Annual mean 11°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind W
Warmest
26.8 °C
Coldest
0.8 °C
Wettest
23%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.0 m/s average
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The average temperature in Salem over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. Salem has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 12% in August, the driest month, to 19% in April, the wettest. Winds in Salem are highest in March, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Salem come in August, when the sky is typically 42% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 55%.
Month by month Salem climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
1°C
-3°C
-5°C
16%
54%
3.6 m/s
0
0
4
February
3°C
-2°C
-3°C
16%
51%
3.5 m/s
1
0
10
March
6°C
1°C
0°C
16%
52%
3.9 m/s
3
0
18
April
11°C
6°C
6°C
19%
55%
3.6 m/s
10
1
42
May
17°C
12°C
14°C
15%
55%
3.2 m/s
39
8
69
June
23°C
17°C
21°C
13%
49%
2.9 m/s
72
26
58
July
26°C
21°C
26°C
13%
45%
2.7 m/s
53
55
26
August
26°C
19°C
25°C
12%
42%
2.6 m/s
65
47
35
September
22°C
16°C
20°C
14%
47%
2.7 m/s
72
20
65
October
16°C
10°C
13°C
16%
52%
2.9 m/s
41
2
74
November
10°C
4°C
4°C
16%
44%
3.3 m/s
10
0
34
December
4°C
-0°C
-2°C
17%
51%
3.3 m/s
0
0
10
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Salem weather by season
Year round, Salem has days of about 1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Salem weather in winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow -2°CRain 16%
Winter in Salem has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 17%
Spring in Salem has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 13%
Summer in Salem has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 15%
Autumn in Salem has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Salem?
Salem has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 12% in August, the driest month, to 19% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Salem windiest?
Winds in Salem are highest in March, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Salem year round?
The average temperature in Salem over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.