Annual mean 12°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
28.3 °C
Coldest
-0.8 °C
Wettest
38%
Windiest
6.0 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Charleston over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. Charleston has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 32% in August, the driest month, to 37% in April, the wettest. Winds in Charleston are highest in March, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Charleston come in June, when the sky is typically 28% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 58%.
Month by month Charleston climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
0°C
-3°C
-6°C
32%
58%
4.5 m/s
0
0
6
February
4°C
-1°C
-2°C
33%
48%
4.5 m/s
3
0
16
March
10°C
3°C
4°C
35%
48%
4.6 m/s
9
0
32
April
15°C
8°C
11°C
37%
43%
4.4 m/s
30
2
57
May
22°C
15°C
19°C
34%
42%
3.6 m/s
61
24
55
June
27°C
20°C
27°C
33%
28%
3.0 m/s
52
53
23
July
28°C
21°C
30°C
35%
29%
2.3 m/s
30
64
7
August
27°C
19°C
28°C
32%
29%
2.2 m/s
42
60
15
September
26°C
16°C
25°C
33%
28%
2.4 m/s
57
48
35
October
18°C
10°C
15°C
33%
38%
3.4 m/s
46
10
62
November
9°C
3°C
4°C
35%
40%
3.9 m/s
11
0
36
December
4°C
-0°C
-2°C
34%
51%
4.1 m/s
0
0
13
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Charleston weather by season
Year round, Charleston has days of about 0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Charleston weather in winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow -2°CRain 33%
Winter in Charleston has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Charleston weather in springMarch to May
High 15°CLow 9°CRain 35%
Spring in Charleston has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 35% chance of rain on a given day.
Charleston weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 33%
Summer in Charleston has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Charleston weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 9°CRain 34%
Autumn in Charleston has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Charleston?
Charleston has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 32% in August, the driest month, to 37% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Charleston windiest?
Winds in Charleston are highest in March, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Charleston year round?
The average temperature in Charleston over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.