2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Charleston, SC vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis has 12.0% more rainy days than Charleston.
- Memphis has 4.3% more Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Memphis scores 2.8% worse than Charleston
 Charleston, SCMemphis, TNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2592443
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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