1.95	91	0
1984	54.6	40	62.6	28	46.6	46	3.60	40	0
1983	49.1	104	56.1	110	42.2	94	5.86	10	0
1982	53.8	48	61	48	46.7	45	4.24	31	0
1981	51.4	73	60	66	42.9	87	2.54	70	0
1980	48.8	109	56.9	104	40.7	114	1.36	107	0
1979	45.9	124	54.2	122	37.6	125	4.30	29	0
1978	43.2	132	50.3	132	36.1	131	1.87	93	0
1977	49	106	57.8	87	40.3	117	2.22	80	0
1976	58.4	9	67.4	3	49.4	11	0.83	121	0
1975	54.8	37	62.1	37	47.4	34	2.25	79	0
1974	53.4	54	61.9	39	44.9	63	2.99	57	0
1973	48.6	111	56.8	106	40.5	116	4.80	21	0
1972	49.9	93	57.2	98	42.6	93	3.57	42	0
1971	51	82	59	76	43	83	2.50	72	0
1970	49.9	93	58.4	81	41.4	103	2.58	66	0
1969	48.2	116	55.5	116	41	108	1.75	97	0
1968	45.1	127	53.5	126	36.6	130	1.64	100	0
1967	49.5	96	57.3	94	41.7	99	2.80	63	0
1966	50.2	90	57.7	89	42.7	92	4.95	18	0
1965	52.4	62	60.3	63	44.5	67	5.49	15	0
1964	48.3	114	55.7	113	40.8	112	6.62	8	0
1963	45.9	124	54.2	122	37.6	125	5.05	17	0
1962	56.6	13	65.6	8	47.5	33	0.79	123	0
1961	53.1	57	61	48	45.1	60	4.73	22	0
1960	49.4	99	56.8	106	42.1	96	4.42	27	0
1959	53.8	48	60.5	59	47.1	37	4.60	24	0
1958	43.7	131	52.5	129	34.8	132	2.40	74	0
1957	56.5	14	63.6	21	49.4	11	3.27	48	0
1956	57.1	11	64.9	13	49.3	14	2.08	86	0
1955	52.1	64	60.3	63	43.9	76	1.56	104	0
1954	55.7	22	64.3	14	47.1	37	0.42	132	0
1953	54.4	41	61.9	39	46.9	41	4.29	30	0
1952	53	59	60.5	59	45.6	55	5.51	13	0
1951	50.9	84	59.8	70	42	97	1.18	112	0
1950	57	12	65.3	12	48.8	18	0.28	134	0
1949	58.8	7	65.5	10	52.2	6	2.56	67	0
1948	50.9	84	58.7	78	43	83	3.51	44	0
1947	46.1	122	55.2	118	37	129	0.36	133	0
1946	53.9	47	62.5	29	45.3	57	3.03	55	0
1945	54	45	61.4	45	46.6	46	4.02	33	0
1944	56.1	17	64.2	15	48	26	7.18	6	0
1943	50.9	84	59.6	72	42.2	94	0.64	126	0
1942	45.1	127	52	130	38.3	120	2.94	59	0
1941	45.5	126	53.1	127	37.9	122	2.56	67	0
1940	48.9	107	56.7	108	41	108	3.73	36	0
1939	57.8	10	65.6	8	50.1	9	8.96	1	0
1938	55.3	28	62.5	29	48.1	24	0.76	125	0
1937	51.1	78	58.3	83	43.8	78	4.68	23	0
1936	48.3	114	55.8	112	40.9	111	3.45	47	0
1935	51.3	74	59.7	71	42.8	89	1.93	92	0
1934	46.1	122	54.2	122	37.9	122	3.07	53	0
1933	53.8	48	61.5	43	46	53	5.93	9	0
1932	60.1	3	67.3	5	52.8	4	1.17	113	0
1931	51.8	68	60.4	61	43.3	80	1.67	99	0
1930	55.7	22	63.8	20	47.6	32	0.81	122	0
1929	51.1	78	57.7	89	44.5	67	4.86	19	0
1928	51.7	70	59.2	74	44.2	72	7.44	4	0
1927	61.2	1	68.9	1	53.5	1	2.17	83	0
1926	52.9	60	60.8	54	45.1	60	3.03	55	0
1925	55.6	25	63.4	27	47.8	30	1.84	95	0
1924	49.5	96	57.2	98	41.8	98	1.57	103	0
1923	50.3	89	57.8	87	42.8	89	1.03	118	0
1922	56.4	16	63.6	21	49.3	14	5.63	11	0
1921	53.6	52	61.1	47	46.2	49	1.26	110	0
1920	48.2	116	55.3	117	41.1	106	2.61	65	0
1919	51.6	71	58.2	84	45.1	60	5.51	13	0
1918	55.2	30	63.5	24	46.9	41	1.31	109	0
1917	50.7	88	60.2	65	41.3	104	2.07	88	0
1916	52	67	60.9	52	43.1	81	1.47	106	0
1915	51.5	72	58.5	80	44.4	69	2.53	71	0
1914	48.6	111	56.2	109	41	108	6.87	7	0
1913	54	45	60.9	52	47.2	36	5.53	12	0
1912	46.2	121	54	125	38.3	120	5.17	16	0
1911	55.2	30	63.5	24	47	40	1.11	115	0
1910	49.5	96	57.7	89	41.3	104	3.64	39	0
1909	55	33	64	17	46	53	1.86	94	0
1908	48.5	113	56.1	110	40.8	112	3.15	50	0
1907	50.1	91	57	103	43.1	81	1.61	102	0
1906	49.4	99	57.1	101	41.7	99	2.08	86	0
1905	45	129	52.6	128	37.3	127	3.67	38	0
1904	49.4	99	57.2	98	41.7	99	3.57	42	0
1903	53.7	51	60.7	55	46.8	44	2.07	88	0
1902	44.4	130	51.8	131	37.1	128	2.92	61	0
1901	47.4	118	54.8	120	40	118	3.58	41	0
1900	49.1	104	57.1	101	41.1	106	2.31	77	0
1899	48.7	110	57.3	94	40.6	115	4.82	20	2
1898	50.1	91	57.4	92	42.8	89	0.51	129	0
1897	54.9	35	61	48	48.9	16	7.61	3	0
1896	52.3	63	60.7	55	44	75	4.04	32	0
1895	41	133	48	133	34	133	4.47	26	0
1894							3.91	35	5
1893	55.7	22	63.9	18	47.7	31	2.97	58	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	61.2
2023	60.7
1932	60.1
2018	59.9
2017	59.9
2019	58.9
1990	58.8
1949	58.8
1976	58.4
1939	57.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1895	41
1978	43.2
1958	43.7
1902	44.4
1905	45
1968	45.1
1942	45.1
1941	45.5
1979	45.9
1963	45.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1939	8.96
2013	8.84
1897	7.61
1928	7.44
1998	7.26
1944	7.18
1914	6.87
1964	6.62
1933	5.93
1983	5.86

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	0.28
1947	0.36
1954	0.42
2019	0.50
1994	0.50
1898	0.51
1988	0.52
2017	0.60
1943	0.64
1938	0.76

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 75°F; 20 February 2026
Coldest night: 22°F; 1 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.59 in; 15 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 2.17 in of precipitation in Charleston Downtown, SC, the driest February since 2025, tied 51st driest of 134 (with 1927).
The hottest day of February 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: 75°F on Friday 20 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: a low of 22°F on Sunday 1 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: 0.59 in on Sunday 15 February 2026.