Salem, IN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALEM, IN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Salem has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 46.9 inches of precipitation per year and 14.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.19 in) and October the driest (3.04 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Salem
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) 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.
| 1890s | 19 | |
| 1900s | 80 | |
| 1910s | 52 | |
| 1920s | 35 | |
| 1930s | 43 | |
| 1940s | 39 | |
| 1950s | 42 | |
| 1960s | 10 | |
| 1970s | 5 | |
| 1980s | 22 | |
| 1990s | 10 | |
| 2000s | 9 | |
| 2010s | 0 |
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 | 41.0°F | 24.3°F | 32.7°F | 3.50 in | 4.9 in | 9 |
| February | 46.0°F | 26.2°F | 36.1°F | 3.17 in | 4.1 in | 9 |
| March | 56.3°F | 34.2°F | 45.2°F | 4.83 in | 2.2 in | 11 |
| April | 67.8°F | 43.4°F | 55.6°F | 4.83 in | 0.3 in | 12 |
| May | 76.0°F | 53.3°F | 64.7°F | 5.19 in | — | 12 |
| June | 83.5°F | 61.7°F | 72.6°F | 4.27 in | — | 11 |
| July | 86.6°F | 64.8°F | 75.7°F | 3.67 in | — | 9 |
| August | 85.9°F | 63.2°F | 74.5°F | 3.74 in | — | 7 |
| September | 80.6°F | 55.8°F | 68.2°F | 3.13 in | — | 6 |
| October | 69.7°F | 45.2°F | 57.4°F | 3.04 in | 0.2 in | 7 |
| November | 55.8°F | 35.1°F | 45.4°F | 3.60 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| December | 44.3°F | 28.0°F | 36.2°F | 3.95 in | 2.2 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Salem
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