Salem climate

Salem Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paddock Lake, 3.3 km from Salem

Average highs run from 30°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.73 in over about 10 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.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
1.73 in
Snowfall
15.7 in
Record high
64°FJan 7, 2008
Record low
-28°FJan 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 08 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
13.2 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 130°F15°F45°F 2000-9°F 201835%28%
Jan 230°F15°F58°F 2000-6°F 201835%28%
Jan 330°F15°F49°F 2004-13°F 201435%28%
Jan 430°F15°F50°F 2007-12°F 199935%28%
Jan 530°F14°F52°F 2019-21°F 199935%29%
Jan 630°F14°F58°F 2008-14°F 201435%29%
Jan 729°F14°F64°F 2008-14°F 199935%29%
Jan 829°F14°F55°F 2026-11°F 201435%29%
Jan 929°F14°F53°F 2002-12°F 201435%29%
Jan 1029°F13°F55°F 2018-9°F 199935%30%
Jan 1129°F13°F58°F 2018-8°F 199934%30%
Jan 1229°F13°F54°F 2005-1°F 200934%30%
Jan 1329°F13°F54°F 2026-11°F 200934%30%
Jan 1429°F13°F41°F 2002-7°F 202434%30%
Jan 1528°F13°F45°F 2023-13°F 200934%30%
Jan 1628°F12°F51°F 2023-21°F 200934%29%
Jan 1728°F12°F53°F 2025-3°F 201634%29%
Jan 1828°F12°F44°F 2013-6°F 201633%29%
Jan 1928°F12°F52°F 2006-5°F 200833%29%
Jan 2028°F12°F47°F 2018-7°F 200833%29%
Jan 2128°F12°F58°F 2017-11°F 201133%29%
Jan 2228°F12°F53°F 2002-7°F 201133%29%
Jan 2328°F12°F44°F 2002-15°F 202633%28%
Jan 2428°F12°F44°F 2010-13°F 202633%28%
Jan 2528°F12°F50°F 2002-9°F 201933%28%
Jan 2628°F12°F49°F 2002-21°F 201933%28%
Jan 2728°F12°F58°F 2002-9°F 200333%27%
Jan 2829°F12°F49°F 2025-13°F 201433%27%
Jan 2929°F12°F63°F 2013-12°F 201933%26%
Jan 3029°F12°F55°F 2025-22°F 201933%26%
Jan 3129°F13°F55°F 2012-28°F 201933%26%

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 (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00476380 (Paddock Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004845, 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.