Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Salem, MA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Salem sits squarely in that unpredictable shoulder season — expect a high near 53° and a low around 35°, but history shows anything is possible. This date has swung from a frigid 18° in 1995 all the way to a t-shirt-worthy 78° in 2010. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain, though snow is almost off the table at just 3%.
Salem's weather has real teeth — the thermometer has reached 101° as recently as June 2025 and crashed to -20° in February 2023, a swing of 121 degrees across the historical record. A single day in May 2006 dumped 5.58 inches of rain, and the Blizzard of January 2015 buried the city under 23.5 inches of snow in one storm.
Summer is Salem's sweet spot, peaking mid-July with average highs of 82° before a long, gradual slide into winter's 36° average highs in January. If you're chasing dry weather, avoid late March through early April — it's the wettest stretch of the year, averaging 1.35 inches in a single week. Spring and fall offer mild temperatures in the 50s–60s but come with real precipitation risk.