Salem, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALEM, IN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,401
Cooling need
930

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Climate change signal

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

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