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Salem averages 39.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (13.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 11 days a year at least an inch falls, and about 1 day brings 10 inches or more. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 39 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
<1
<1
4
42°F
November
0.8″
<1
<1
15
34°F
December
7.4″
2
6
25
26°F
January
13.3″
4
13
28
20°F
February
8.5″
3
11
25
21°F
March
7.5″
2
8
22
28°F
April
1.5″
<1
1
8
37°F
Year
39.1″
11
39
126
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Marblehead (2 mi from the city center, +82 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Beverly Muni Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
39.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Marblehead station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 13.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Salem have?
About 126 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 20 °F.