Salem, MA Weather & Climate Normals
Salem's real weather, in one number
Salem, MA scores 46/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Salem's hottest and coldest months
Salem's hottest month is Jul, averaging 71°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 27°F, a 43.5°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Salem's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.75in | 13.3in |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 3.5in | 8.5in |
| Mar | 44°F | 26°F | 4.71in | 7.5in |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 4.3in | 1.5in |
| May | 65°F | 45°F | 3.48in | 0in |
| Jun | 74°F | 54°F | 4.14in | 0in |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 3.48in | 0in |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.25in | 0in |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 3.56in | 0in |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 5in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 4.15in | 0.8in |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 4.7in | 7.4in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Salem at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Salem
Salem averages 48.02in of precipitation a year across roughly 115 days with measurable rain or snow, and 39.1in of snow a year.
Where Salem ranks
Salem ranks 2935 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 29 of 58 within MA. About 45,677 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Marblehead, MA US, 1.7 miles from Salem, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure