Annual mean 15°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.0 °C
Coldest
6.5 °C
Wettest
58%
Windiest
3.9 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Winston-Salem over the whole year is 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. Winston-Salem has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 51% in June, the driest month, to 57% in December, the wettest. Winds in Winston-Salem are highest in March, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Winston-Salem come in November, when the sky is typically 37% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
Month by month Winston-Salem climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
7°C
1°C
3°C
54%
46%
2.1 m/s
4
0
26
February
11°C
4°C
7°C
54%
49%
2.3 m/s
15
0
45
March
14°C
6°C
10°C
54%
45%
2.7 m/s
29
1
59
April
19°C
10°C
16°C
54%
42%
2.6 m/s
55
11
65
May
23°C
15°C
22°C
53%
50%
2.1 m/s
63
35
45
June
27°C
19°C
28°C
51%
45%
1.9 m/s
40
59
15
July
30°C
22°C
32°C
51%
43%
1.6 m/s
11
54
2
August
28°C
20°C
30°C
52%
48%
1.5 m/s
24
57
7
September
25°C
17°C
26°C
54%
46%
1.7 m/s
53
50
26
October
21°C
11°C
19°C
52%
39%
1.6 m/s
66
18
64
November
14°C
5°C
11°C
54%
37%
1.7 m/s
28
3
62
December
9°C
3°C
6°C
57%
46%
1.9 m/s
9
0
39
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Winston-Salem weather by season
Year round, Winston-Salem has days of about 7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winston-Salem weather in winterDecember to February
High 9°CLow 3°CRain 55%
Winter in Winston-Salem has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Winston-Salem weather in springMarch to May
High 19°CLow 11°CRain 54%
Spring in Winston-Salem has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Winston-Salem weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 20°CRain 52%
Summer in Winston-Salem has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
Winston-Salem weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 11°CRain 53%
Autumn in Winston-Salem has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Winston-Salem?
Winston-Salem has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 51% in June, the driest month, to 57% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Winston-Salem windiest?
Winds in Winston-Salem are highest in March, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Winston-Salem year round?
The average temperature in Winston-Salem over the whole year is 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.