Warm-summer humid continental
Salem, Ohio
Columbiana County, Ohio · Population 12k · 1,227 ft elevation
Living in Salem
Salem has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Salem at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 1,227 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,284 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $771/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.14%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 103 per 100k32th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,186 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 16°F | 3.1″ | 9.6″ | 88 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 16°F | 2.3″ | 6.4″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 4.4″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 53°F | 4.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | — | 164 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 129 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 2.9″ | 6.5″ | 71 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