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Kiawah Island Marathon

Kiawah Island, SC, USA

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Race Overview

The Kiawah Island Marathon starts and finishes at the West Beach Conference Center on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The course runs through the island's maritime forest, marsh, and residential neighborhoods before returning to the beach village. First run in 1978, the race is held every December; the 2026 edition is the 48th. Race weekend also includes a half marathon, 5K, and one-mile fun run, all starting from the same West Beach location.
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FAQ

When is the 2026 Kiawah Island Marathon?

The 2026 Kiawah Island Marathon will be held on Saturday December 12, 2026.

Is the Kiawah Island Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?

Yes, the Kiawah Island Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.

What is the time limit for the Kiawah Island Marathon?

The time limit for the Kiawah Island Marathon is 6.5 hours.

Kiawah Island Marathon Course Map

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Kiawah Island Marathon Weather History

Kiawah Island Marathon Weather Averages

Average Temp: 52°, Average Low: 44°, Average High: 61°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
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Dew42°43°43°43°43°44°44°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2025

Dec 13, 2025
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 41°, High: 70°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
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clear-day 43°
clear-day 54°
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Dew43°48°48°48°50°51°52°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2024

Dec 14, 2024
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 49°, High: 65°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
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clear-day 50°
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Dew39°38°41°45°49°49°50°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 7

Kiawah Island Marathon 2023

Dec 9, 2023
Partly cloudy throughout the day with afternoon rain.
Low: 50°, High: 72°, Light Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
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partly-cloudy-day 54°
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Dew54°64°62°62°62°64°63°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2022

Dec 10, 2022
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 50°, High: 57°, Light Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
rain 52°
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Dew51°50°50°50°51°50°49°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9

Kiawah Island Marathon 2021

Dec 1, 2021
Clearing in the afternoon.
Low: 39°, High: 66°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
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clear-day 44°
clear-day 55°
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Dew41°41°41°43°42°46°45°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9

Kiawah Island Marathon 2019

Dec 14, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 50°, High: 59°, Moderate Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
rain 51°
cloudy 52°
cloudy 52°
cloudy 54°
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clear-day 57°
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9mph
14mph
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Dew51°51°50°51°50°48°46°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 9

Kiawah Island Marathon 2018

Dec 7, 2018
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 34°, High: 59°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 39°
clear-day 47°
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Dew37°41°36°34°31°30°30°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9

Kiawah Island Marathon 2017

Dec 9, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 39°, High: 44°, Moderate Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
rain 39°
cloudy 40°
cloudy 41°
rain 43°
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Wind11mph
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9mph
8mph
9mph
9mph
11mph
Dew39°39°39°39°39°40°41°
RunScoreRun Score: 6Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7

Kiawah Island Marathon 2016

Dec 10, 2016
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 35°, High: 52°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 37°
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RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9

Kiawah Island Marathon 2015

Dec 12, 2015
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 79°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 54°
clear-day 64°
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4mph
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Dew53°59°59°57°59°59°60°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2014

Dec 13, 2014
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 32°, High: 65°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 36°
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Dew30°33°30°26°18°22°23°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9

Kiawah Island Marathon 2013

Dec 14, 2013
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 48°, High: 70°, Moderate Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
rain 57°
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Dew53°55°56°61°61°61°64°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 6

Kiawah Island Marathon 2012

Dec 8, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 51°, High: 70°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 52°
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Dew50°52°53°53°53°55°55°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2011

Dec 10, 2011
Partly cloudy throughout the day with afternoon rain.
Low: 47°, High: 55°, Light Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
cloudy 53°
cloudy 53°
cloudy 53°
cloudy 53°
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rain 52°
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Wind10mph
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11mph
9mph
7mph
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Dew46°46°44°44°44°44°42°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9

Kiawah Island Marathon 2010

Dec 11, 2010
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 44°, High: 52°, Light Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
cloudy 44°
rain 46°
rain 46°
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Feel41°43°41°43°44°45°52°
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9mph
7mph
11mph
12mph
9mph
Dew44°44°46°46°46°48°48°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2009

Dec 12, 2009
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 35°, High: 47°, Moderate Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 40°
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Feel34°37°37°40°40°42°42°
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Wind11mph
10mph
11mph
9mph
9mph
9mph
8mph
Dew26°28°30°33°36°37°38°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2008

Dec 6, 2008
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 57°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 48°
clear-day 49°
partly-cloudy-day 52°
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6mph
6mph
6mph
6mph
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Dew46°47°48°49°50°51°51°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9

Kiawah Island Marathon 2007

Dec 8, 2007
Partly cloudy throughout the day with morning rain.
Low: 45°, High: 75°, Light Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
fog 48°
partly-cloudy-day 52°
partly-cloudy-day 59°
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Wind4mph
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0mph
5mph
6mph
5mph
6mph
Dew47°50°53°54°56°54°56°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2006

Dec 9, 2006
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 21°, High: 53°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 26°
clear-day 35°
clear-day 41°
clear-day 44°
clear-day 46°
clear-day 49°
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Feel26°35°36°40°43°48°52°
Rain-------
Wind1mph
1mph
8mph
7mph
5mph
4mph
1mph
Dew20°21°15°13°12°13°12°
RunScoreRun Score: 6Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2005

Dec 10, 2005
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 35°, High: 62°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 37°
clear-day 42°
clear-day 47°
clear-day 52°
clear-day 56°
clear-day 59°
partly-cloudy-day 62°
Feel33°37°43°52°56°59°62°
Rain-------
Wind6mph
8mph
8mph
5mph
1mph
3mph
1mph
Dew31°34°36°39°42°45°47°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2004

Dec 11, 2004
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Low: 46°, High: 59°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 50°
clear-day 50°
partly-cloudy-day 51°
partly-cloudy-day 53°
partly-cloudy-day 54°
partly-cloudy-day 55°
partly-cloudy-day 54°
Feel50°50°51°53°54°55°54°
Rain-------
Wind13mph
14mph
13mph
16mph
14mph
15mph
13mph
Dew39°39°38°38°37°37°37°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 2003

Dec 13, 2003
Cloudy skies throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 48°, High: 55°, Moderate Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 49°
partly-cloudy-day 50°
partly-cloudy-day 52°
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18mph
20mph
19mph
20mph
24mph
Dew42°42°44°46°47°49°49°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 6

Kiawah Island Marathon 2002

Dec 14, 2002
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 42°, High: 53°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 43°
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cloudy 45°
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Wind13mph
14mph
17mph
17mph
14mph
16mph
17mph
Dew35°35°35°36°36°36°37°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 5Run Score: 5Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6

Kiawah Island Marathon 2001

Dec 15, 2001
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 58°, High: 72°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 63°
clear-day 66°
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Wind7mph
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12mph
17mph
14mph
16mph
16mph
Dew61°59°53°49°46°48°49°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6

Kiawah Island Marathon 2000

Dec 9, 2000
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 48°, High: 52°, Heavy Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
cloudy 48°
cloudy 48°
cloudy 49°
cloudy 50°
cloudy 50°
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Wind10mph
10mph
10mph
8mph
8mph
11mph
10mph
Dew38°38°38°39°41°43°43°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Kiawah Island Marathon 1999

Dec 11, 1999
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 50°, High: 60°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM
Temp
clear-day 53°
clear-day 54°
clear-day 55°
clear-day 57°
clear-day 57°
clear-day 58°
clear-day 60°
Feel53°54°55°57°57°58°60°
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Wind13mph
16mph
16mph
15mph
15mph
16mph
16mph
Dew47°46°45°46°45°46°48°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7