Salem climate

Salem Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem, 1.3 km from Salem

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 in over about 9 wet days.

December 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

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.95 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
77°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-8°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 min to 9 h 37 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
5.1 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
Dec 149°F30°F70°F 201414°F 202030%0%
Dec 249°F30°F68°F 202115°F 202030%0%
Dec 349°F29°F77°F 202117°F 202430%0%
Dec 448°F29°F76°F 202115°F 202430%0%
Dec 548°F29°F67°F 201712°F 200930%0%
Dec 648°F28°F71°F 202111°F 202430%0%
Dec 747°F28°F59°F 20126°F 201330%0%
Dec 847°F28°F66°F 20236°F 201330%0%
Dec 947°F28°F61°F 202313°F 201630%0%
Dec 1046°F27°F69°F 20206°F 200930%0%
Dec 1146°F27°F73°F 20206°F 200929%0%
Dec 1246°F27°F70°F 20155°F 201329%0%
Dec 1346°F27°F64°F 20154°F 201029%0%
Dec 1445°F26°F71°F 20153°F 201029%0%
Dec 1545°F26°F67°F 20145°F 202529%0%
Dec 1645°F26°F73°F 202111°F 200829%0%
Dec 1745°F26°F63°F 202413°F 200829%0%
Dec 1844°F25°F61°F 20254°F 201629%0%
Dec 1944°F25°F58°F 2025-3°F 201629%0%
Dec 2044°F25°F57°F 2007-1°F 201629%0%
Dec 2144°F25°F65°F 20134°F 200829%0%
Dec 2244°F25°F65°F 20151°F 200829%0%
Dec 2343°F24°F65°F 2015-8°F 202229%0%
Dec 2443°F24°F73°F 2025-8°F 202229%0%
Dec 2543°F24°F75°F 20254°F 202229%0%
Dec 2643°F24°F75°F 20258°F 202029%0%
Dec 2743°F24°F77°F 20254°F 201729%0%
Dec 2843°F23°F73°F 20254°F 201729%0%
Dec 2943°F23°F75°F 202510°F 201729%0%
Dec 3043°F23°F72°F 202210°F 201329%0%
Dec 3142°F23°F65°F 20085°F 201729%1%

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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:58 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00237506 (Salem), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232981, 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.