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Salisbury, North Carolina climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Salisbury has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 88°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 29°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 44 inches. Snow is occasional (2 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 88°F in July.

About 35 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 29°F in January.

About 69 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 44 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

−0.4 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Salisbury climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	50	54	62	72	78	85	88	86	81	72	61	53
Avg temp (°F)	40	43	50	60	67	75	78	77	71	60	49	42
Avg low (°F)	29	32	38	48	56	65	69	67	61	48	37	32
Precipitation (in)	3.5	3.0	4.1	3.7	3.4	4.3	4.6	3.7	3.8	3.0	3.1	3.5
Snowfall (in)	1.4	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	50	54	62	72	78	85
Avg temp (°F)	40	43	50	60	67	75
Avg low (°F)	29	32	38	48	56	65
Precipitation (in)	3.5	3.0	4.1	3.7	3.4	4.3
Snowfall (in)	1.4	0.1	0.1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	88	86	81	72	61	53
Avg temp (°F)	78	77	71	60	49	42
Avg low (°F)	69	67	61	48	37	32
Precipitation (in)	4.6	3.7	3.8	3.0	3.1	3.5
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	—	0.8

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	9	7	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	1	8	14	9	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	18	15	8	1	0.1	—	—	—	—	1	9	17
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.4	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	9	7	8	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	1	8
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	18	15	8	1	0.1	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.4	0.2	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	7	6	6	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	14	9	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	1	9	17
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	57	59	59	56	57	56	58	56	51	46	50	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	6	7	8	8	6	6	7	10	12	11	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	10	11	13	13	12	9	9	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	11	10	11	14
Relative humidity (%)	81	80	79	77	75	72	69	70	71	73	75	80
Wind speed (mph)	4.9	5.2	5.4	5.3	4.5	3.8	3.6	3.4	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	57	59	59	56	57	56
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	6	7	8	8	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	10	11	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	13	13	12	12	11
Relative humidity (%)	81	80	79	77	75	72
Wind speed (mph)	4.9	5.2	5.4	5.3	4.5	3.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	58	56	51	46	50	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	7	10	12	11	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	9	9	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	11	10	11	14
Relative humidity (%)	69	70	71	73	75	80
Wind speed (mph)	3.6	3.4	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Salisbury (NOAA GHCN station USC00317615), about 2 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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