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Monthly climate in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salisbury features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (4 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1246 mm (49.0 inches) and receives 125 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salisbury enjoys an average of 3135 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 46 minutes to 14 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States §

The warmest months in Salisbury are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 9 °C (42 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salisbury experiences 135 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 38 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average high 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Average low 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Minimum -16°C
(4°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States §

Salisbury usually has the most precipitation in February, May and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 125 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salisbury are March, June and November. On average, 87 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 88 (3.5) 119 (4.7) 85 (3.4) 109 (4.3) 120 (4.7) 88 (3.5) 91 (3.6) 103 (4.0) 136 (5.4) 105 (4.1) 88 (3.5) 115 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 10 9 13 12 14 13 8 9 8 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States §

The sunniest months in Salisbury are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salisbury: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161 178 250 277 303 323 351 313 284 263 228 200
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 2m 10h 53m 11h 59m 13h 6m 14h 3m 14h 31m 14h 16m 13h 25m 12h 21m 11h 14m 10h 15m 9h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States §

Salisbury experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Salisbury UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salisbury, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 10 10 11 10 10 9 8 5 3