Salisbury weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Salisbury, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at SALISBURY, 2 km from Salisbury; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.7 in1109 mm
- Snow a year
- 2.4 in6.1 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 4
- First fall freeze
- Oct 30
- Heating degree days
- 3,532
- Cooling degree days
- 1,479
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Salisbury in January
Highs average 50°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1937)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 787
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Salisbury in February
Highs average 54°12° and lows 32°0°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1948)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 616
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Salisbury in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 38°3°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1907)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 466
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Salisbury in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1915)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 196
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Salisbury in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 56°13°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1941)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 129
Salisbury in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1944)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1908)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 304
Salisbury in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 69°20°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1926)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 415
Salisbury in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 67°20°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1942)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 368
Salisbury in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 61°16°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1925)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 23
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Salisbury in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1919)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 194
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Salisbury in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1950)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 481
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Salisbury in December
Highs average 53°12° and lows 32°0°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1984)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1935)
- Heating degree days
- 707
- Cooling degree days
- 1