Salem climate

Salem Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Salem, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 34°C on August 1 to 33°C on August 31, and lows from 23°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 81 mm over about 12 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Salem, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
34°C
Average low
23°C
Precipitation
81 mm
Reanalysis high
39°CAug 14, 2015
Reanalysis low
20°CAug 31, 2010
Daylight
12 h 38 min to 12 h 21 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
14.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 134°C23°C38°C 201922°C 201633%
Aug 234°C23°C37°C 200621°C 199233%
Aug 334°C23°C36°C 200621°C 200734%
Aug 434°C23°C38°C 200922°C 201835%
Aug 534°C23°C37°C 201222°C 200436%
Aug 634°C23°C38°C 200621°C 201137%
Aug 734°C23°C38°C 200622°C 200738%
Aug 834°C23°C38°C 200621°C 199140%
Aug 934°C23°C37°C 199421°C 199143%
Aug 1034°C23°C38°C 199421°C 200044%
Aug 1134°C23°C37°C 200921°C 200046%
Aug 1234°C23°C36°C 200521°C 199246%
Aug 1334°C23°C37°C 200221°C 200747%
Aug 1434°C23°C39°C 201521°C 199248%
Aug 1534°C23°C37°C 201521°C 200449%
Aug 1633°C23°C36°C 201621°C 199151%
Aug 1733°C23°C38°C 200522°C 199150%
Aug 1833°C23°C36°C 200521°C 200452%
Aug 1933°C23°C37°C 201621°C 199152%
Aug 2033°C23°C37°C 200521°C 200050%
Aug 2133°C23°C38°C 200521°C 199150%
Aug 2233°C23°C38°C 201621°C 199249%
Aug 2333°C23°C37°C 199221°C 199748%
Aug 2433°C23°C37°C 200221°C 201946%
Aug 2533°C23°C37°C 200421°C 199646%
Aug 2633°C23°C36°C 200221°C 199947%
Aug 2733°C23°C36°C 199720°C 199648%
Aug 2833°C23°C37°C 201520°C 199649%
Aug 2933°C23°C38°C 201521°C 199648%
Aug 3033°C23°C38°C 201521°C 201049%
Aug 3133°C23°C37°C 200220°C 201048%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Salem, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+5:30).

August 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 6:28 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.