Salem's Climate Data and Its Top-Rated Window Pros
Local risk and climate data for Salem, MA sit below, translated into plain terms for a window buyer rather than left as raw codes. 10 installers follow that data instead of a license roster, their rank built from Google's star rating and how many people left one. Checked September 2026.
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5AIECC climate zone · ENERGY STAR Northern zone
Salem's climate zone, in plain terms
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH runs a January average near 27°F and climbs to about 71°F by July, a swing that adds up to roughly 6,377 heating degree days most winters, with 479 on the summer cooling side of the ledger.
That load is the actual argument for paying up for a better U-factor in Salem, separate from anything a brochure claims.
Zone 5A's requirement is the floor; Salem's specific load is what tells you whether beating that floor is worth the extra cost.
Data: U.S. EPA / DOE, ENERGY STAR, ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Climate Zones by County/ZIP (Windows, Doors, and Skylights) (V7.0); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE Building America), Guide to Determining Climate Zone by County: Building America and IECC 2021 Updates (PNNL-33270) (2021 IECC), from the nearest NOAA station 1.7 mi away.
What FEMA's risk data says about Salem
FEMA rates Essex County's hurricane risk as Relatively High and its wind risk as Relatively High.
Neither rating changes a window's energy label, but both are exactly what impact-resistance and design-pressure ratings are built to answer for a Salem home.
Ask specifically about design pressure and impact rating for Salem, not just energy performance, if either risk rating comes back on the high side.
- Hurricane
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively Low
Data: FEMA, National Risk Index for Natural Hazards - County-level table, v1.20 (v1.20, December 2025).
Guides to finish before Salem window bids come in
- How to Read an NFRC Window Label Four numbers on one sticker decide most of a window's real-world performance. Here's what each one means.
- ENERGY STAR Window Criteria by Climate Zone ENERGY STAR splits the country into four zones, each with its own numbers. Here they are, and why the Northern zone works backward from the other three.
- Impact Windows vs. Shutters in Florida's Hurricane Zones Florida gives homeowners two paths to a protected opening. Here's how each one is tested, and where the HVHZ raises the bar further.
Salem's top-rated window installers, by Google
The order below weighs a Google rating against its review count, the same way this site weighs a U-factor against a brochure claim: on the number, not the name. Treat it as a rating, never as proof of a license, bond or HVHZ approval.
- D&G ExteriorsGoogle reviews
- A&A Services Home ImprovementGoogle reviews
- United Home ExpertsGoogle reviews
- First Choice Construction, LLCGoogle reviews
- Coastal Windows & ExteriorsGoogle reviews
- Beverly Glass CompanyGoogle reviews
- Seaside Windows & DoorsGoogle reviews
- M&M Contractors – Roofing Salem & North Shore MAGoogle reviews
- Windows In StockGoogle reviews
- E B Window and Siding CoGoogle reviews