Winston-Salem, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WINSTON SALEM RYNLDS AP, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Winston-Salem has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 43.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.51 in) and February the driest (2.89 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →38 of 366 (10.4%) of Winston-Salem's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 2 | |
| 1900s | 25 | |
| 1910s | 40 | |
| 1920s | 53 | |
| 1930s | 66 | |
| 1940s | 58 | |
| 1950s | 43 | |
| 1960s | 5 | |
| 1990s | 1 | |
| 2000s | 28 | |
| 2010s | 24 | |
| 2020s | 21 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48.8°F | 30.7°F | 39.8°F | 3.35 in | — | 10 |
| February | 52.8°F | 33.2°F | 43.0°F | 2.89 in | — | 9 |
| March | 60.8°F | 40.1°F | 50.4°F | 3.60 in | — | 11 |
| April | 70.6°F | 48.3°F | 59.4°F | 3.71 in | — | 10 |
| May | 77.9°F | 57.0°F | 67.5°F | 3.76 in | — | 12 |
| June | 84.9°F | 65.4°F | 75.1°F | 3.64 in | — | 12 |
| July | 88.0°F | 69.2°F | 78.6°F | 4.24 in | — | 13 |
| August | 86.1°F | 67.9°F | 77.0°F | 4.51 in | — | 11 |
| September | 80.1°F | 61.2°F | 70.6°F | 3.86 in | — | 10 |
| October | 70.6°F | 49.3°F | 59.9°F | 3.28 in | — | 9 |
| November | 60.1°F | 39.1°F | 49.6°F | 3.06 in | — | 9 |
| December | 51.7°F | 33.6°F | 42.6°F | 3.30 in | — | 9 |
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