Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 90°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 27°F.

Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina and 90th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 249,545 at the 2020 census. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 90°F Normal · 48th pct

Low 71°F Normal · 57th pct

Feels-like 93°F Low · 15th pct

Humidity 19.0 g/m³ Above Normal · 71st pct

Wind 16 mph Very High · 99th pct

Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Winston-Salem average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	46°F	27°F	0.10 in
February	51°F	31°F	0.10 in
March	59°F	37°F	0.10 in
April	69°F	46°F	0.10 in
May	76°F	55°F	0.10 in
June	85°F	65°F	0.10 in
July	90°F	69°F	0.10 in
August	88°F	68°F	0.10 in
September	83°F	61°F	0.10 in
October	72°F	49°F	0.10 in
November	60°F	38°F	0.10 in
December	50°F	31°F	0.10 in

Jan 16°–60°

Feb 21°–64°

Mar 25°–72°

Apr 35°–79°

May 45°–84°

Jun 58°–93°

Jul 64°–96°

Aug 62°–96°

Sep 52°–91°

Oct 38°–81°

Nov 27°–71°

Dec 22°–63°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 105°F on 1986-07-19
Coldest day on record: -13°F on 1996-02-05

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Percentiles compare each day to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →