Winston-Salem, NC Weather & Climate Normals
Winston-Salem's real weather, in one number
Winston-Salem, NC scores 47/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Winston-Salem's hottest and coldest months
Winston-Salem's hottest month is Jul, averaging 79°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 40°F, a 38.8°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Winston-Salem's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 31°F | 3.35in |
| Feb | 53°F | 33°F | 2.89in |
| Mar | 61°F | 40°F | 3.6in |
| Apr | 71°F | 48°F | 3.71in |
| May | 78°F | 57°F | 3.76in |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 3.64in |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.24in |
| Aug | 86°F | 68°F | 4.51in |
| Sep | 80°F | 61°F | 3.86in |
| Oct | 71°F | 49°F | 3.28in |
| Nov | 60°F | 39°F | 3.06in |
| Dec | 52°F | 34°F | 3.3in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Winston-Salem at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Winston-Salem
Over a typical year, Winston-Salem sees about 43.2in of precipitation a year across roughly 125 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Winston-Salem ranks
Winston-Salem ranks 2535 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 79 of 147 within NC. About 255,769 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Winston Salem Rynlds Ap, NC US, 3.0 miles from Winston-Salem, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is