Editing Salem, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Salem Ferry.JPG|thumb|right|Salem Ferry approaching its dock]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|9.9|sqmi|km2}}, or 55.09%, is water. Salem lies on [[Massachusetts Bay]] between Salem Harbor, which divides the city from much of neighboring [[Marblehead, Massachusetts|Marblehead]] to the southeast, and Beverly Harbor, which divides the city from [[Beverly, Massachusetts|Beverly]] along with the Danvers River, which feeds into the harbor. Between the two harbors lies Salem Neck and Winter Island, which are divided from each other by Cat Cove, Smith Pool (located between the two land causeways to Winter Island), and Juniper Cove. The city is further divided by Collins Cove and the inlet to the North River. The Forest River flows through the southern end of town, along with Strong Water Brook, which feeds Spring Pond at the town's southwestern corner. The town has several parks, as well as conservation land along the Forest River and Camp Lion, which lies east of [[Spring Pond]].

The city is divided by its natural features into several small neighborhoods. The Salem Neck neighborhood lies northeast of downtown, and North Salem lies to the west of it, on the other side of the North River. South Salem is south of the South River, lying mostly along the banks of Salem Harbor southward. Downtown Salem lies {{convert|15|mi}} northeast of [[Boston]], {{convert|16|mi}} southwest of [[Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]] and [[Cape Ann]], and {{convert|19|mi}} southeast of [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]], the other county seat of Essex County. Salem is bordered by Beverly to the north, [[Danvers, Massachusetts|Danvers]] to the northwest, [[Peabody, Massachusetts|Peabody]] to the west, [[Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]] to the south, [[Swampscott, Massachusetts|Swampscott]] to the southeast, and [[Marblehead, Massachusetts|Marblehead]] to the southeast. The town's water rights extend along a channel into Massachusetts Bay between the water rights of Marblehead and Beverly.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Salem has either a [[Humid continental climate#Hot summer subtype|hot-summer humid continental climate]] (abbreviated ''Dfa''), or a hot-summer [[Humid subtropical climate|humid sub-tropical climate]] (abbreviated ''Cfa''), depending on the isotherm used.

{{Weather box
|location = Salem, 1991–2020 interpolated normals (20 ft elevation)
|collapsed = 
|single line = y
|precipitation colour  =green
|Jan precipitation mm  =91.95
|Feb precipitation mm  =87.24
|Mar precipitation mm  =116.88
|Apr precipitation mm  =104.68
|May precipitation mm  =88.10
|Jun precipitation mm  =101.76
|Jul precipitation mm  =89.36
|Aug precipitation mm  =84.31
|Sep precipitation mm  =90.57
|Oct precipitation mm  =120.57
|Nov precipitation mm  =101.16
|Dec precipitation mm  =118.46
|Jan high C = 2.6
|Feb high C = 3.8
|Mar high C = 7.2
|Apr high C = 12.6
|May high C = 17.9
|Jun high C = 23.1
|Jul high C = 26.3
|Aug high C = 25.8
|Sep high C = 22.4
|Oct high C = 16.5
|Nov high C = 10.9
|Dec high C = 5.6
|Jan mean C  =-1.9
|Feb mean C  =-0.9
|Mar mean C  =2.7
|Apr mean C  =8.1
|May mean C  =13.4
|Jun mean C  =18.7
|Jul mean C  =22.0
|Aug mean C  =21.4
|Sep mean C  =17.7
|Oct mean C  =11.8
|Nov mean C  =6.4
|Dec mean C  =1.3
|Jan low C = -6.4
|Feb low C = -5.5
|Mar low C = -1.8
|Apr low C = 3.5
|May low C = 8.9
|Jun low C = 14.3
|Jul low C = 17.6
|Aug low C = 16.9
|Sep low C = 13.0
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 1.9
|Dec low C = -2.9
|Jan dew point C =-7.5
|Feb dew point C =-7.3
|Mar dew point C =-4.2
|Apr dew point C =0.9
|May dew point C =7.4
|Jun dew point C =13.3
|Jul dew point C =16.6
|Aug dew point C =16.4
|Sep dew point C =13.0
|Oct dew point C =6.8
|Nov dew point C =0.8
|Dec dew point C =-4.0
|source 1 = PRISM Climate Group<ref>{{cite web
  | url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
  | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University
  | publisher=Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering (NACSE), based at Oregon State University
  | access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>
  | date=March 16, 2023}}