Winston-Salem (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem average temperature chart (Celsius) Winston-Salem average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Winston-Salem (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.3 10.6 15.9 21.1 25.3 28.9 30.6 29.9 26.7 21.3 15.8 10.3
°F 47 51.2 60.6 69.9 77.5 84 87.1 85.9 80.1 70.3 60.5 50.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Winston-Salem monthly rainfall chart (mm) Winston-Salem monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Winston-Salem (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 85 93 104 89 95 102 113 98 89 84 73 91
inches 3.3 3.7 4.1 3.5 3.7 4 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.3 2.9 3.6
Rainy days 10 10 11 9 11 10 11 10 7 7 8 10

Average annual rainfall in Winston-Salem: 1070.933mm (421.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Winston-Salem
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6 6.7 7.9 8.8 9.2 9.7 9.4 8.7 8.1 7.7 6.3 5.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Winston-Salem average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Winston-Salem average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Winston-Salem (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -3.2 -1.8 2.6 7 12 16.6 18.9 18.4 14.6 7.8 3.1 -1.2
Max °C 8.6 11 16.2 21.4 25.6 29.2 30.9 30.2 27 21.6 16.2 10.6
Min °F 26.2 28.9 36.7 44.6 53.6 61.9 66 65.1 58.3 46 37.5 29.8
Max °F 36.9 40.3 48.9 57.6 65.8 73.2 76.8 75.7 69.4 58.5 49.3 40.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Winston-Salem average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Winston-Salem average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Winston-Salem in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.3 11.5 11.4 13.1 17.1 22.2 25.5 26 24.5 20.8 16.9 14.1
°F 54.1 52.7 52.6 55.5 62.9 71.9 77.8 78.9 76.1 69.4 62.4 57.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Winston-Salem average winspeed by month (km/h) Winston-Salem average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Winston-Salem (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 14 15 14 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 13
mph 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Winston-Salem relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Winston-Salem
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
67% 64% 62% 60% 69% 72% 74% 76% 75% 71% 68% 68%

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Winston-Salem weather stats

Winston-Salem weather statistics
Hottest month: July 30.6°C 87.1°F
Driest month: November 73mm 2.9ins
Sunniest month: April 8.8hrs
Coldest month: January 8.3°C 46.9°F
Wettest month: July 113mm 4.4ins
Warmest sea: August 26°C 78.8°F
Map showing location of Winston-Salem (36.09986, -80.24422) Winston-Salem map pin © Google

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