Salem climate

Salem Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norwich Public Utility Plt, 17.9 km from Salem

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 in over about 11 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Snowfall
9.0 in
Record high
71°FJan 6, 2007
Record low
-14°FJan 7, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 139°F23°F58°F 2019-5°F 201836%10%
Jan 239°F23°F55°F 2000-6°F 201836%10%
Jan 339°F23°F59°F 2000-6°F 201436%10%
Jan 439°F23°F57°F 2000-9°F 201436%10%
Jan 539°F22°F57°F 20072°F 201436%10%
Jan 638°F22°F71°F 20073°F 201836%11%
Jan 738°F22°F62°F 2012-14°F 201836%11%
Jan 838°F22°F60°F 2008-2°F 201536%11%
Jan 938°F22°F65°F 2008-3°F 201735%11%
Jan 1038°F22°F61°F 2016-3°F 200435%11%
Jan 1138°F21°F62°F 2020-2°F 200435%11%
Jan 1238°F21°F68°F 20204°F 202235%11%
Jan 1338°F21°F60°F 20246°F 200135%11%
Jan 1437°F21°F58°F 2005-3°F 201135%10%
Jan 1537°F21°F50°F 2016-5°F 200435%10%
Jan 1637°F21°F49°F 2016-10°F 200934%10%
Jan 1737°F21°F47°F 2023-9°F 200934%10%
Jan 1837°F21°F60°F 20060°F 200034%10%
Jan 1937°F21°F50°F 20171°F 200534%10%
Jan 2037°F21°F54°F 2006-3°F 200434%10%
Jan 2137°F20°F60°F 2006-1°F 201933%10%
Jan 2237°F20°F56°F 2017-2°F 200533%10%
Jan 2337°F20°F55°F 2018-5°F 201133%10%
Jan 2437°F20°F57°F 2019-6°F 201433%10%
Jan 2537°F20°F56°F 2010-10°F 200433%10%
Jan 2637°F20°F56°F 20233°F 200733%10%
Jan 2737°F20°F60°F 20021°F 202632%10%
Jan 2838°F21°F58°F 2002-5°F 202632%10%
Jan 2938°F21°F66°F 2002-5°F 200532%10%
Jan 3038°F21°F55°F 2002-6°F 202232%10%
Jan 3138°F21°F60°F 2013-9°F 202632%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salem, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00065910 (Norwich Public Utility Plt), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054788, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.