Zip 27109 (Winston-Salem, NC) Climate

Winston-Salem, NC (27109) has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in the city are hot and humid, while winters are mild and wet. Spring and autumn months bring moderate temperatures with occasional precipitation. The average temperature for Winston-Salem ranges from 41°F (5°C) in January to 79°F (26°C) during July. Average annual precipitation is 43 inches (1090 mm).

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 27109 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

7.7 Summer - 6.3 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 27109 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	United States
	44.9 in.	38.1 in.
	8.8 in.	27.8 in.
	107.1 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	87.4°	85.8°
	27.4°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	3.2	4.3
	866 ft.	2443 ft.

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Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 27109 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 27109 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 27109 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 27109 zip code, there are 24.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 27109 zip code with an average of 27.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27109 zip code, there are 80.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27109 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 27109 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 27109 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 27109 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.9 inches in the 27109 zip code means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 27109 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 107.1 rainy days annually in the 27109 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.8 inches in the 27109 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 27109 zip code with 3.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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7.7 Summer - 6.3 Winter

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