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Monthly climate in Salem, Ohio, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salem features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (29 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-9 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1335 mm (52.6 inches) and receives 157 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salem enjoys an average of 2774 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 16 minutes to 15 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salem, Ohio, United States §

The warmest months in Salem are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 2 °C (29 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salem experiences 84 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 95 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Salem, Ohio, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean maximum 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average high 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Daily mean -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Average low -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Mean minimum -18°C
(0°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -7°C
(21°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Minimum -23°C
(-9°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salem, Ohio, United States §

Salem usually has the most precipitation in April, June and July, with an average of 15 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salem are January, November and December. On average, 93 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Salem, Ohio, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90 (3.5) 99 (3.9) 106 (4.2) 133 (5.2) 126 (5.0) 131 (5.2) 134 (5.3) 101 (4.0) 110 (4.3) 115 (4.5) 95 (3.7) 95 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 13 13 15 15 15 16 13 9 13 11 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Salem, Ohio, United States §

The sunniest months in Salem are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salem: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salem, Ohio, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 99 142 224 249 275 323 341 327 284 220 161 125
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 36m 10h 38m 11h 58m 13h 19m 14h 28m 15h 2m 14h 44m 13h 42m 12h 24m 11h 3m 9h 52m 9h 16m

Solar UV radiation in Salem, Ohio, United States §

Salem experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Salem UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salem, Ohio, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 6 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 2