Salem climate

Salem Weather in March

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

Average highs run from 52°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 30°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.04 in over about 10 wet days.

March 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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
4.04 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
93°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
1°FMar 3, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
5.8 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
Mar 152°F30°F78°F 201713°F 200931%1%
Mar 252°F30°F74°F 202213°F 200931%1%
Mar 353°F30°F79°F 20221°F 201431%1%
Mar 453°F30°F80°F 20241°F 201431%1%
Mar 553°F31°F78°F 20242°F 201932%1%
Mar 654°F31°F76°F 20098°F 201932%1%
Mar 754°F31°F83°F 200913°F 201532%1%
Mar 854°F32°F72°F 200925°F 201332%1%
Mar 955°F32°F72°F 200916°F 200832%1%
Mar 1055°F32°F81°F 202625°F 201832%1%
Mar 1155°F33°F78°F 202621°F 200832%1%
Mar 1256°F33°F84°F 202511°F 202232%1%
Mar 1356°F33°F82°F 202511°F 202233%1%
Mar 1457°F34°F83°F 202525°F 200933%0%
Mar 1557°F34°F84°F 201217°F 201733%0%
Mar 1657°F34°F85°F 201617°F 201733%0%
Mar 1758°F35°F80°F 201216°F 201433%0%
Mar 1858°F35°F79°F 201116°F 201433%0%
Mar 1958°F35°F80°F 202518°F 202333%0%
Mar 2059°F35°F84°F 202618°F 202333%0%
Mar 2159°F36°F90°F 202618°F 201333%0%
Mar 2260°F36°F93°F 202620°F 201334%0%
Mar 2360°F36°F92°F 202627°F 201434%0%
Mar 2460°F37°F78°F 201720°F 200834%0%
Mar 2561°F37°F76°F 201723°F 201334%0%
Mar 2661°F37°F84°F 202618°F 201434%0%
Mar 2761°F38°F90°F 202618°F 201434%0%
Mar 2862°F38°F81°F 201221°F 201334%0%
Mar 2962°F38°F81°F 201226°F 202334%0%
Mar 3063°F39°F79°F 201227°F 202334%0%
Mar 3163°F39°F83°F 202629°F 201934%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of March: 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.