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Salem city, Massachusetts

Official LSAD Designation: Salem city • Census GEOID: 2559105 • Essex County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Salem city.

Reference Weather Station: MARBLEHEAD, MA US (ID: USC00194502) • Located 1.7 miles from community center • Elevation: 25.6 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 36.1° 17.9° 27.0° 3.75"
February 37.9° 19.6° 28.7° 3.50"
March 44.3° 26.3° 35.3° 4.71"
April 55.1° 35.6° 45.4° 4.30"
May 65.2° 45.0° 55.1° 3.48"
June 74.2° 54.4° 64.3° 4.14"
July 80.3° 60.7° 70.5° 3.48"
August 79.0° 59.6° 69.3° 3.25"
September 72.3° 53.0° 62.6° 3.56"
October 61.2° 42.3° 51.8° 5.00"
November 50.7° 32.9° 41.8° 4.15"
December 41.6° 24.3° 33.0° 4.70"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station MARBLEHEAD, MA US (ID: USC00194502) • 1.7 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at MARBLEHEAD, MA US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 37.0 43.5 50.0 56.5 63.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 52.1°F 2011: Annual mean 51.2°F 2012: Annual mean 52.8°F 2013: Annual mean 50.9°F 2014: Annual mean 51.0°F 2015: Annual mean 50.7°F 2017: Annual mean 50.0°F 2018: Annual mean 49.3°F 2019: Annual mean 48.5°F 2024: Annual mean 51.4°F 2025: Annual mean 49.9°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 60.2°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 59.3°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 60.7°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 59.2°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 59.1°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 59.3°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 58.7°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 58.1°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 57.6°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 60.4°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 59.8°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 58.4°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 44.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 43.2°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 44.9°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 42.5°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 42.8°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 42.1°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 41.3°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 40.5°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 39.3°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 43.1°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 41.4°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 52.1 60.2 44.0
2011 51.2 59.3 43.2
2012 52.8 60.7 44.9
2013 50.9 59.2 42.5
2014 51.0 59.1 42.8
2015 50.7 59.3 42.1
2016 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2017 50.0 58.7 41.3
2018 49.3 58.1 40.5
2019 48.5 57.6 39.3
2020 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2021 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2022 Unavailable 60.4 Unavailable
2023 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2024 51.4 59.8 43.1
2025 49.9 58.4 41.4
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.