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Salem averages 1.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (0.8″), and snow usually falls from December through February. On about <1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 1 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
1
44°F
November
0″
0
0
7
39°F
December
0.2″
<1
0
12
35°F
January
0.1″
0
1
11
36°F
February
0.8″
<1
<1
10
36°F
March
0″
0
0
6
38°F
April
0″
0
0
2
41°F
Year
1.1″
<1
1
49
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Silverton (13 mi from the city center, +226 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Salem Mcnary Fld. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
1.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Silverton station, 13 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 0.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Salem have?
About 49 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 35 °F.