32.900°N, 80.041°W · station CHSthr · 90 years of record
74°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston.
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
#74 / 89
warmest Oct 17 in 89 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 2018
Coolest Oct 17 ever
62°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 69°F — 74th warmest Oct 17 of 89 years · record 90°F (2018) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#88 / 89
warmest Oct 18 in 89 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 18 ever
60°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 63°F — 88th warmest Oct 18 of 89 years · record 91°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 89
warmest Oct 19 in 89 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 1980
Coolest Oct 19 ever
61°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 67°F — 79th warmest Oct 19 of 89 years · record 88°F (1980) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 89
warmest Oct 20 in 89 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
87°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 20 ever
56°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 72°F — 66th warmest Oct 20 of 89 years · record 87°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#59 / 89
warmest Oct 21 in 89 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
88°F
set in 1993
Coolest Oct 21 ever
60°F
set in 1964
Forecast high 73°F — 59th warmest Oct 21 of 89 years · record 88°F (1993) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#63 / 89
warmest Oct 22 in 89 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
87°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 22 ever
47°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 72°F — 63rd warmest Oct 22 of 89 years · record 87°F (1939) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#53 / 89
warmest Oct 23 in 89 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
86°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 23 ever
56°F
set in 1982
Forecast high 74°F — 53rd warmest Oct 23 of 89 years · record 86°F (1941) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
83°FJan 16, 1950
6°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
87°FFeb 16, 1989
12°FFeb 12, 1973
Mar
90°FMar 18, 1963
15°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
95°FApr 20, 2002
29°FApr 6, 1944
May
101°FMay 28, 2019
36°FMay 2, 1963
Jun
103°FJun 24, 1944
50°FJun 2, 1972
Jul
104°FJul 19, 1986
58°FJul 5, 1952
Aug
105°FAug 1, 1999
56°FAug 18, 1979
Sep
99°FSep 4, 1944
42°FSep 30, 1967
Oct
94°FOct 5, 1954
27°FOct 30, 1952
Nov
88°FNov 1, 1961
15°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
83°FDec 11, 1972
8°FDec 13, 1962
All-time
105°FAug 1, 1999
6°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Charleston so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 6 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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
67°FJan 12, 2020
27°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
66°FFeb 11, 2018
29°FFeb 10, 1973
Mar
69°FMar 16, 1990
26°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
74°FApr 27, 2011
51°FApr 13, 1959
May
79°FMay 30, 2019
53°FMay 7, 1992
Jun
80°FJun 26, 1952
65°FJun 6, 1997
Jul
82°FJul 14, 1981
70°FJul 31, 1997
Aug
83°FAug 4, 2011
64°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
81°FSep 3, 2020
60°FSep 26, 1940
Oct
77°FOct 5, 1995
47°FOct 21, 1952
Nov
74°FNov 11, 2020
37°FNov 24, 1970
Dec
71°FDec 4, 1978
20°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
83°FAug 4, 2011
20°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
89 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: 76°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
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.
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.