Salem weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Salem, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at MORGANTON, 4 km from Salem; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.5 in1309 mm
- Snow a year
- 5 in11 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 9
- First fall freeze
- Oct 26
- Heating degree days
- 3,801
- Cooling degree days
- 1,251
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Salem in January
Highs average 49°10° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1952)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 817
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Salem in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1977)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 648
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Salem in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1907)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 507
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Salem in April
Highs average 71°21° and lows 45°7°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1925)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 237
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Salem in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 54°12°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 74
- Cooling degree days
- 99
Salem in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1936)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 257
Salem in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 368
Salem in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 323
Salem in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1925)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 158
Salem in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 46°8°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1954)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 224
- Cooling degree days
- 24
Salem in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 35°2°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1974)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 514
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Salem in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2021)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 742
- Cooling degree days
- 0