Charleston climate

Charleston Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Booneville 3 Sse, 24.8 km from Charleston

Average highs run from 80°F on October 1 to 69°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 in over about 8 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Charleston, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.40 in
Record high
96°FOct 1, 1953
Record low
22°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
44%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 45 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 180°F56°F96°F 195335°F 198423%0%
Oct 280°F55°F93°F 200037°F 197523%0%
Oct 379°F55°F95°F 195435°F 198723%0%
Oct 479°F55°F94°F 200036°F 198723%0%
Oct 579°F54°F93°F 195434°F 197923%0%
Oct 678°F54°F96°F 195635°F 196424%0%
Oct 778°F53°F94°F 196334°F 195224%0%
Oct 878°F53°F96°F 196331°F 195224%0%
Oct 977°F52°F95°F 202130°F 200024%0%
Oct 1077°F52°F95°F 196332°F 200025%0%
Oct 1177°F52°F96°F 196337°F 199025%0%
Oct 1276°F51°F95°F 202432°F 194625%0%
Oct 1376°F51°F94°F 196332°F 197725%0%
Oct 1475°F50°F93°F 201535°F 197826%0%
Oct 1575°F50°F96°F 201535°F 196626%0%
Oct 1675°F50°F92°F 198929°F 196626%0%
Oct 1774°F49°F91°F 196434°F 197626%0%
Oct 1874°F49°F92°F 200526°F 194826%0%
Oct 1974°F48°F91°F 201629°F 198926%0%
Oct 2073°F48°F88°F 196326°F 198927%0%
Oct 2173°F47°F92°F 197829°F 197627%0%
Oct 2272°F47°F90°F 202432°F 195227%0%
Oct 2372°F47°F93°F 202427°F 195227%0%
Oct 2471°F46°F91°F 200328°F 198227%0%
Oct 2571°F46°F89°F 202429°F 198228%0%
Oct 2671°F45°F89°F 195030°F 195728%0%
Oct 2770°F45°F87°F 195028°F 195728%0%
Oct 2870°F45°F91°F 202425°F 195728%0%
Oct 2969°F44°F89°F 195022°F 195228%0%
Oct 3069°F44°F89°F 196826°F 198028%0%
Oct 3169°F44°F89°F 201624°F 199328%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Charleston, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 7:00 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00030832 (Booneville 3 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013964, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.