Typical January weather
Charleston
South Carolina · January
58° days
44° nights
about 5 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight · ocean 53°
What to pack
- Sweater
What January feels like
Restaurant Week lands in January and it is the one time of year you can walk into the places that want a month's notice by April. Locals put on serious coats for about three weeks and complain the entire time.
Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 53° — frigid — locals in wetsuits only.
The numbers
| Typical high | 58° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 44° |
| Days with real rain | 5 |
| Total rain | 2.6 in |
| Water temperature | 53° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:22 am / 5:36 pm |