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Salem, MA weather and climate

Essex County, MA · population 44,241 · about 26 ft elevation

Everything below is a 30 year average for 1991-2020, computed from daily climate history at Salem's own coordinates.

The year at a glance

Sunny days
202
clear or partly cloudy, per year
Precipitation
45 in
per year
Wet days
125
rain or snow per year
Snowfall
41 in
per year
Hot days
9
above 90 °F
Freezing nights
119
at or below 32 °F
Humidity
73%
average relative
Average temperature
49 °F
year round

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F.

Daily highDaily low
20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDaily high, Jan: 36 °FDaily high, Feb: 38 °FDaily high, Mar: 44 °FDaily high, Apr: 55 °FDaily high, May: 65 °FDaily high, Jun: 74 °FDaily high, Jul: 80 °FDaily high, Aug: 79 °FDaily high, Sep: 72 °FDaily high, Oct: 61 °FDaily high, Nov: 51 °FDaily high, Dec: 42 °FDaily low, Jan: 18 °FDaily low, Feb: 20 °FDaily low, Mar: 26 °FDaily low, Apr: 36 °FDaily low, May: 45 °FDaily low, Jun: 55 °FDaily low, Jul: 61 °FDaily low, Aug: 60 °FDaily low, Sep: 53 °FDaily low, Oct: 42 °FDaily low, Nov: 33 °FDaily low, Dec: 24 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daily high363844556574807972615142
Daily low182026364555616053423324

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches.

0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovSalem, Jan: 3.6 inSalem, Feb: 3.3 inSalem, Mar: 4.5 inSalem, Apr: 4.1 inSalem, May: 3.3 inSalem, Jun: 3.5 inSalem, Jul: 2.9 inSalem, Aug: 3.3 inSalem, Sep: 3.4 inSalem, Oct: 4.3 inSalem, Nov: 3.8 inSalem, Dec: 4.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Salem3.63.34.54.13.33.52.93.33.44.33.84.6

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies.

01020JanMarMayJulSepNovSalem, Jan: 17 daysSalem, Feb: 16 daysSalem, Mar: 16 daysSalem, Apr: 15 daysSalem, May: 15 daysSalem, Jun: 15 daysSalem, Jul: 19 daysSalem, Aug: 19 daysSalem, Sep: 17 daysSalem, Oct: 19 daysSalem, Nov: 17 daysSalem, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Salem171616151515191917191716

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About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991-2020. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).