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Typical Charleston May Weather 1991–2020 |
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| Average daily high | 83.7 °F | |
| Average daily low | 63.2 °F | |
| Average monthly precipitation | 3.3 inches | |
| Average monthly snow | none | |
| Daily chance of precipitation | 26.1% | |
| Daily chance of snow | 0% | |
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Charleston May Weather Records 1893–2024 |
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| Highest temperature | 101 °F | May 29, 2019 |
| Lowest temperature | 36 °F | May 2, 1963 |
| Highest daily low | 79 °F | May 30, 2019 |
| Lowest daily high | 53 °F | May 7, 1992 |
| Hottest average high temperature | 88.6 °F | 2019 |
| Coldest average high temperature | 75.2 °F | 1920 |
| Most daily precipitation | 6.2 inches | May 22, 1967 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 10.6 inches | 2018 |
| Most daily snow | none | - |
| Most monthly snow | none | - |
| Day | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | |
| May 1 | 80.5 | 58.8 | 93 | 43 |
| May 2 | 80.6 | 59.1 | 95 | 36 |
| May 3 | 80.8 | 59.5 | 94 | 40 |
| May 4 | 81.1 | 59.8 | 94 | 38 |
| May 5 | 81.2 | 60.0 | 95 | 37 |
| May 6 | 81.4 | 60.2 | 95 | 43 |
| May 7 | 81.5 | 60.5 | 93 | 45 |
| May 8 | 81.7 | 60.8 | 93 | 45 |
| May 9 | 82.0 | 61.1 | 95 | 45 |
| May 10 | 82.2 | 61.3 | 93 | 42 |
| May 11 | 82.5 | 61.6 | 96 | 42 |
| May 12 | 82.7 | 61.9 | 96 | 41 |
| May 13 | 83.0 | 62.2 | 95 | 44 |
| May 14 | 83.2 | 62.6 | 95 | 42 |
| May 15 | 83.5 | 62.9 | 97 | 47 |
| May 16 | 83.7 | 63.2 | 96 | 47 |
| May 17 | 83.9 | 63.5 | 96 | 49 |
| May 18 | 84.1 | 63.8 | 98 | 50 |
| May 19 | 84.3 | 64.0 | 96 | 43 |
| May 20 | 84.5 | 64.3 | 97 | 45 |
| May 21 | 84.7 | 64.7 | 99 | 45 |
| May 22 | 85.0 | 65.0 | 98 | 48 |
| May 23 | 85.0 | 65.3 | 97 | 47 |
| May 24 | 85.1 | 65.5 | 97 | 50 |
| May 25 | 85.2 | 65.7 | 97 | 47 |
| May 26 | 85.3 | 65.9 | 100 | 50 |
| May 27 | 85.5 | 66.1 | 100 | 52 |
| May 28 | 85.7 | 66.4 | 101 | 45 |
| May 29 | 86.0 | 66.8 | 101 | 53 |
| May 30 | 86.2 | 67.1 | 99 | 55 |
| May 31 | 86.4 | 67.4 | 98 | 49 |