Would it be too hot, or still reasonably comfortable? What about the rain this time of year?

We could potentially push out to September... would that make a big difference?

Thanks!!!

It depends - what are you used to? I wouldn't worry too much about it personally, but I'm used to Southern summers. I gather from another post that you might be from Ireland, which (if true) means that it might be too hot for you. July and August are generally the hottest/most humid months in the South. Not to say that June and September can't be pretty hot and humid as well, but you have a better chance at more comfortable weather if you can push the trip back.

One thing to note - hurricane season is technically June 1-November 1, but August-October seem to be the higher season. This does not mean that your trip will be ruined by a hurricane; the last big one that I remember hitting Charleston was Hugo back in 1989 (though someone else might have a better memory than I do). It's not something I'd move or cancel a trip for, just something to be aware of just in case it should become relevant.

You will be roasting in Charleston in August. If you are not used to those temperatures, you might consider another time of year. If you must go in August, look for something near the beach at least - Isle of Palms, Sullivans Island, Folly Beach...

The second hottest/most miserable day I have ever experienced was in Charleston at the beginning of August. And it wasn't even extremely hot temperature-wise. 'Only' about 90-95F/35C but the humidity was GAWD Awful! Where I live it regularly gets over 100F (but w/ very low humidity) so I am VERY used to high temps - but I have never felt anything like that weekend in Charleston .

LOVED Charleston - HATED the weather

- oh, and the hottest/worst day was in Washington DC when it was just under 90F . . and it rained so the sidewalks were actually steaming.

Can you go late Sept? Charleston is lovely but I melted in July there,and I grew up in Texas!

Very hot and very humid.

I grew up in England, although I currently live in NC. There is NO way I would visit Charleston in August, nor in much of September. As janisj says, it is not just the heat, but the humidity. There is little point in going to Charleston if you can't spend time outside, and in the summer it will be like walking out into a Turkish bath. Since I haven't been there in the summer I can't comment on the mosquito situation, but that is certainly an issue where I live.

Err, what does the rest of your itinerary look like?

We live in Virginia where it gets plenty hot and humid....our first trip to Charleston was in Sept last year and it was sweltering. I can't imagine August (even though we could very well end up visiting in August).

Both months are hot. I used to start the car so it could cool before going anywhere in August. The end of September can be a little better and October is spectacular.

Thank you everyone! Sounds like we will be pushing our trip out!!

I say if you want to go, deal with the heat!! Honest. ;o)

I grew up in Houston, Texas and we have some of the hottest, most humid weather imaginable in the summer. I hate traveling in the hot summer months so I would never go to Charleston or anywhere else at that time of year.

I remember visiting New Orleans once in August because a friend from Vienna wanted to go. It was miserable. The only time I enjoyed myself was when we were indoors in the lovely air conditioning!

To people used to very mild Irish weather the summer in Charleston - in fact in many places in the U - will be shattering. Assume temps in the high 90s and very high humidity.

Frankly I find NYC way too hot in August - never mind southern coastal cities.

I was returning to the US from a business trip to Ireland in July one year and ended up sitting next to a young Irish woman. She was wearing cords, a long-sleeve blouse and a wool sweater - and had a jacket in the bin. In conversation I told her to expect the weather to be very hot and hoped she had brought summer clothing. Well, to her hot was 75. As we came in to land the co-pilot provided the weather info - expected high that day - 98 - and well over 100 with the temperature humidity index. She was totally unprepared - and I gave he the names of a couple of discount places to pick up summer clothes (tank tops, super light tees and very lightweight pants or skirt - regular jeans are way too heavy for that weather).

We went second week in September last year. We are used to heat/high temps here in New Mexico but of course, it's a dry heat (yes, it makes a difference). Raised in NY, I had forgotten how suffocating hot and humid can be. Don't do it....really took away from the trip.

The other issue, DebitNM, is once you have lived in low humidity you sort of get dried out so that any humidity is worse than before - at least for us. We came here from the Midwest with a decent toleration for humidity. After the first year in Denver, almost any humidity is a problem for us.

Agreed, kind of like the opposite of altitude...