Climateby Month

Greensboro, NC climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 823 ft elevation · also covers Winston-Salem

Summers in Greensboro are hot and humid; winters are chilly. Highs peak at 89°F in July and fall to 49°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 11 a month. Normal snowfall is about 7.1 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April and October.

Warmest month
89°F
July normal high
Coldest month
30°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
116
44.0 in of precipitation
Snow a year
7.1 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Greensboro?

Normal highs range from 49°F in January to 89°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 49°F (9°C), low 30°F (-1°C) 49° 30° February: normal high 53°F (12°C), low 33°F (1°C) March: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 39°F (4°C) April: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 48°F (9°C) May: normal high 78°F (26°C), low 57°F (14°C) June: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 65°F (18°C) July: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 69°F (21°C) 89° 69° August: normal high 87°F (31°C), low 68°F (20°C) September: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 62°F (17°C) October: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 49°F (9°C) November: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 39°F (4°C) December: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 33°F (1°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Greensboro?

July has the most wet days (about 11); the year brings about 44 in of precipitation.

January: 10 wet days February: 9 wet days March: 11 wet days April: 10 wet days May: 11 wet days June: 11 wet days July: 11 wet days 11 August: 10 wet days September: 8 wet days October: 8 wet days 8 November: 8 wet days December: 9 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 7.1 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 2.9 in of snow 2.9 February: 2.0 in of snow March: 0.9 in of snow April: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 May: 0.0 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 0.1 in of snow December: 1.2 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Greensboro?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 24 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 3 muggy days June: 14 muggy days July: 24 muggy days 24 August: 21 muggy days September: 10 muggy days October: 1 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Piedmont Triad International Airport, 8.6 mi WNW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.8 hours in December to 14.6 hours in June.

January: 10.0 hours of daylight February: 10.9 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.1 hours of daylight May: 14.1 hours of daylight June: 14.6 hours of daylight 14.6 July: 14.3 hours of daylight August: 13.5 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.3 hours of daylight November: 10.3 hours of daylight December: 9.8 hours of daylight 9.8 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Greensboro, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 49°F30°F 3.4 in10 2.9 in 0 10.0 h
February 53°F33°F 2.8 in9 2.0 in 0 10.9 h
March 61°F39°F 3.7 in11 0.9 in 0 12.0 h
April 71°F48°F 3.8 in10 0.0 in 0 13.1 h
May 78°F57°F 3.5 in11 0.0 in 3 14.1 h
June 85°F65°F 4.1 in11 0.0 in 14 14.6 h
July 89°F69°F 4.2 in11 0.0 in 24 14.3 h
August 87°F68°F 4.4 in10 0.0 in 21 13.5 h
September 80°F62°F 4.6 in8 0.0 in 10 12.4 h
October 71°F49°F 3.1 in8 0.0 in 1 11.3 h
November 61°F39°F 3.3 in8 0.1 in 0 10.3 h
December 52°F33°F 3.2 in9 1.2 in 0 9.8 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Greensboro

By our comfort score, the best months are April and October.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 41367
Feb 48464
Mar 611171
Apr 721770
May 681271
Jun 53377
Jul 440714
Aug 47169
Sep 58863
Oct 691750
Nov 56950
Dec 43364

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Greensboro

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 30, and the first fall frost around Nov 5, leaving 220 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Greensboro
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 30after Apr 14
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 5before Oct 25
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 18after Apr 4
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 17before Nov 3
Frost-free season220 daysunder 201 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Piedmont Triad Intl Airport (USW00013723), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in North Carolina.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 102°F (June 29, 2012); the lowest was -1°F (January 19, 1994).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Winston-Salem uses the same temperature and rain stations as Greensboro, so its monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, frost dates and humidity and wind by hour: Piedmont Triad Intl Airport (USW00013723), 8.6 mi WNW of the city center, 890 ft (67 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Piedmont Triad International Airport (723170-13723), 8.6 mi WNW of the city center, 902 ft (79 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.
  • Not available for this location: cloud cover (no station close enough or similar enough in elevation).

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error