Salem Weather in August
Salem in August
The short of it: Salem in August averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 158 mm (6.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 24° · rain 158 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Salem an average August high of 33°, a low of 24° and some 158 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 158 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Salem runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Kondalampatti, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Salem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 58 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KondalampattiTamil Nadu | 4 km WSW | 33° | 24° | 155 mm |
| KannānkurichchiTamil Nadu | 5 km NNE | 33° | 24° | 158 mm |
| OmalurTamil Nadu | 15 km NW | 33° | 24° | 147 mm |
| IdangansālaiTamil Nadu | 18 km W | 34° | 24° | 140 mm |
| TāramangalamTamil Nadu | 21 km WNW | 34° | 24° | 139 mm |
| RasipuramTamil Nadu | 22 km S | 34° | 24° | 150 mm |
| MallasamudramTamil Nadu | 22 km SW | 34° | 24° | 142 mm |
| NāmagiripettaiTamil Nadu | 25 km SSE | 33° | 24° | 145 mm |