Climate averages 1991–2020
Salem weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Salem: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tiruchengode (42 km away). In December its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Salem, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Salem ranks joint 143rd of 692 for the warmest December highs and 623rd of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Salem is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 52 mm to 4.6 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Salem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 4.6 | 1.8 | 11.512 h |
| February | 33.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 7.1 | 1.8 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 16 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.8°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 56 | 7.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 101 | 15.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 33.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 93 | 16.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 86 | 15.1 | 12.713 h |
| August | 32.0°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 105 | 15.5 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 140 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 176 | 18.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 122 | 13.6 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 28.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 52 | 6.2 | 11.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Tiruchengode in DecemberIndia · 42 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Kumarapalayam in DecemberIndia · 54 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.3°C · 40 mm rain
- Erode in DecemberIndia · 58 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.5°C · 40 mm rain
- Karur in DecemberIndia · 78 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.7°C · 53 mm rain
- Kallakurichi in DecemberIndia · 88 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 20.2°C · 90 mm rain
- Krishnagiri in DecemberIndia · 96 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 17.3°C · 42 mm rain
- Tiruppur in DecemberIndia · 106 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 62 mm rain
- Velampālaiyam in DecemberIndia · 108 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 19.4°C · 58 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Salem) is explained once on the Salem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.