Charleston climate

Charleston Weather in February

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

Average highs run from 45°F on February 1 to 53°F on February 28, and lows from 27°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.88 in.

February 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.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
3.88 in
Snowfall
1.2 in
Record high
78°FFeb 28, 1996
Record low
-12°FFeb 2, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 23 min to 11 h 22 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
10.3 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
Feb 145°F27°F67°F 19743°F 19513%
Feb 245°F27°F65°F 1973-12°F 19513%
Feb 345°F27°F70°F 2016-5°F 19963%
Feb 445°F27°F71°F 2016-4°F 19963%
Feb 546°F27°F66°F 2019-4°F 19963%
Feb 646°F27°F72°F 2008-3°F 19783%
Feb 746°F28°F66°F 2017-1°F 19783%
Feb 846°F28°F74°F 20176°F 19783%
Feb 947°F28°F70°F 19651°F 19793%
Feb 1047°F28°F70°F 20091°F 19793%
Feb 1147°F29°F69°F 20090°F 19553%
Feb 1247°F29°F72°F 20172°F 19812%
Feb 1348°F29°F76°F 19626°F 19802%
Feb 1448°F29°F71°F 19627°F 19802%
Feb 1548°F30°F73°F 19544°F 20212%
Feb 1648°F30°F73°F 2018-2°F 19582%
Feb 1749°F30°F69°F 2006-5°F 19582%
Feb 1849°F30°F73°F 1961-1°F 20152%
Feb 1949°F31°F70°F 1971-9°F 20152%
Feb 2050°F31°F73°F 2026-1°F 20152%
Feb 2150°F31°F75°F 20187°F 19632%
Feb 2250°F31°F71°F 20245°F 19632%
Feb 2351°F32°F75°F 202313°F 19672%
Feb 2451°F32°F75°F 20176°F 20152%
Feb 2551°F32°F72°F 19819°F 19672%
Feb 2652°F33°F75°F 198113°F 19632%
Feb 2752°F33°F76°F 198110°F 20151%
Feb 2853°F33°F78°F 199610°F 20151%
Feb 2953°F33°F73°F 197619°F 19601%

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.012311020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of February: 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.