Salem climate

Salem Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Millport 4 Ne, 14.7 km from Salem

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F.

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
39°F
Average low
25°F
Snowfall
6.5 in
Record high
76°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-17°FDec 17, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 27 min to 9 h 17 min
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
7.4 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 143°F28°F70°F 19982°F 192910%
Dec 243°F28°F73°F 19345°F 193010%
Dec 342°F28°F76°F 1982-7°F 197610%
Dec 442°F27°F72°F 1941-1°F 196611%
Dec 542°F27°F68°F 19415°F 200211%
Dec 641°F27°F76°F 20018°F 190812%
Dec 741°F27°F72°F 19985°F 192612%
Dec 841°F26°F70°F 19166°F 200513%
Dec 940°F26°F66°F 1952-4°F 191713%
Dec 1040°F26°F70°F 1971-5°F 191714%
Dec 1140°F26°F69°F 1971-7°F 190414%
Dec 1239°F26°F64°F 2007-7°F 191714%
Dec 1339°F25°F68°F 2015-10°F 196015%
Dec 1439°F25°F66°F 19750°F 190315%
Dec 1539°F25°F66°F 1971-5°F 191415%
Dec 1638°F25°F66°F 1971-13°F 195116%
Dec 1738°F24°F64°F 1984-17°F 195116%
Dec 1838°F24°F64°F 1921-13°F 198916%
Dec 1938°F24°F62°F 1933-10°F 198916%
Dec 2037°F24°F60°F 1939-5°F 196317%
Dec 2137°F24°F65°F 1967-8°F 194217%
Dec 2237°F23°F67°F 1949-13°F 198917%
Dec 2337°F23°F65°F 2015-13°F 194517%
Dec 2437°F23°F66°F 1964-14°F 198918%
Dec 2536°F23°F68°F 2015-14°F 198918%
Dec 2636°F22°F63°F 1982-10°F 198318%
Dec 2736°F22°F66°F 1932-13°F 195018%
Dec 2836°F22°F70°F 1982-13°F 195019%
Dec 2936°F22°F66°F 1984-6°F 192419%
Dec 3035°F21°F64°F 1971-11°F 191719%
Dec 3135°F21°F67°F 1972-9°F 196319%

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.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00335315 (Millport 4 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00366233, 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.