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Weather in Salem, NY · National Weather Service + NOAA

Salem is warming faster than most towns

Salem has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 75 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 47°, and nights fall to 28°.

Winter 33°/15°Spring 56°/33°Summer 79°/55°Fall 59°/38°
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Sunrise 6:29 am · sunset 4:44 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 →
Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 88% of U.S. towns.A short growing season137 frost-free days, from May 13 to Sep 29.Snow countryAbout 75 inches a winter, more than 94% 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
33° / 15°
24 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
56° / 33°
Last frost around May 13
Summer
79° / 55°
3 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
59° / 38°
First frost around Sep 29
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 29). Last frost next spring: May 13
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Salem get?About 75 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 4.1 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° vs. the 20th century.

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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 Sunderland 2, VT (11 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.