Winston-Salem (NC) Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Winston-Salem experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, June, sees up to 272 hours of sunshine, while December, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 166 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 2654 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 9.1 hours daily sunshine in June, it dips to 5.5 hours in December.

Winston-Salem vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared

Winston-Salem enjoys an average of 2654 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Barcelona, Spain, there are 2530 hours of sunshine annually and is a city that can be visited year-round.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.

Related Climate Data for Winston-Salem

August, Winston-Salem’s wettest month, receives 107 mm (4.2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 30°C (86°F). During the driest month February you can expect a temperature of 11°C (52°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Winston-Salem Precipitation page.