Charleston, South Carolina vs Shima, Japan Climate
69%matchOn climate, Shima is a 69% match for Charleston. Compared with Charleston, Shima has 6°F (3°C) cooler summer days, more rain and less sun.
Charleston gets 51 in (1304 mm) of rain a year and Shima 85 in (2170 mm). Charleston's warmest month is July, at 90°F (32°C); Shima's is August, at 87°F (30°C).
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
CharlestonShimasolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
CharlestonShima
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | Shima | Charleston | Shima | Charleston | Shima | |
| Jan | 59°F(15°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 40°F(4°C) | 36°F(2°C) | 3.3 in(83 mm) | 2.8 in(70 mm) |
| Feb | 62°F(17°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 3.0 in(75 mm) | 3.5 in(90 mm) |
| Mar | 69°F(20°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 42°F(5°C) | 3.6 in(91 mm) | 5.6 in(143 mm) |
| Apr | 76°F(24°C) | 65°F(19°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 3.3 in(83 mm) | 6.8 in(172 mm) |
| May | 82°F(28°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 3.2 in(81 mm) | 6.9 in(175 mm) |
| Jun | 87°F(31°C) | 78°F(25°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 5.9 in(151 mm) | 11 in(271 mm) |
| Jul | 90°F(32°C) | 84°F(29°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 6.5 in(165 mm) | 8.1 in(206 mm) |
| Aug | 89°F(32°C) | 87°F(30°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 7.5 in(190 mm) | 7.8 in(199 mm) |
| Sep | 85°F(29°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 69°F(21°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 5.8 in(148 mm) | 12 in(298 mm) |
| Oct | 78°F(25°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 13 in(321 mm) |
| Nov | 69°F(21°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 49°F(10°C) | 2.5 in(64 mm) | 5.4 in(136 mm) |
| Dec | 62°F(17°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 40°F(4°C) | 3.4 in(87 mm) | 3.5 in(89 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.