Climate averages 1991–2020
Salem, United States weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Salem, United States: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 13.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 15 h 14 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beaverton (63 km away). In July its highs average 26.6°C, 1.0°C cooler than Salem, United States, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Salem, United States ranks joint 386th of 498 for the warmest July highs and 109th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Salem, United States is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.9 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 154 | 15.9 | 9.29 h |
| February | 10.3°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 119 | 13.9 | 10.410 h |
| March | 12.3°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 128 | 15.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.6°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 92 | 14.3 | 13.513 h |
| May | 18.6°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 56 | 9.0 | 14.815 h |
| June | 22.0°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 30 | 5.9 | 15.516 h |
| July, selected | 27.6°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 7.9 | 1.9 | 15.215 h |
| August | 27.9°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 10 | 2.0 | 14.114 h |
| September | 24.5°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 32 | 4.8 | 12.613 h |
| October | 17.4°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 87 | 10.3 | 11.011 h |
| November | 11.4°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 153 | 15.9 | 9.610 h |
| December | 8.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 181 | 16.8 | 8.99 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
July in nearby cities
- Beaverton in JulyUnited States · 63 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 13.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Hillsboro in JulyUnited States · 65 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Portland in JulyUnited States · 70 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 14.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Gresham in JulyUnited States · 78 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Vancouver, United States in JulyUnited States · 83 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Eugene in JulyUnited States · 99 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 12.9°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Bend in JulyUnited States · 168 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Tacoma in JulyUnited States · 261 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 16 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, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.