Charleston climate

Charleston Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cairo 3N, 19.9 km from Charleston

Average highs run from 65°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 42°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.38 in.

April 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

April at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
5.38 in
Record high
93°FApr 3, 2012
Record low
24°FApr 10, 1960
Chance of a freeze
56%
Daylight
12 h 37 min to 13 h 42 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
10.7 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
Apr 165°F42°F87°F 196327°F 19950%
Apr 265°F43°F89°F 201228°F 19920%
Apr 366°F43°F93°F 201228°F 19620%
Apr 466°F43°F84°F 202631°F 19530%
Apr 566°F44°F86°F 196731°F 20070%
Apr 667°F44°F83°F 197828°F 19900%
Apr 767°F45°F85°F 195925°F 20070%
Apr 868°F45°F83°F 200126°F 20070%
Apr 968°F45°F86°F 200127°F 20070%
Apr 1068°F46°F87°F 197824°F 19600%
Apr 1169°F46°F86°F 199527°F 19730%
Apr 1269°F46°F85°F 197730°F 19570%
Apr 1369°F47°F85°F 197727°F 19570%
Apr 1470°F47°F86°F 197730°F 19570%
Apr 1570°F47°F86°F 197732°F 19620%
Apr 1670°F48°F88°F 197730°F 19620%
Apr 1771°F48°F90°F 197729°F 19510%
Apr 1871°F48°F88°F 197730°F 19880%
Apr 1971°F49°F88°F 200629°F 19530%
Apr 2072°F49°F88°F 200631°F 19530%
Apr 2172°F50°F90°F 196334°F 19530%
Apr 2272°F50°F89°F 196335°F 20210%
Apr 2372°F50°F90°F 198034°F 19560%
Apr 2473°F51°F89°F 196534°F 19630%
Apr 2573°F51°F89°F 198938°F 19720%
Apr 2673°F51°F91°F 198935°F 19760%
Apr 2774°F52°F92°F 198934°F 19530%
Apr 2874°F52°F90°F 198936°F 19920%
Apr 2974°F52°F88°F 201238°F 19650%
Apr 3074°F53°F90°F 201237°F 20080%

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.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:46 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093809 (Cairo 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00237772, 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.