Salem, IL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALEM, IL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Salem has an annual average temperature of 54.9°F with about 45.9 inches of precipitation per year and 10.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.08 in) and February the driest (2.56 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Salem
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All-time records →53 of 366 (14.5%) 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.
| 1910s | 0 | |
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 31 | |
| 1950s | 8 | |
| 1960s | 67 | |
| 1970s | 45 | |
| 1980s | 79 | |
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 21 | |
| 2010s | 37 | |
| 2020s | 43 |
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 | 38.4°F | 20.8°F | 29.6°F | 3.07 in | 3.9 in | 10 |
| February | 43.4°F | 24.0°F | 33.7°F | 2.56 in | 2.5 in | 8 |
| March | 54.0°F | 33.0°F | 43.5°F | 3.73 in | 0.2 in | 10 |
| April | 66.2°F | 43.7°F | 55.0°F | 4.69 in | — | 11 |
| May | 75.7°F | 54.6°F | 65.2°F | 4.99 in | — | 12 |
| June | 84.5°F | 63.8°F | 74.2°F | 5.08 in | — | 10 |
| July | 87.8°F | 67.4°F | 77.6°F | 4.07 in | — | 9 |
| August | 86.6°F | 65.2°F | 75.9°F | 3.80 in | — | 8 |
| September | 80.4°F | 56.9°F | 68.6°F | 3.54 in | — | 7 |
| October | 68.7°F | 45.0°F | 56.9°F | 3.44 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| November | 54.3°F | 34.0°F | 44.1°F | 3.99 in | 0.6 in | 9 |
| December | 42.8°F | 25.6°F | 34.2°F | 2.93 in | 2.9 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Salem
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).