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Santa Ana, CA vs Winston-Salem, NC weather comparison

Santa Ana

CA

Santa Ana has around 70 fewer freezing nights a year.

Santa Ana sees rain or snow on roughly 89 fewer days each year. Santa Ana enjoys about 77 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 Santa Ana, CA and Winston-Salem, NC
Santa AnaMetricWinston-Salem
286 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies208 days
12 inPrecipitationper year43 in
31 daysWet daysrain or snow per year120 days
0 inSnowfallper year6 in
28 daysHot daysabove 90 °F33 days
0 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F70 days
74%Humidityaverage relative70%
66 °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.

Santa AnaWinston-Salem

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovSanta Ana, Jan: 69 °FSanta Ana, Feb: 69 °FSanta Ana, Mar: 71 °FSanta Ana, Apr: 73 °FSanta Ana, May: 74 °FSanta Ana, Jun: 78 °FSanta Ana, Jul: 82 °FSanta Ana, Aug: 84 °FSanta Ana, Sep: 84 °FSanta Ana, Oct: 79 °FSanta Ana, Nov: 74 °FSanta Ana, Dec: 68 °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

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovSanta Ana, Jan: 49 °FSanta Ana, Feb: 49 °FSanta Ana, Mar: 52 °FSanta Ana, Apr: 54 °FSanta Ana, May: 58 °FSanta Ana, Jun: 61 °FSanta Ana, Jul: 65 °FSanta Ana, Aug: 65 °FSanta Ana, Sep: 64 °FSanta Ana, Oct: 59 °FSanta Ana, Nov: 53 °FSanta Ana, Dec: 48 °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
Santa Ana high696971737478828484797468
Winston-Salem high495361717885888680716052
Santa Ana low494952545861656564595348
Winston-Salem low303239475665696761493833

Monthly precipitation

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

Santa AnaWinston-Salem
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovSanta Ana, Jan: 2.8 inSanta Ana, Feb: 3.1 inSanta Ana, Mar: 1.8 inSanta Ana, Apr: 0.7 inSanta Ana, May: 0.3 inSanta Ana, Jun: 0.1 inSanta Ana, Jul: 0.1 inSanta Ana, Aug: 0.0 inSanta Ana, Sep: 0.1 inSanta Ana, Oct: 0.6 inSanta Ana, Nov: 0.7 inSanta Ana, 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
Santa Ana2.83.11.80.70.30.10.10.00.10.60.71.9
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.

Santa AnaWinston-Salem
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovSanta Ana, Jan: 19 daysSanta Ana, Feb: 18 daysSanta Ana, Mar: 21 daysSanta Ana, Apr: 23 daysSanta Ana, May: 24 daysSanta Ana, Jun: 26 daysSanta Ana, Jul: 29 daysSanta Ana, Aug: 30 daysSanta Ana, Sep: 28 daysSanta Ana, Oct: 26 daysSanta Ana, Nov: 24 daysSanta Ana, 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
Santa Ana191821232426293028262421
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).