Winston-Salem weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Winston-Salem, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at WINSTON SALEM REYNOLDS AP, 5 km from Winston-Salem; records cover 1899–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.2 in1097 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 3
- Heating degree days
- 3,498
- Cooling degree days
- 1,513
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 17°−8° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Winston-Salem in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1944)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 783
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Winston-Salem in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 33°1°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1930)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 617
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Winston-Salem in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 40°5°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1907)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 458
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Winston-Salem in April
Highs average 71°21° and lows 48°9°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1930)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 206
- Cooling degree days
- 39
Winston-Salem in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 57°14°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 134
Winston-Salem in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 65°19°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1952)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 308
Winston-Salem in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 69°21°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1952)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 422
Winston-Salem in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 68°20°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 372
Winston-Salem in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 61°16°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1925)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 23
- Cooling degree days
- 193
Winston-Salem in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°21° and lows 49°10°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1951)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 192
- Cooling degree days
- 35
Winston-Salem in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 39°4°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1950)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1914)
- Heating degree days
- 464
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Winston-Salem in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 34°1°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1924)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1935)
- Heating degree days
- 694
- Cooling degree days
- 1