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Charleston, SC

32.900°N, 80.041°W · station CHSthr · 90 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Sep 5

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston.
91°TUE9/192°WED9/291°THU9/393°FRI9/496°SAT9/589°SUN9/686°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Charleston — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#3 / 89
warmest Sep 5 in 89 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 5 ever

99°F
set in 1944

Coolest Sep 5 ever

70°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 96°F — 3rd warmest Sep 5 of 89 years · record 99°F (1944) · warmest since 2020.
1937: 91°F1938: 92°F1939: 91°F1940: 89°F1941: 95°F1942: 88°F1943: 88°F1944: 99°F1945: 81°F1946: 80°F1947: 95°F1948: 76°F1949: 88°F1950: 75°F1951: 85°F1952: 85°F1953: 88°F1954: 91°F1955: 84°F1956: 83°F1957: 89°F1958: 85°F1959: 80°F1960: 87°F1961: 90°F1962: 91°F1963: 89°F1964: 86°F1965: 84°F1966: 91°F1967: 82°F1968: 87°F1969: 87°F1970: 90°F1971: 88°F1972: 90°F1973: 89°F1974: 70°F1975: 92°F1976: 83°F1977: 88°F1978: 88°F1979: 88°F1980: 88°F1981: 84°F1982: 81°F1983: 94°F1984: 92°F1985: 89°F1986: 83°F1987: 80°F1988: 88°F1989: 81°F1990: 88°F1991: 84°F1992: 82°F1993: 89°F1994: 81°F1995: 78°F1996: 88°F1997: 80°F1998: 93°F1999: 98°F2000: 83°F2001: 85°F2002: 91°F2003: 82°F2004: 88°F2005: 86°F2006: 89°F2007: 90°F2008: 87°F2009: 88°F2010: 90°F2011: 89°F2012: 89°F2013: 91°F2014: 89°F2015: 88°F2016: 87°F2017: 89°F2018: 91°F2019: 78°F2020: 96°F2021: 87°F2022: 87°F2023: 94°F2024: 86°F2025: 90°F96° forecast707580859095100194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 596°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#3 of 89
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1999)
Odds to tie/break10.0% (daily)
Period of record1937–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charleston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1937–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°FJan 16, 19506°FJan 21, 1985
Feb87°FFeb 16, 198912°FFeb 12, 1973
Mar90°FMar 18, 196315°FMar 3, 1980
Apr95°FApr 20, 200229°FApr 6, 1944
May101°FMay 28, 201936°FMay 2, 1963
Jun103°FJun 24, 194450°FJun 2, 1972
Jul104°FJul 19, 198658°FJul 5, 1952
Aug105°FAug 1, 199956°FAug 18, 1979
Sep99°FSep 4, 194442°FSep 30, 1967
Oct94°FOct 5, 195427°FOct 30, 1952
Nov88°FNov 1, 196115°FNov 25, 1950
Dec83°FDec 11, 19728°FDec 13, 1962
All-time105°FAug 1, 19996°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charleston so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (90°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 4, 2011

Coldest high ever

20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 23, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan67°FJan 12, 202027°FJan 21, 1985
Feb66°FFeb 11, 201829°FFeb 10, 1973
Mar69°FMar 16, 199026°FMar 2, 1980
Apr74°FApr 27, 201151°FApr 13, 1959
May79°FMay 30, 201953°FMay 7, 1992
Jun80°FJun 26, 195265°FJun 6, 1997
Jul82°FJul 14, 198170°FJul 31, 1997
Aug83°FAug 4, 201164°FAug 29, 1986
Sep81°FSep 3, 202060°FSep 26, 1940
Oct77°FOct 5, 199547°FOct 21, 1952
Nov74°FNov 11, 202037°FNov 24, 1970
Dec71°FDec 4, 197820°FDec 23, 1989
All-time83°FAug 4, 201120°FDec 23, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

42 days
record run, ended Aug 7 1993

So far in 2026

74 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Charleston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 87°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 60°FJan: 39°FFeb: 64°FFeb: 42°FMar: 70°FMar: 48°FApr: 77°FApr: 55°FMay: 84°FMay: 63°FJun: 89°FJun: 70°FJul: 91°FJul: 74°FAug: 90°FAug: 73°FSep: 86°FSep: 68°FOct: 78°FOct: 58°FNov: 69°FNov: 47°FDec: 63°FDec: 42°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:45 PM
Solar noon12:20 PM
Daylight12h 51m · losing 13 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.90°N, 80.04°W

Nearby Stations

Charleston Downtown, SC10 mi SESavannah, GA86 mi SWColumbia, SC95 mi NWMyrtle Beach, SC99 mi NEAugusta, GA115 mi WLumberton, NC130 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Charleston's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Charleston, SC — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charleston's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charleston, SC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1937

Each cell is one day's high at Charleston, coloured by temperature — 90 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charleston, SC daily high heat map 1937–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Charleston — counted through Sep 5 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
74 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 7th most in 90 years. Normal for this point: 52. Record: 87 in 2011.

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