Winston Salem Rynlds, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Winston Salem Rynlds's primary NOAA station, WINSTON SALEM RYNLDS AP.
The climate verdict for Winston Salem Rynlds
Winston Salem Rynlds, North Carolina has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 60°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.
- 60°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 43.2"
- precipitation, annual total
- 228 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Winston Salem Rynlds: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00093807 · Winston Salem Rynlds, NC 60°F mean · 43.2" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 60°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,009
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Owens Cross Roa…
- PRCP-MID 43.2"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,497 HDD
- STN-1 USW00093807
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Owens Cross Roads, AL (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NC station list.
- Winston Salem R… (this station) 60°F
- Hot Holly Springs, MS 60°F
- Near Owens Cross Roa…, AL 60°F
- Near Centerville Wat…, TN 60°F
- Cold Siler City, NC 59°F
Climate Living Index · Winston Salem Rynlds
Winston Salem Rynlds: 81/100 · grade B
Winston Salem Rynlds publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Winston Salem Rynlds, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 44 calendar days | 93/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 228 days/year | 80/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.5°F · 8.0° from 67.5°F | 75/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 43.2 in · 8.2 from 35 in | 71/100 · B |
Winston Salem Rynlds · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Winston Salem Rynlds is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 39.8°F and warmest-month mean 78.6°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 78.6°F
- Coldest month
- 39.8°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Winston Salem Rynlds sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Winston Salem Rynlds's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 27% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Winston Salem Rynlds sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 65th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 70%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Winston Salem Rynlds is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Winston Salem Rynlds compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Winston Salem Rynlds's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Winston Salem Rynlds's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 80 complete annual observations from 1904 to 2025, WINSTON SALEM RYNLDS AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.16°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Winston Salem Rynlds primary station fitted change +0.16 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F (9°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 3.4" | 18.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 53°F (12°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 2.9" | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.6" | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (21°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.7" | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 78°F (26°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.8" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| June | 85°F (29°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 13.3 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 8.9 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| October | 71°F (21°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 3.3" | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.1" | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 52°F (11°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 3.3" | 15.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 11, short of 90°F on every date, while 44 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 30°F near January 15.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 8, then returns to freezing around December 27, covering 44 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 23, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 6 at 27%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 125 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 19 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 23°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Winston Salem Rynlds.
Where Winston Salem Rynlds Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 23°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Winston Salem Rynlds earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.5 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
Winston Salem Rynlds spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Winston Salem Rynlds has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 4.5" and February 2.9". The three wettest months together take 29% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Winston Salem Rynlds's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 125 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 43.2" between them, or roughly 0.35 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 9
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 26
50% probability date
Growing Season
228 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,497
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,513
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Winston Salem Rynlds on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (60°F here).
- Alamo, TN 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Alto, GA 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Bristow, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Corning, AR 60°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (43.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Butler, PA 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Danville, IL 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Seminole, OK 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Logan, OH 43.2" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Winston Salem Rynlds's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Winston Salem Rynlds's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,497 annual heating degree days against 1,513 for cooling. Its 38.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Winston Salem Rynlds's frost-free season lasts about 228 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Winston Salem Rynlds's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.8°F. The annual average is 60°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Winston Salem Rynlds's 43.2 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Winston Salem Rynlds's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Winston Salem Rynlds, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Winston Salem Rynlds's primary station: WINSTON SALEM RYNLDS AP (USW00093807). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Winston Salem Rynlds; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Winston Salem Rynlds comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.