Warm-summer humid continental
Salem, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts · Population 44k · 30 ft elevation
Living in Salem
Salem has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Salem at a glance
- Population
- 44k
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,660 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $497k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,800/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.293th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 69 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,276 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.8″ | 13.3″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 3.5″ | 8.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 4.7″ | 7.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 4.3″ | 1.5″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 196 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | 0.8″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 4.7″ | 7.4″ | 129 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