Salem Temperature by Month

Salem, Tamil Nadu, India has an average annual maximum temperature of 34°C (93°F), with moderate seasonal shifts ranging from 30°C (86°F) in December to 38°C (100°F) in April. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The weather in Salem changes moderately throughout the year, offering enough variation to appreciate each season. Nights are cooler, with lows ranging from 26°C (79°F) to 20°C (68°F).

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Salem by month:

The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Salem's average annual maximum temperature is 34°C (93°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually, warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.

Zermatt, Switzerland averages just 4°C (39°F) annually due to its altitude, with very cold winters and cool summers even at its warmest.

Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Salem's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Salem climate page.