Salem, AR
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALEM, AR US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Salem has an annual average temperature of 57.5°F with about 49.6 inches of precipitation per year and 4.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.8°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.32 in) and January the driest (3.41 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Salem
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All-time records →142 of 366 (38.8%) of Salem's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 0 | |
| 1970s | 0 | |
| 1980s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 0 | |
| 2000s | 124 | |
| 2010s | 160 | |
| 2020s | 82 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45.8°F | 24.8°F | 35.3°F | 3.41 in | 1.6 in | 8 |
| February | 50.4°F | 27.7°F | 39.0°F | 3.61 in | 1.0 in | 8 |
| March | 60.3°F | 35.4°F | 47.8°F | 4.90 in | 1.4 in | 10 |
| April | 70.3°F | 44.8°F | 57.5°F | 5.32 in | — | 9 |
| May | 77.3°F | 54.5°F | 65.9°F | 5.07 in | — | 10 |
| June | 86.0°F | 63.6°F | 74.8°F | 3.44 in | — | 8 |
| July | 89.6°F | 67.7°F | 78.7°F | 4.21 in | — | 8 |
| August | 89.2°F | 66.4°F | 77.8°F | 3.45 in | — | 8 |
| September | 81.7°F | 58.3°F | 70.0°F | 3.94 in | — | 6 |
| October | 70.5°F | 46.5°F | 58.5°F | 3.73 in | — | 8 |
| November | 58.4°F | 35.3°F | 46.8°F | 4.70 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| December | 47.9°F | 27.5°F | 37.7°F | 3.77 in | 0.7 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Salem
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