Annual mean 11°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind W
Warmest
27.2 °C
Coldest
-0.8 °C
Wettest
33%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.9 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 27°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 27% in January, the driest month, to 32% in May, the wettest. Winds in Salem are highest in March, averaging 3.6 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Salem come in July, when the sky is typically 45% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
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
-3°C
-6°C
27%
76%
3.5 m/s
1
0
6
February
3°C
-2°C
-2°C
28%
66%
3.5 m/s
1
0
13
March
8°C
2°C
2°C
28%
60%
3.6 m/s
7
0
29
April
13°C
7°C
9°C
31%
59%
3.4 m/s
27
2
51
May
19°C
12°C
17°C
32%
55%
2.8 m/s
57
15
62
June
25°C
17°C
24°C
32%
48%
2.5 m/s
66
36
43
July
27°C
20°C
27°C
32%
45%
2.1 m/s
49
63
15
August
26°C
18°C
26°C
32%
46%
2.0 m/s
58
55
24
September
23°C
15°C
22°C
32%
45%
2.1 m/s
67
33
49
October
17°C
9°C
14°C
28%
55%
2.6 m/s
41
8
64
November
8°C
3°C
4°C
28%
59%
3.1 m/s
9
0
31
December
3°C
0°C
-2°C
28%
73%
3.3 m/s
0
0
12
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 -3°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around January. 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 -2°CRain 28%
Winter in Salem has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 7°CRain 30%
Spring in Salem has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 32%
Summer in Salem has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 29%
Autumn in Salem has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 29% 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 27% in January, the driest month, to 32% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Salem windiest?
Winds in Salem are highest in March, averaging 3.6 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 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 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.