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San Diego, CA vs Winston-Salem, NC weather comparison

San Diego

CA

San Diego has around 70 fewer freezing nights a year.

San Diego sees rain or snow on roughly 82 fewer days each year. San Diego enjoys about 75 more sunny days a year than Winston-Salem.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for San Diego, CA and Winston-Salem, NC
San DiegoMetricWinston-Salem
283 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies208 days
12 inPrecipitationper year43 in
38 daysWet daysrain or snow per year120 days
0 inSnowfallper year6 in
15 daysHot daysabove 90 °F33 days
0 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F70 days
74%Humidityaverage relative70%
64 °FAverage temperatureyear round59 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

San DiegoWinston-Salem

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovSan Diego, Jan: 67 °FSan Diego, Feb: 67 °FSan Diego, Mar: 69 °FSan Diego, Apr: 71 °FSan Diego, May: 72 °FSan Diego, Jun: 75 °FSan Diego, Jul: 80 °FSan Diego, Aug: 82 °FSan Diego, Sep: 81 °FSan Diego, Oct: 78 °FSan Diego, Nov: 73 °FSan Diego, Dec: 67 °FWinston-Salem, Jan: 49 °FWinston-Salem, Feb: 53 °FWinston-Salem, Mar: 61 °FWinston-Salem, Apr: 71 °FWinston-Salem, May: 78 °FWinston-Salem, Jun: 85 °FWinston-Salem, Jul: 88 °FWinston-Salem, Aug: 86 °FWinston-Salem, Sep: 80 °FWinston-Salem, Oct: 71 °FWinston-Salem, Nov: 60 °FWinston-Salem, Dec: 52 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovSan Diego, Jan: 46 °FSan Diego, Feb: 47 °FSan Diego, Mar: 50 °FSan Diego, Apr: 53 °FSan Diego, May: 57 °FSan Diego, Jun: 60 °FSan Diego, Jul: 64 °FSan Diego, Aug: 65 °FSan Diego, Sep: 64 °FSan Diego, Oct: 58 °FSan Diego, Nov: 50 °FSan Diego, Dec: 45 °FWinston-Salem, Jan: 30 °FWinston-Salem, Feb: 32 °FWinston-Salem, Mar: 39 °FWinston-Salem, Apr: 47 °FWinston-Salem, May: 56 °FWinston-Salem, Jun: 65 °FWinston-Salem, Jul: 69 °FWinston-Salem, Aug: 67 °FWinston-Salem, Sep: 61 °FWinston-Salem, Oct: 49 °FWinston-Salem, Nov: 38 °FWinston-Salem, Dec: 33 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
San Diego high676769717275808281787367
Winston-Salem high495361717885888680716052
San Diego low464750535760646564585045
Winston-Salem low303239475665696761493833

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

San DiegoWinston-Salem
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovSan Diego, Jan: 2.3 inSan Diego, Feb: 2.9 inSan Diego, Mar: 1.9 inSan Diego, Apr: 0.9 inSan Diego, May: 0.4 inSan Diego, Jun: 0.1 inSan Diego, Jul: 0.1 inSan Diego, Aug: 0.1 inSan Diego, Sep: 0.2 inSan Diego, Oct: 0.6 inSan Diego, Nov: 0.9 inSan Diego, Dec: 1.9 inWinston-Salem, Jan: 3.6 inWinston-Salem, Feb: 3.3 inWinston-Salem, Mar: 4.3 inWinston-Salem, Apr: 3.7 inWinston-Salem, May: 3.3 inWinston-Salem, Jun: 3.6 inWinston-Salem, Jul: 3.7 inWinston-Salem, Aug: 3.6 inWinston-Salem, Sep: 4.0 inWinston-Salem, Oct: 3.3 inWinston-Salem, Nov: 3.3 inWinston-Salem, Dec: 3.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
San Diego2.32.91.90.90.40.10.10.10.20.60.91.9
Winston-Salem3.63.34.33.73.33.63.73.64.03.33.33.7

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

San DiegoWinston-Salem
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovSan Diego, Jan: 20 daysSan Diego, Feb: 17 daysSan Diego, Mar: 20 daysSan Diego, Apr: 22 daysSan Diego, May: 22 daysSan Diego, Jun: 26 daysSan Diego, Jul: 28 daysSan Diego, Aug: 30 daysSan Diego, Sep: 28 daysSan Diego, Oct: 26 daysSan Diego, Nov: 24 daysSan Diego, Dec: 21 daysWinston-Salem, Jan: 17 daysWinston-Salem, Feb: 15 daysWinston-Salem, Mar: 17 daysWinston-Salem, Apr: 18 daysWinston-Salem, May: 17 daysWinston-Salem, Jun: 16 daysWinston-Salem, Jul: 17 daysWinston-Salem, Aug: 18 daysWinston-Salem, Sep: 18 daysWinston-Salem, Oct: 20 daysWinston-Salem, Nov: 19 daysWinston-Salem, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
San Diego201720222226283028262421
Winston-Salem171517181716171818201917

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).