Things to Know
Southern Customs
- Locally based businesses may be closed on Sundays for owners and employees to worship and to spend time with their families.
- Some galleries and museums are closed on Mondays.
- In general, we’re not in much of a hurry, so slow down and enjoy the pace.
Sales Tax – in N.C. there is a 6.75% tax on all retail and food items. In Forsyth County there is a 6% occupancy tax for any stay at a hotel or bed and breakfast with five or more
rental units.
Churches – Winston-Salem offers more than 360 religious organizations representing more than 40 Protestant denominations, six Catholic and 25 Moravian churches, two synagogues, a Greek Orthodox church, a Baha’i center, an Islamic temple, and just about every
other denomination.
Weather – What can we say? It’s nice year-round. Average seasonal temperatures are:
- Winter – 32 degrees(F) to 50 degrees (F)
- Spring – 47 degrees (f) to 70 degrees (F)
- Summer – 47 degrees (F) to 88 degrees (F)
- Fall - 67 degrees (F) to 71 degrees (F)
- 10.9 inches average seasonal rainfall
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