Salem climate

Salem Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marblehead, 3.3 km from Salem

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 in over about 8 wet days.

August 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.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.25 in
Record high
99°FAug 8, 2022
Record low
45°FAug 22, 2007
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.2
Daylight
14 h 27 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
4.3 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
Aug 180°F61°F93°F 200653°F 202129%0%
Aug 280°F61°F96°F 200650°F 202329%0%
Aug 380°F61°F94°F 200754°F 202529%0%
Aug 480°F61°F98°F 202258°F 201628%0%
Aug 580°F61°F97°F 202250°F 201328%0%
Aug 680°F61°F96°F 202248°F 201328%0%
Aug 780°F61°F98°F 202250°F 200428%0%
Aug 880°F61°F99°F 202252°F 202428%0%
Aug 980°F60°F96°F 200148°F 199928%0%
Aug 1080°F60°F94°F 202047°F 199928%0%
Aug 1180°F60°F96°F 201646°F 200727%0%
Aug 1280°F60°F96°F 201650°F 200627%0%
Aug 1380°F60°F95°F 200253°F 200627%0%
Aug 1479°F60°F97°F 200251°F 200627%0%
Aug 1579°F60°F96°F 200251°F 201427%0%
Aug 1679°F60°F96°F 200251°F 200527%0%
Aug 1779°F60°F95°F 200251°F 200027%0%
Aug 1879°F60°F93°F 200249°F 200026%0%
Aug 1979°F60°F92°F 201948°F 202526%0%
Aug 2079°F59°F88°F 200349°F 200826%0%
Aug 2179°F59°F91°F 200547°F 200726%0%
Aug 2279°F59°F91°F 201745°F 200726%0%
Aug 2378°F59°F87°F 200949°F 200425%0%
Aug 2478°F59°F90°F 200751°F 200225%0%
Aug 2578°F59°F97°F 200749°F 200425%0%
Aug 2678°F59°F94°F 202148°F 201925%0%
Aug 2778°F58°F89°F 201447°F 201925%0%
Aug 2878°F58°F94°F 201848°F 201725%0%
Aug 2977°F58°F94°F 201849°F 200325%0%
Aug 3077°F58°F93°F 202248°F 202425%0%
Aug 3177°F58°F94°F 201046°F 200225%0%

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.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:19 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00194502 (Marblehead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054733, 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.