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Weather in Salem, AR · National Weather Service + NOAA

Salem is one of the wetter places around

Salem has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 62° and a normal night drops to 41°.

Winter 53°/33°Spring 73°/50°Summer 91°/69°Fall 74°/51°
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Sunrise 7:31 am · sunset 6:15 pm

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What stands out about Salem’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
A wet climate55 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 95% of U.S. towns.Plenty of 90° daysAbout 74 days a year reach 90°.Air-conditioning countryMore cooling degree days than 90% of U.S. towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Salem’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
53° / 33°
Snow is rare
Spring
73° / 50°
Last frost around Mar 24
Summer
91° / 69°
74 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
74° / 51°
First frost around Nov 7
5 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 7)
Best months to be outside
MarAprMayOctNov
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Salem get?About 1 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 5.8 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.5° vs. the 20th century.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Salem.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Salem itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Benton, AR (5 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.