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| Back to South Carolina, United States. Do you have any pictures of this city? ![]() Planning a vacation? Current weather forecast for Charleston, SC Elevation: 118 feet County: Charleston Land area: 97.0 square miles Zip codes: 29401, 29403, 29406, 29407, 29412, 29414, 29423, 29492. Median resident age: 33.2 years New: Charleston, SC residents, houses, and apartments details Races in Charleston:
New: Political contributions by individuals in Charleston, SC Ancestries: English (10.8%), German (10.6%), Irish (9.1%), United States (6.2%), Scottish (3.3%), Italian (3.2%). |
![]() For population 25 years and over in Charleston
For population 15 years and over in Charleston city
3.5% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 0.6% Latin America). |
![]() Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (177.0 miles, pop. 540,828). Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (599.3 miles, pop. 1,517,550). Nearest cities: North Charleston, SC (7.0 miles), Hanahan, SC (8.9 miles), Folly Beach, SC (9.1 miles), Mount Pleasant, SC (10.0 miles), Sullivan's Island, SC (10.3 miles), Goose Creek, SC (14.6 miles), Kiawah Island, SC (14.6 miles), Isle of Palms, SC (15.2 miles). Single-family new house construction building permits:
Area code: 843 Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.9%), Retail trade (12.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.4%). |
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average temp. (°F) | 49.2 | 51.7 | 58.2 | 65.3 | 73.0 | 79.0 | 82.4 | 81.2 | 77.1 | 67.9 | 59.8 | 52.1 |
| High temperature (°F) | 57.4 | 60.2 | 66.4 | 73.4 | 80.2 | 85.5 | 88.9 | 87.6 | 83.4 | 75.5 | 68.0 | 60.3 |
| Low temperature (°F) | 40.9 | 43.1 | 49.8 | 57.1 | 65.8 | 72.5 | 75.8 | 74.9 | 70.9 | 60.3 | 51.6 | 43.8 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
Based on data reported by main weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 84 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 56 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 53 | 55 |
| Sunshine (%) | 56 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 56 |
| Days clear of clouds | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
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