Hot-summer humid continental
Salem, Illinois
Marion County, Illinois · Population 7.3k · 541 ft elevation
Living in Salem
Salem has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Salem at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 541 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,801 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $100k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $752/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.84%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 316 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,942 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.1″ | 3.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 2.5″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 44°F | 4.7″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 55°F | 5.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 5.1″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.1″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.8″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 0.6″ | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 2.9″ | 138 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology