Annual mean 14°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind W
Warmest
28.9 °C
Coldest
4.0 °C
Wettest
52%
Windiest
4.3 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.2 m/s average
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The average temperature in Salem over the whole year is 14°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -0°C. Salem has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 44% in November, the driest month, to 49% in February, the wettest. Winds in Salem are highest in March, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Salem come in November, when the sky is typically 40% covered; May 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
4°C
-0°C
-1°C
47%
53%
2.9 m/s
3
0
16
February
8°C
3°C
4°C
49%
52%
2.8 m/s
8
0
33
March
12°C
5°C
8°C
46%
46%
3.2 m/s
21
0
51
April
17°C
9°C
14°C
45%
45%
3.0 m/s
45
7
63
May
22°C
14°C
20°C
48%
55%
2.4 m/s
62
26
52
June
26°C
18°C
26°C
46%
43%
2.1 m/s
54
51
26
July
28°C
20°C
30°C
47%
43%
1.8 m/s
26
61
7
August
27°C
19°C
28°C
46%
49%
1.7 m/s
40
57
15
September
24°C
16°C
24°C
47%
48%
1.8 m/s
62
43
37
October
19°C
10°C
17°C
45%
42%
2.0 m/s
58
13
68
November
12°C
4°C
8°C
44%
40%
2.4 m/s
20
1
53
December
7°C
2°C
3°C
48%
50%
2.4 m/s
5
0
29
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 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -0°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around November. 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 6°CLow 1°CRain 48%
Winter in Salem has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 9°CRain 46%
Spring in Salem has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 19°CRain 46%
Summer in Salem has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Salem weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 10°CRain 46%
Autumn in Salem has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 46% 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 44% in November, the driest month, to 49% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Salem windiest?
Winds in Salem are highest in March, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.7 m/s (6 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 14°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -0°C.