DOG-FRIENDLY PARKS IN CHARLESTON, SC

Coastal elegance infuses this city of 150,000, where Lowcountry history meets modern population growth along South Carolina's Atlantic shore. Subtropical climate brings mild winters—January lows around 40°F—and hot, humid summers pushing into the low 90s. The city receives 52 inches of annual rainfall, with summer afternoon thunderstorms providing brief relief from oppressive heat. Sea level position creates vulnerability to hurricanes and flooding even as the historic peninsula's beauty attracts tourists and new residents. Three centuries of architecture survive alongside modern development pressure.