Charleston SC Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Charleston, South Carolina. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Charleston rose above 100 °F? What was the highest temperature in Charleston a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Charleston and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1893. The highest temperature measured during that time was 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 Celsius) on August 1, 1999.

Since 1938 the temperature extremes were observed at Charleston International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Charleston.

Highest Charleston temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
98	August 14, 2023 +	37
98	June 14, 2022	37
95	August 01, 2021 +	35
97	August 01, 2020	36
101	May 29, 2019 +	38
97	June 24, 2018 +	36
98	August 16, 2017	37
100	July 13, 2016 +	38
99	July 23, 2015 +	37
99	August 23, 2014 +	37
97	August 12, 2013	36
98	July 27, 2012 +	37
102	June 21, 2011 +	39
99	July 26, 2010 +	37

Highest temperature recorded at Charleston each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
98	June 27, 2009	37
100	August 06, 2008	38
99	August 22, 2007 +	37
98	August 04, 2006	37
100	July 27, 2005	38
97	July 14, 2004	36
95	July 09, 2003	35
101	June 02, 2002	38
97	July 09, 2001	36
100	June 03, 2000	38
105	August 01, 1999	41
100	June 30, 1998	38
97	July 04, 1997	36
99	July 02, 1996	37
102	August 14, 1995	39
95	August 31, 1994 +	35
100	July 29, 1993 +	38
98	July 11, 1992	37
98	July 14, 1991	37
100	July 06, 1990 +	38
98	August 06, 1989 +	37
100	June 24, 1988	38
99	August 10, 1987 +	37
104	July 20, 1986 +	40
100	June 02, 1985	38
99	June 19, 1984	37
100	August 22, 1983 +	38
96	July 04, 1982 +	36
101	June 17, 1981	38
100	July 13, 1980	38
98	August 07, 1979	37
99	June 28, 1978	37
101	July 22, 1977 +	38
95	July 25, 1976 +	35
96	May 25, 1975	36
97	June 01, 1974	36
97	June 17, 1973	36
97	August 19, 1972 +	36
97	June 15, 1971	36
100	July 01, 1970 +	38
98	July 07, 1969 +	37
99	August 08, 1968	37
97	August 08, 1967 +	36
97	August 23, 1966	36
94	August 27, 1965 +	34
97	August 03, 1964 +	36
98	August 04, 1963 +	37
97	May 26, 1962	36
95	July 31, 1961 +	35
97	July 02, 1960	36
99	June 30, 1959 +	37
96	July 30, 1958	36
98	August 12, 1957	37
97	August 06, 1956	36
96	May 11, 1955	36
102	August 17, 1954	39
98	June 01, 1953 +	37
101	June 26, 1952	38
98	July 14, 1951 +	37
99	June 27, 1950	37
101	July 28, 1949	38
99	June 26, 1948	37
99	June 09, 1947	37
97	June 21, 1946 +	36
98	June 01, 1945	37
103	June 24, 1944	39
100	June 06, 1943 +	38
102	July 19, 1942	39
97	July 29, 1941 +	36
101	July 24, 1940	38
99	June 21, 1939	37
99	May 21, 1938	37
98	June 28, 1937	37
101	July 27, 1936	38
98	August 04, 1935 +	37
98	July 21, 1934 +	37
99	June 06, 1933 +	37
101	July 22, 1932	38
101	July 02, 1931	38
99	July 08, 1930	37
99	July 02, 1929	37
100	June 20, 1928	38
100	July 03, 1927	38
97	August 31, 1926 +	36
102	August 14, 1925	39
101	June 21, 1924	38
96	August 12, 1923 +	36
97	July 30, 1922 +	36
100	June 18, 1921 +	38
98	July 03, 1920	37
97	August 01, 1919 +	36
100	July 07, 1918	38
95	July 28, 1917	35
97	August 13, 1916	36
97	July 13, 1915	36
101	June 24, 1914	38
98	August 13, 1913 +	37
100	September 02, 1912 +	38
95	September 11, 1911 +	35
95	September 07, 1910 +	35
94	August 17, 1909 +	34
95	August 01, 1908 +	35
100	July 08, 1907	38
97	August 10, 1906	36
97	June 24, 1905	36
95	July 21, 1904 +	35
98	August 28, 1903	37
103	July 06, 1902	39
96	June 25, 1901	36
99	August 21, 1900	37
100	August 04, 1899	38
98	July 20, 1898 +	37
99	July 01, 1897	37
98	July 30, 1896	37
98	August 19, 1895	37
96	August 10, 1894	36
99	July 14, 1893	37

Charleston - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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