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Best time to visit Salem

December is the best time to visit Salem for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 79/100
The least cloud March 32 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 6 mm
Warmth April 37 °C
Cooler weather December 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 79 29 °C 6
2 January 78 30 °C 2
3 February 70 33 °C 2
4 November 64 29 °C 13
5 March 58 36 °C 3
6 August 51 32 °C 16
7 September 51 32 °C 16
8 July 51 32 °C 15
9 October 50 31 °C 19
10 April 49 37 °C 8
11 June 46 33 °C 16
12 May 41 36 °C 14

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 14 wet days and highs near 36 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.3 °C 6 mm 44 %
February 33.0 °C 7 mm 33 %
March 36.0 °C 18 mm 32 %
April 36.8 °C 57 mm 48 %
May 36.2 °C 95 mm 64 %
June 33.4 °C 92 mm 85 %
July 32.4 °C 84 mm 90 %
August 32.2 °C 110 mm 88 %
September 32.0 °C 139 mm 80 %
October 30.6 °C 178 mm 76 %
November 29.2 °C 124 mm 70 %
December 28.6 °C 53 mm 58 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.