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The most pleasant months of the year for Salem are September, July and August. In Salem, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. August is the hottest month for Salem with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oregon. February is the snowiest month in Salem with 1.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant.

Today's Weather - Salem, OR

11 PM PST

Areas Of Fog

36°F

7 DAY FORECASTDESCRIPTIONHIGH/LOWWIND
TonightAreas Of Fog31° / 42°NNE 2 mph
Tuesday NightPatchy Fog then Cloudy33° / 46°NNW 1 mph
Wednesday NightLight Rain Likely39° / 48°SSE 5 mph
Thursday NightLight Rain Likely39° / 47°S 6 mph
Friday NightLight Rain41° / 48°SE 6 mph
Saturday NightLight Rain41° / 47°S 8 to 12 mph
Sunday NightChance Light Rain40° / 47°S 2 to 6 mph

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Salem area is 9.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oregon.

9.2 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.


Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
HighLow
January47° 35°
February51° 35°
March56° 38°
April61° 40°
May67° 45°
June73° 50°
July81° 53°
August82° 53°
September76° 49°
October64° 43°
November52° 39°
December46° 34°
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Salem
Hot
Days
Freezing
Days
Rainy
Days
Snowy
Days
January011191
February09161
March05180
April02150
May00120
June1090
July5030
August5030
September2070
October01120
November06190
December012191

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

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After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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