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Winston-Salem averages 7.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (2.9″), and snow usually falls from November through March. On about 2 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 5 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
1
49°F
November
0.1″
0
0
7
39°F
December
1.2″
<1
1
16
34°F
January
2.9″
1
2
19
31°F
February
2.0″
1
1
14
33°F
March
0.9″
<1
<1
7
40°F
April
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
7.1″
2
5
64
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Piedmont Triad Intl. Airport (17 mi from the city center, -39 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Winston Salem Rynlds Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
7.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Piedmont Triad Intl. Airport station, 17 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Winston-Salem have?
About 64 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 31 °F.