Salem Weather in March
Salem in March
The short of it: Salem in March averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 12 h 2 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 37° · low 23° · rain 16 mm · daylight 12 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
March in Salem brings afternoons near 37° and nights around 23°, with about 16 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 2 min in mid-March, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Salem runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Kondalampatti, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Salem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KondalampattiTamil Nadu | 4 km WSW | 37° | 23° | 16 mm |
| KannānkurichchiTamil Nadu | 5 km NNE | 36° | 23° | 14 mm |
| OmalurTamil Nadu | 15 km NW | 37° | 23° | 16 mm |
| IdangansālaiTamil Nadu | 18 km W | 38° | 24° | 19 mm |
| TāramangalamTamil Nadu | 21 km WNW | 38° | 23° | 18 mm |
| RasipuramTamil Nadu | 22 km S | 37° | 24° | 17 mm |
| MallasamudramTamil Nadu | 22 km SW | 37° | 24° | 19 mm |
| NāmagiripettaiTamil Nadu | 25 km SSE | 37° | 23° | 16 mm |