Charleston Downtown, SC: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 49.9°F in Charleston Downtown, SC, the coldest January since 2025, tied 63rd coldest of 132 (with 1901, 1900 and 1899).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 49.9°F; Coldest since 2025; 63rd coldest of 132
Precipitation: 1.56 in; Driest since 2024; 42nd driest of 134

A normal January in Charleston Downtown, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 50.8°F, between 46.4°F and 55.5°F in eight years of ten and 2.22 in of precipitation, between 0.84 in and 4.92 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Charleston Downtown, SC since 1893: 49.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 40°F, in 1940.

Normal range, 46.4 to 55.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	49.9	67	57.6	63	42.3	71	1.56	93	0
2025	45.8	115	52.9	120	38.7	114	1.63	89	0
2024	52	40	59	46	45	38	1.50	95	0
2023	55.7	13	62.7	17	48.7	9	3.23	46	0
2022	49.6	74	56.9	79	42.4	67	2.15	76	0
2021	53.8	27	60.1	37	47.4	22	3.23	46	0
2020	55.6	14	62.4	20	48.7	9	1.06	109	0
2019	52.3	38	59.1	45	45.6	34	1.38	100	0
2018	45.3	119	52.7	122	37.8	119	1.45	96	0
2017	56.5	7	63.7	11	49.4	7	3.37	41	0
2016	48.9	82	55.9	96	41.9	76	3.20	50	0
2015	50.9	50	58.9	47	42.9	62	3.21	49	0
2014	47.1	103	55.3	99	38.8	112	2.40	65	0
2013	55.6	14	63.1	14	48.1	14	0.53	130	0
2012	55.1	19	63.2	13	47	24	0.51	131	0
2011	46.3	112	53.1	118	39.4	105	2.26	71	0
2010	46.1	114	53.4	116	38.8	112	4.34	22	0
2009	50.4	60	57.4	69	43.5	51	1.37	101	0
2008	50.3	61	57.6	63	43	60	3.42	40	0
2007	54	26	61.1	30	46.9	25	2.77	55	0
2006	55.5	16	62.7	17	48.4	13	2.00	81	0
2005	50.8	53	57.2	74	44.4	40	1.07	108	0
2004	48.7	86	56.1	92	41.3	87	1.09	107	0
2003	46.4	111	53.7	113	39.1	109	0.84	122	0
2002	52.8	36	60	38	45.6	34	2.09	78	0
2001	48.6	88	57.3	73	39.9	101	0.80	124	0
2000	50	63	57.2	74	42.8	64	3.10	51	0
1999	55.5	16	64.2	8	46.9	25	4.07	28	0
1998	53.8	27	60.6	34	47.1	23	5.72	9	0
1997	51.2	46	58.4	53	44.1	44	2.19	75	0
1996	48.4	94	56.7	84	40	100	0.98	113	0
1995	50.8	53	57.9	59	43.7	48	0.94	118	0
1994	47.3	100	55	102	39.7	103	3.27	44	0
1993	54.7	22	60.9	32	48.5	11	6.06	8	0
1992	51.1	48	58	56	44.2	42	4.83	15	0
1991	52.2	39	58.6	52	45.8	32	6.44	5	0
1990	54.6	23	61.8	23	47.5	21	3.83	34	0
1989	55	20	62.2	21	47.7	20	2.65	59	0
1988	44.2	124	50.6	131	37.8	119	1.34	102	0
1987	48	95	54.5	108	41.5	83	6.09	7	0
1986	47.1	103	54.8	103	39.4	105	2.22	73	0
1985	44.1	125	52.2	125	36	128	0.86	121	0
1984	47	106	53.9	112	40.1	97	6.31	6	0
1983	46.6	109	52.4	124	40.9	90	4.28	24	0
1982	47.6	97	56.1	92	39.1	109	2.34	68	0
1981	43.7	126	52.5	123	35	131	0.95	117	0
1980	50.7	56	57.4	69	44.1	44	4.42	20	0
1979	44.6	121	53	119	36.1	126	4.18	25	0
1978	43.5	127	51.5	128	35.5	129	4.09	27	0
1977	40.3	131	48.1	133	32.5	133	2.33	69	0
1976	48.7	86	57.1	76	40.3	94	2.43	64	0
1975	54.1	25	62	22	46.2	29	4.07	28	0
1974	61.6	2	68.5	2	54.7	2	0.98	113	0
1973	49.4	77	56.5	88	42.3	71	4.99	12	0
1972	55.5	16	62.9	16	48	16	4.10	26	0
1971	49.2	79	56.5	88	42	75	4.67	16	0
1970	43	129	49.9	132	36.1	126	2.61	60	0
1969	47	106	54.3	110	39.8	102	1.44	97	0
1968	45.5	118	53.7	113	37.3	124	2.01	80	0
1967	51.6	42	59.4	40	43.8	47	4.87	13	0
1966	46.3	112	53.4	116	39.2	108	6.94	4	0
1965	50.5	58	58.7	48	42.2	74	1.42	98	0
1964	48.5	90	56.8	82	40.2	95	6.99	3	0
1963	47.4	99	55.3	99	39.5	104	2.69	57	0
1962	48.5	90	56.7	84	40.2	95	2.74	56	0
1961	46.5	110	54.7	105	38.3	117	1.96	83	0
1960	50	63	56.9	79	43.1	55	4.36	21	0
1959	47.8	96	56.5	88	39.1	109	3.73	35	0
1958	44.6	121	51.3	129	37.9	118	4.53	18	0
1957	51.5	43	59.4	40	43.6	50	1.06	109	0
1956	46.7	108	54.7	105	38.7	114	1.99	82	0
1955	49.5	76	57.5	66	41.5	83	4.49	19	0
1954	52.9	34	61.6	26	44.2	42	1.31	104	0
1953	53.5	31	60.8	33	46.3	28	1.80	84	0
1952	56	10	64	9	47.9	18	0.98	113	0
1951	50.8	53	59.2	42	42.4	67	0.89	119	0
1950	60.9	3	69.4	1	52.5	3	0.60	128	0
1949	58.9	5	67.2	5	50.6	6	0.66	125	0
1948	44.6	121	52.2	125	37.1	125	3.88	31	0
1947	56.3	9	63.1	14	49.4	7	1.06	109	0
1946	50.9	50	58.7	48	43.1	55	3.63	37	0
1945	49.2	79	56.6	86	41.8	78	1.55	94	0
1944	50	63	58	56	41.9	76	3.30	43	0
1943	50.5	58	57.8	60	43.1	55	3.49	38	0
1942	49.7	71	57.7	61	41.6	81	2.88	53	0
1941	49.6	74	56.4	91	42.9	62	1.63	89	0
1940	40	132	47.9	134	32.1	134	3.31	42	0
1939	52.9	34	61.6	26	44.1	44	2.09	78	0
1938	50.3	61	57.4	69	43.2	54	1.12	106	0
1937	61.7	1	67.7	3	55.7	1	3.91	30	0
1936	47.1	103	54.8	103	39.4	105	2.54	61	0
1935	51.4	44	59.2	42	43.5	51	2.27	70	0
1934	52.7	37	60	38	45.3	37	1.80	84	0
1933	55.8	12	63.5	12	48.1	14	3.85	32	0
1932	60	4	67.5	4	52.5	3	0.98	113	0
1931	49	81	56.9	79	41	89	2.37	66	0
1930	51.2	46	58.7	48	43.7	48	2.37	66	0
1929	53	32	60.6	34	45.5	36	4.66	17	0
1928	48.9	82	57.6	63	40.1	97	0.43	133	0
1927	49.7	71	58.4	53	40.9	90	0.63	126	0
1926	48.5	90	55.7	97	41.4	85	5.02	11	0
1925	50.6	57	58.1	55	43.1	55	4.85	14	0
1924	48.9	82	56.6	86	41.2	88	3.24	45	0
1923	53.7	29	61.5	29	45.9	31	2.21	74	0
1922	47.3	100	54.6	107	40.1	97	2.48	63	0
1921	51.9	41	60.2	36	43.5	51	1.58	92	0
1920	50.9	50	58.7	48	43.1	55	1.60	91	0
1919	51.1	48	59.2	42	43	60	1.68	88	0
1918	42.3	130	51.2	130	33.5	132	1.13	105	0
1917	54.5	24	62.5	19	46.6	27	2.69	57	0
1916	55.9	11	64	9	47.8	19	1.34	102	0
1915	49.7	71	56.8	82	42.6	66	7.44	2	0
1914	50	63	57.7	61	42.4	67	2.10	77	0
1913	58.3	6	65.7	6	50.9	5	0.99	112	0
1912	45.7	117	53.7	113	37.8	119	3.85	32	0
1911	53	32	61.6	26	44.3	41	0.56	129	0
1910	48.9	82	57.5	66	40.4	92	1.39	99	0
1909	53.6	30	61	31	46.2	29	0.61	127	0
1908	49.4	77	57.1	76	41.8	78	2.49	62	0
1907	56.5	7	64.5	7	48.5	11	0.88	120	0
1906	51.3	45	58	56	44.6	39	3.65	36	0
1905	45.8	115	54.2	111	37.5	122	1.72	86	0
1904	45.1	120	52.8	121	37.5	122	3.49	38	0
1903	48.6	88	55.6	98	41.6	81	5.17	10	0
1902	47.2	102	56	94	38.5	116	0.45	132	0
1901	49.9	67	57.4	69	42.4	67	2.25	72	0
1900	49.9	67	57.5	66	42.3	71	3.10	51	0
1899	49.9	67	57.1	76	42.7	65	2.84	54	0
1898	54.9	21	61.8	23	48	16	0.19	134	0
1897	47.5	98	54.5	108	40.4	92	0.84	122	0
1896	48.5	90	55.1	101	41.8	78	4.34	22	2
1895			56	94	41.4	85	7.68	1	4
1894			61.7	25	45.8	32	1.71	87	5
1893	43.4	128	51.6	127	35.1	130	3.22	48	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1937	61.7
1974	61.6
1950	60.9
1932	60
1949	58.9
1913	58.3
2017	56.5
1907	56.5
1947	56.3
1952	56

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	40
1977	40.3
1918	42.3
1970	43
1893	43.4
1978	43.5
1981	43.7
1985	44.1
1988	44.2
1979	44.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1895	7.68
1915	7.44
1964	6.99
1966	6.94
1991	6.44
1984	6.31
1987	6.09
1993	6.06
1998	5.72
1903	5.17

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1898	0.19
1928	0.43
1902	0.45
2012	0.51
2013	0.53
1911	0.56
1950	0.60
1909	0.61
1927	0.63
1949	0.66

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 72°F; 10 January 2026, 9 January 2026
Coldest night: 22°F; 31 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.82 in; 18 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.56 in of precipitation in Charleston Downtown, SC, the driest January since 2024, 42nd driest of 134.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: 72°F on Saturday 10 January 2026 and Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: a low of 22°F on Saturday 31 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Charleston Downtown, SC: 0.82 in on Sunday 18 January 2026.