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Charleston in October

Warm and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Charleston is warm: highs near 79°F, lows near 65°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 41 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Charleston is warm: highs near 26°C, lows near 18°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 41 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
79°F26°Caverage
Low
65°F18°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 30% of days
Daylight
11h 17mon average

Is October a good time to visit Charleston?

Yes. October is one of Charleston's best months (April, or October to November).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 79°F in October, against 62°F to 90°F through the year.Highs near 26°C in October, against 17°C to 32°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

30% of days in October, against 24% to 67% through the year.

Cloud cover

38% cover in October, against 38% to 57% through the year.

Daylight

11h 17m in October, against 10h 01m to 14h 16m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September85°29°low 73°low 23°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  2. October79°26°low 65°low 18°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. November71°22°low 55°low 13°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Charleston sits, in October

America/New York
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
7:23 AMsets 6:48 PM
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
Latitude
32.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Bluffton106 km south-west

The land around Charleston, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Charleston

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Charleston. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.