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

San Jose

CA

San Jose has around 65 fewer freezing nights a year.

San Jose sees rain or snow on roughly 60 fewer days each year. San Jose enjoys about 55 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 Jose, CA and Winston-Salem, NC
San JoseMetricWinston-Salem
263 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies208 days
17 inPrecipitationper year43 in
60 daysWet daysrain or snow per year120 days
0 inSnowfallper year6 in
21 daysHot daysabove 90 °F33 days
5 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F70 days
67%Humidityaverage relative70%
61 °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 JoseWinston-Salem

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovSan Jose, Jan: 59 °FSan Jose, Feb: 62 °FSan Jose, Mar: 66 °FSan Jose, Apr: 70 °FSan Jose, May: 75 °FSan Jose, Jun: 80 °FSan Jose, Jul: 82 °FSan Jose, Aug: 83 °FSan Jose, Sep: 82 °FSan Jose, Oct: 75 °FSan Jose, Nov: 65 °FSan Jose, Dec: 59 °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 Jose, Jan: 42 °FSan Jose, Feb: 44 °FSan Jose, Mar: 46 °FSan Jose, Apr: 48 °FSan Jose, May: 52 °FSan Jose, Jun: 55 °FSan Jose, Jul: 58 °FSan Jose, Aug: 58 °FSan Jose, Sep: 57 °FSan Jose, Oct: 52 °FSan Jose, Nov: 46 °FSan Jose, Dec: 42 °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 Jose high596266707580828382756559
Winston-Salem high495361717885888680716052
San Jose low424446485255585857524642
Winston-Salem low303239475665696761493833

Monthly precipitation

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

San JoseWinston-Salem
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovSan Jose, Jan: 3.4 inSan Jose, Feb: 3.4 inSan Jose, Mar: 2.6 inSan Jose, Apr: 1.2 inSan Jose, May: 0.6 inSan Jose, Jun: 0.1 inSan Jose, Jul: 0.0 inSan Jose, Aug: 0.0 inSan Jose, Sep: 0.1 inSan Jose, Oct: 0.8 inSan Jose, Nov: 1.5 inSan Jose, Dec: 3.0 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 Jose3.43.42.61.20.60.10.00.00.10.81.53.0
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 JoseWinston-Salem
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovSan Jose, Jan: 15 daysSan Jose, Feb: 14 daysSan Jose, Mar: 16 daysSan Jose, Apr: 19 daysSan Jose, May: 24 daysSan Jose, Jun: 27 daysSan Jose, Jul: 30 daysSan Jose, Aug: 30 daysSan Jose, Sep: 29 daysSan Jose, Oct: 26 daysSan Jose, Nov: 19 daysSan Jose, Dec: 16 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 Jose151416192427303029261916
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).