Winston-Salem weather in July

In July, Winston-Salem sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Winston-Salem's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Winston-Salem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
70°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:20 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Winston-Salem is city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.

Density
696/km²
people per km²
Founded
1766

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month.

A typical July day in Winston-Salem reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Winston-Salem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Winston-Salem weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 32°3.69.41.59.82.1
Feb53° / 34°3.38.91.510.63.0
Mar61° / 40°4.3100.811.75.1
Apr70° / 49°3.69.5012.96.6
May78° / 58°3.311013.96.6
Jun85° / 66°3.612.1014.44.9
Jul88° / 70°3.714.1014.23.9
Aug86° / 69°3.611.8013.44.7
Sep80° / 62°4.09012.26.5
Oct70° / 50°3.37.3011.17.1
Nov60° / 40°3.37.70.110.15.2
Dec52° / 34°3.790.69.62.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Winston-Salem gets around 3.7 in of rain over 14.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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269194619
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858194523
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:117:37
214.45:127:37
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414.45:137:37
514.45:137:37
614.45:147:37
714.45:147:36
814.45:157:36
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1014.35:167:36
1114.35:177:35
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1314.35:187:35
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1914.25:227:32
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2714.05:287:27
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2913.95:297:25
3013.95:307:24
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Winston-Salem?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Winston-Salem.

What to pack for Winston-Salem in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Winston-Salem sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Winston-Salem in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Winston-Salem peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Winston-Salem in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Winston-Salem is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Winston-Salem?

Winston-Salem sits at 36.1°N, 80.2°W, 961 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Clemmons, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Winston-Salem

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Winston-Salem.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Winston-Salem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 ft around an average of 879 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,593 ft.

The land around Winston-Salem is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
269 ft
10 miles
554 ft
50 miles
3,593 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Clemmons 9.3 mi · Kernersville 9.3 mi · High Point 17 mi · Thomasville 17 mi · Lexington 19 mi · Greensboro 25 mi · Salisbury 32 mi · Asheboro 36 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Winston-Salem (36.0999°, -80.2442°, elevation 961 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).