Charleston climate

Charleston Weather in October

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

Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.14 in.

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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.14 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
95°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
19°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
53%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 41 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
8.5 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 177°F54°F93°F 195337°F 19580%
Oct 276°F53°F94°F 195334°F 19580%
Oct 376°F53°F95°F 201933°F 19870%
Oct 475°F52°F91°F 196932°F 19880%
Oct 575°F52°F92°F 201831°F 19800%
Oct 675°F52°F92°F 201831°F 19800%
Oct 774°F51°F92°F 201830°F 19520%
Oct 874°F51°F91°F 201830°F 19870%
Oct 974°F50°F90°F 201831°F 20000%
Oct 1073°F50°F92°F 198032°F 20000%
Oct 1173°F50°F92°F 196329°F 19870%
Oct 1273°F49°F92°F 198928°F 19870%
Oct 1372°F49°F92°F 198932°F 19870%
Oct 1472°F48°F89°F 197532°F 19790%
Oct 1571°F48°F87°F 196332°F 19790%
Oct 1671°F48°F85°F 195330°F 19520%
Oct 1771°F47°F87°F 201133°F 19520%
Oct 1870°F47°F86°F 201630°F 20190%
Oct 1970°F47°F86°F 195330°F 20220%
Oct 2070°F46°F89°F 200530°F 19600%
Oct 2169°F46°F87°F 195324°F 19520%
Oct 2269°F45°F88°F 195323°F 19520%
Oct 2368°F45°F84°F 196327°F 19520%
Oct 2468°F45°F84°F 200029°F 19620%
Oct 2568°F44°F83°F 197331°F 19650%
Oct 2667°F44°F83°F 196328°F 19800%
Oct 2767°F44°F85°F 201428°F 19610%
Oct 2866°F43°F83°F 196222°F 20070%
Oct 2966°F43°F84°F 202419°F 19520%
Oct 3065°F43°F83°F 197125°F 19800%
Oct 3165°F42°F84°F 201628°F 19800%

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.00.10.20.31102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:41 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of October: 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.