Best time to visit Salem Maritime National Historical Park
May, August and September are the best balance at Salem Maritime National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 65° to 79°F), with crowds from quiet to busy. October is busiest, with about 122,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 42°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Marblehead, MA USC00194502
- Lat / lon
- 42.50, -70.86
- Elevation
- 84 ft
- From park center
- 1.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Augbest | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 36° | 38° | 44° | 55° | 65° | 74° | 80° | 79° | 72° | 61° | 51° | 42° | 58° |
| Low, °F | 18° | 20° | 26° | 36° | 45° | 54° | 61° | 60° | 53° | 42° | 33° | 24° | 39° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 48.0 |
| Snow, in | 13.3 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 39.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:23 | 10:29 | 11:48 | 13:19 | 14:35 | 15:17 | 15:00 | 13:54 | 12:26 | 10:59 | 9:42 | 9:04 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 83 | 70 | 53 | 93 | 122 | 18 | 7 | 534 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 18° | 3.8 | 13.3 | 9:23 | 6,300 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 38° | 20° | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10:29 | 7,300 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 44° | 26° | 4.7 | 7.5 | 11:48 | 15,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 55° | 36° | 4.3 | 1.5 | 13:19 | 27,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 65° | 45° | 3.5 | 0 | 14:35 | 32,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| June | 74° | 54° | 4.1 | 0 | 15:17 | 83,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 80° | 61° | 3.5 | 0 | 15:00 | 70,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Augustbest | 79° | 60° | 3.3 | 0 | 13:54 | 53,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Septemberbest | 72° | 53° | 3.6 | 0 | 12:26 | 93,000 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 61° | 42° | 5.0 | 0.1 | 10:59 | 122,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 51° | 33° | 4.2 | 0.8 | 9:42 | 18,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 42° | 24° | 4.7 | 7.4 | 9:04 | 7,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 58° | 39° | 48.0 | 39.1 | 534,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 80°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 18°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 534,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Massachusetts
Closures, reservations and alerts: Salem Maritime National Historical Park on nps.gov
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