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Climate in Charleston

Charleston ranks T#27 of 134 US cities for climate, with a Climate score of 80 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in South Carolina.

Climate score
80
Very Fun
National rank
T#27 of 134
In South Carolina
#2 of 2
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for climate; Charleston sits 30 points above the median.

How climate is measured

How often the weather is good enough to get outside.

Data source: NOAA climate normals — counts of comfortable days.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Charleston

  1. #25 Savannah, GA 82
  2. #26 New Orleans, LA 81
  3. T#27 Charleston, SC — this page 80
  4. #29 Norfolk, VA 79
  5. #30 Tampa, FL 78

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Top US cities for climate

  1. #1 Miami, FL 93
  2. T#2 Hialeah, FL 92
  3. T#2 Long Beach, CA 92
  4. T#2 San Francisco, CA 92
  5. T#5 Irvine, CA 91

More about Charleston

Charleston scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: