Salem, SC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JOCASSEE 8 WNW, SC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Salem has an annual average temperature of 53.5°F with about 87.3 inches of precipitation per year and 3.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (8.87 in) and February the driest (6.24 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Salem
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All-time records →191 of 366 (52.2%) 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.
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1980s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 0 | |
| 2000s | 114 | |
| 2010s | 163 | |
| 2020s | 89 |
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 | 48.3°F | 25.6°F | 37.0°F | 8.08 in | 1.4 in | 9 |
| February | 51.6°F | 27.7°F | 39.6°F | 6.24 in | 0.7 in | 9 |
| March | 57.7°F | 32.2°F | 44.9°F | 7.30 in | 0.2 in | 10 |
| April | 66.2°F | 39.1°F | 52.7°F | 6.66 in | — | 10 |
| May | 71.9°F | 47.4°F | 59.7°F | 6.55 in | — | 11 |
| June | 77.8°F | 55.5°F | 66.6°F | 7.78 in | — | 13 |
| July | 80.4°F | 59.3°F | 69.8°F | 7.09 in | — | 12 |
| August | 79.8°F | 58.8°F | 69.3°F | 8.87 in | — | 13 |
| September | 74.8°F | 52.6°F | 63.7°F | 7.64 in | — | 10 |
| October | 66.9°F | 41.1°F | 54.0°F | 6.40 in | — | 7 |
| November | 58.7°F | 32.2°F | 45.5°F | 7.05 in | — | 8 |
| December | 50.3°F | 27.8°F | 39.1°F | 7.68 in | 1.2 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Salem
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