Region · United States
Where to stay in South Carolina
This guide covers 7 destinations in South Carolina, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 39 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Charleston, Columbia and North Charleston. Across its destinations, November is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Charleston International Airport (CHS).
- Destinations in this guide
- 7
- Places to stay
- 39
- Comfortable in the most places
- November
- Main airport
- CHSCharleston International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
Destinations
Destinations in South Carolina
Every destination in this guide in South Carolina, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 150,227 | 25 | CHS · 16 km |
| Greenville | 70,720 | 6 | GSP · 16 km |
| Columbia | 136,632 | 4 | CAE · 10 km |
| North Charleston | 114,852 | 2 | CHS · 2 km |
| Rock Hill | 74,372 | 2 | CLT · 32 km |
| Mount Pleasant | 90,801 | CHS · 20 km | |
| Summerville | 50,915 | CHS · 19 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in South Carolina
39 hotels in South Carolina recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit South Carolina
From the climate of 7 destinations in South Carolina with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: November.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 7 | 15 °C | 96 mm |
| February | 0 of 7 | 17 °C | 79 mm |
| March | 0 of 7 | 20 °C | 92 mm |
| April | 2 of 7 | 24 °C | 86 mm |
| May | 2 of 7 | 28 °C | 89 mm |
| June | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 145 mm |
| July | 0 of 7 | 33 °C | 144 mm |
| August | 0 of 7 | 32 °C | 153 mm |
| September | 0 of 7 | 29 °C | 134 mm |
| October | 0 of 7 | 25 °C | 91 mm |
| November | 5 of 7 | 20 °C | 71 mm |
| December | 0 of 7 | 16 °C | 88 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving South Carolina
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in South Carolina name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
CHS · Charleston International Airport
CAE · Columbia Metropolitan Airport
GSP · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport
HHH · Hilton Head Airport
MYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport
USA · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport
AVL · Asheville Regional Airport
AGS · Augusta Regional At Bush Field
FLO · Florence Regional Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in South Carolina, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in South Carolina
Nearby
Regions near South Carolina
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.