Annual mean 10°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
27.1 °C
Coldest
0.0 °C
Wettest
21%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Salem over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. Salem has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in September, the driest month, to 16% in December, the wettest. Winds in Salem are highest in March, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Salem come in August, when the sky is typically 49% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 60%.
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
0°C
-4°C
-5°C
13%
58%
3.1 m/s
0
0
4
February
2°C
-3°C
-4°C
14%
55%
3.0 m/s
1
0
9
March
6°C
-0°C
0°C
13%
55%
3.4 m/s
2
0
19
April
12°C
5°C
6°C
16%
60%
3.2 m/s
13
1
46
May
18°C
11°C
15°C
13%
60%
2.8 m/s
44
10
70
June
24°C
17°C
22°C
12%
55%
2.5 m/s
70
29
54
July
27°C
20°C
27°C
12%
50%
2.3 m/s
49
55
22
August
26°C
18°C
26°C
11%
49%
2.2 m/s
61
48
31
September
22°C
14°C
21°C
11%
52%
2.2 m/s
71
24
62
October
16°C
9°C
13°C
15%
55%
2.3 m/s
42
4
73
November
9°C
3°C
4°C
14%
49%
2.8 m/s
9
0
31
December
3°C
-2°C
-2°C
16%
55%
2.8 m/s
0
0
8
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 0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around September. 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 2°CLow -3°CRain 15%
Winter in Salem has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 5°CRain 14%
Spring in Salem has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 12%
Summer in Salem has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 13%
Autumn in Salem has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 13% 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 11% in September, the driest month, to 16% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Salem windiest?
Winds in Salem are highest in March, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.2 m/s (8 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 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.