Salem, WV
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from W UNION 2, WV US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Salem has an annual average temperature of 52.9°F with about 49.1 inches of precipitation per year and 23.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.73 in) and November the driest (3.21 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Salem
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →87 of 366 (23.8%) 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.
| 1970s | 59 | |
| 1980s | 60 | |
| 1990s | 54 | |
| 2000s | 73 | |
| 2010s | 84 | |
| 2020s | 36 |
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 | 40.9°F | 20.8°F | 30.9°F | 3.69 in | 9.9 in | 16 |
| February | 44.4°F | 22.4°F | 33.4°F | 3.51 in | 6.7 in | 13 |
| March | 54.0°F | 28.9°F | 41.5°F | 4.25 in | 2.8 in | 14 |
| April | 67.0°F | 38.0°F | 52.5°F | 3.89 in | 0.1 in | 14 |
| May | 75.2°F | 48.5°F | 61.9°F | 5.09 in | — | 15 |
| June | 81.7°F | 57.6°F | 69.6°F | 4.93 in | — | 13 |
| July | 84.8°F | 62.1°F | 73.4°F | 5.73 in | — | 13 |
| August | 84.1°F | 60.9°F | 72.5°F | 3.66 in | — | 11 |
| September | 79.0°F | 53.7°F | 66.3°F | 3.68 in | — | 10 |
| October | 67.9°F | 41.1°F | 54.5°F | 3.47 in | — | 11 |
| November | 55.6°F | 30.9°F | 43.2°F | 3.21 in | 0.3 in | 12 |
| December | 45.3°F | 25.7°F | 35.5°F | 3.98 in | 3.4 in | 15 |
Climate twins of Salem
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).