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Charleston, SC

32.900°N, 80.041°W · station CHSthr · 90 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Charleston.
74°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/475°SAT9/574°SUN9/673°MON9/772°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#67 / 89
coldest Sep 8 in 89 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

59°F
set in 1972

Mildest Sep 8 ever

79°F
set in 1990
Forecast low 72°F — 67th coldest Sep 8 of 89 years · record 59°F (1972) · coldest since 2025.
1937: 71°F1938: 69°F1939: 73°F1940: 66°F1941: 67°F1942: 69°F1943: 70°F1944: 68°F1945: 74°F1946: 70°F1947: 71°F1948: 69°F1949: 70°F1950: 69°F1951: 60°F1952: 63°F1953: 60°F1954: 68°F1955: 66°F1956: 68°F1957: 70°F1958: 66°F1959: 70°F1960: 70°F1961: 72°F1962: 65°F1963: 64°F1964: 70°F1965: 62°F1966: 63°F1967: 67°F1968: 69°F1969: 71°F1970: 65°F1971: 70°F1972: 59°F1973: 73°F1974: 68°F1975: 73°F1976: 70°F1977: 78°F1978: 67°F1979: 74°F1980: 69°F1981: 71°F1982: 68°F1983: 74°F1984: 64°F1985: 74°F1986: 68°F1987: 73°F1988: 61°F1989: 70°F1990: 79°F1991: 70°F1992: 71°F1993: 71°F1994: 71°F1995: 70°F1996: 76°F1997: 65°F1998: 71°F1999: 73°F2000: 68°F2001: 68°F2002: 70°F2003: 69°F2004: 77°F2005: 69°F2006: 68°F2007: 66°F2008: 72°F2009: 67°F2010: 70°F2011: 62°F2012: 73°F2013: 68°F2014: 75°F2015: 73°F2016: 69°F2017: 60°F2018: 73°F2019: 76°F2020: 70°F2021: 72°F2022: 73°F2023: 72°F2024: 69°F2025: 65°F72° forecast556065707580194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 872°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record59°F
This-date rank#67 of 89
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record6°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

22 days
record run, ended Jan 7 2001

So far in 2026

25 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Charleston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 70°F · forecast is +2° 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Charleston — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
25 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 22nd most in 90 years. Normal for this point: 19. Record: 48 in 1968.

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