Salem Weather in December
Salem in December
The short of it: Salem in December averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 21° · rain 46 mm · daylight 11 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
December in Salem brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 21°, with about 46 mm of rain over the month. Salem's coldest stretch of the year, 31° by day and 21° by night. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 27 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Salem runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Kondalampatti, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Salem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 78 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KondalampattiTamil Nadu | 4 km WSW | 31° | 21° | 45 mm |
| KannānkurichchiTamil Nadu | 5 km NNE | 30° | 20° | 48 mm |
| OmalurTamil Nadu | 15 km NW | 31° | 20° | 45 mm |
| IdangansālaiTamil Nadu | 18 km W | 31° | 20° | 44 mm |
| TāramangalamTamil Nadu | 21 km WNW | 31° | 20° | 43 mm |
| RasipuramTamil Nadu | 22 km S | 31° | 21° | 48 mm |
| MallasamudramTamil Nadu | 22 km SW | 31° | 21° | 45 mm |
| NāmagiripettaiTamil Nadu | 25 km SSE | 30° | 21° | 52 mm |