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How windy is Charleston?
Charleston right now
56°FClear skies
- Today56°F / 41°FClear skies
- Tomorrow57°F / 34°FClear skies
- Monday58°F / 39°FClouds
Look in the mirror. That's how dull today is.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Charleston averages about 7.8 mph.
March is the windiest month, at about 9 mph, and August the calmest, at about 6.7 mph. There’s no wind at all about 12% of the time. That makes it the joint 51st least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 8 mph.
Charleston averages about 7.8 mph of wind, a soft breeze through the porches.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 7.8 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | March, 9 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 6.7 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 12% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Lexington, Kentucky: about 7.8 mph
- Pensacola, Florida: about 7.8 mph
- Columbus, Ohio: about 7.7 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00013880. Average wind speed, not gusts.