Salem, OR: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 57.1°F in Salem, OR, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, tied 12th warmest of 129 (with 1994).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 57.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 12th warmest of 129
Precipitation: 17.97 in; Driest since 2015; 17th driest of 131

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Salem, OR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 56°F, between 54.8°F and 57.9°F in eight years of ten and 23.38 in of precipitation, between 17.63 in and 33.39 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Salem, OR since 1893: 57.1°F in 2026; the highest is 59.3°F, in 2015.

Normal range, 54.8 to 57.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Salem, OR from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	57.1	12	68.5	17	45.6	26	17.97	115	0
2025	58.1	5	69.3	9	46.9	4	20.39	96	0
2024	57.9	7	69	11	46.8	6	26.23	42	0
2023	57	14	68.1	20	45.8	19	21.40	87	0
2022	57.6	9	68.7	14	46.4	13	23.79	61	0
2021	58.2	3	69.8	4	46.6	10	22.91	69	0
2020	56.5	21	67.4	29	45.6	26	19.84	101	0
2019	55.9	33	66.4	62	45.3	29	23.23	67	0
2018	57.4	11	68.8	12	46.1	14	19.49	104	0
2017	56.7	20	67.7	26	45.7	24	35.91	6	0
2016	58.4	2	69.3	9	47.4	1	25.88	43	0
2015	59.3	1	71.1	1	47.4	1	17.16	120	0
2014	58.1	5	69.4	8	46.9	4	24.02	59	0
2013	56.3	26	66.8	45	45.8	19	19.54	103	0
2012	55.3	51	66.4	62	44.2	56	33.11	10	0
2011	55	61	64.9	105	45.2	34	25.56	50	0
2010	56	31	66.2	72	45.8	19	28.31	28	0
2009	55.5	41	66.7	49	44.3	54	17.46	118	0
2008	54	98	64.7	107	43.3	72	19.10	108	0
2007	55.3	51	66	81	44.7	43	20.77	94	0
2006	56	31	67.3	31	44.7	43	26.26	41	0
2005	55.4	43	66.6	52	44.2	56	18.88	109	0
2004	56.3	26	67.3	31	45.3	29	23.52	63	0
2003	56.9	15	68	21	45.9	16	24.65	55	0
2002	55	61	66	81	43.9	61	22.69	71	0
2001	54.6	75	66.3	66	42.9	83	13.30	131	0
2000	54.8	65	65.8	89	43.7	65	22.17	77	0
1999	54.5	78	65.3	97	43.8	64	32.04	14	0
1998	56.3	26	66.8	45	45.9	16	30.14	19	0
1997	55.7	37	66.2	72	45.3	29	35.88	7	0
1996	55.3	51	66.2	72	44.4	49	37.37	2	0
1995	56.5	21	67.8	24	45.2	34	28.55	27	0
1994	57.1	12	69.5	7	44.7	43	17.65	117	0
1993	55	61	66.4	62	43.6	67	25.42	51	0
1992	57.9	7	70.7	2	45.2	34	17.68	116	0
1991	55.1	59	66.9	44	43.2	74	22.04	79	0
1990	56.2	29	68	21	44.4	49	23.06	68	0
1989	54.6	75	66.3	66	42.9	83	18.34	113	0
1988	54.5	78	66.8	45	42.1	100	19.88	100	0
1987	55.8	36	68.6	15	43.1	78	22.11	78	0
1986	55.4	43	67	43	43.9	61	25.69	49	0
1985	53.3	116	66.1	79	40.4	127	13.31	130	0
1984	54.4	84	66.5	56	42.3	93	25.77	46	0
1983	55.4	43	66.6	52	44.3	54	37.54	1	0
1982	53.9	103	65.7	92	42	101	24.06	58	0
1981	54.5	78	66.5	56	42.4	89	22.30	76	0
1980	53.2	118	65.4	96	41.1	120	22.51	73	0
1979	54.5	78	66.5	56	42.6	87	21.06	92	0
1978	55.9	33	66.6	52	45.3	29	23.66	62	0
1977	53.8	105	66.1	79	41.5	111	16.71	123	0
1976	52.6	125	64.2	118	41	122	24.22	57	0
1975	53.6	108	65.1	102	42.2	97	21.97	81	0
1974	54.3	88	66.2	72	42.3	93	29.40	22	0
1973	54	98	66.5	56	41.4	114	19.33	107	0
1972	54	98	66.5	56	41.4	114	26.99	35	0
1971	53.1	120	64.7	107	41.4	114	31.65	15	0
1970	54.3	88	67.7	26	40.9	124	26.52	38	0
1969	53.6	108	66	81	41.3	119	25.78	45	0
1968	54.1	94	65.9	86	42.4	89	31.04	16	0
1967	55.4	43	68.6	15	42.2	97	20.05	98	0
1966	54.4	84	67.2	35	41.5	111	20.04	99	0
1965	54.2	92	66.6	52	41.8	104	17.29	119	0
1964	53.2	118	64.6	110	41.7	107	21.00	93	0
1963	53.5	112	64.6	110	42.3	93	23.86	60	0
1962	52.9	123	64.6	110	41.1	120	21.22	91	0
1961	55.3	51	67.3	31	43.3	72	32.17	13	0
1960	53.5	112	65.5	95	41.4	114	27.10	34	0
1959	54.7	67	66.2	72	43.2	74	28.19	29	0
1958	57.5	10	69.8	4	45.2	34	27.16	33	0
1957	54.3	88	65.7	92	42.8	85	25.28	53	0
1956	54.1	94	65.9	86	42.2	97	28.95	23	0
1955	51.9	128	63.3	125	40.6	126	23.32	64	0
1954	52.6	125	64.5	115	40.8	125	27.81	31	0
1953	54.4	84	65.9	86	43	81	36.84	4	0
1952	54.3	88	67.1	40	41.5	111	18.66	111	0
1951	54.7	67	67.4	29	42	101	28.89	24	0
1950	53.3	116	65	103	41.6	109	34.08	8	0
1949	54	98	65.7	92	42.4	89	23.26	65	0
1948	53.8	105	64.6	110	43.1	78	30.84	18	0
1947	55.6	39	67.2	35	44	60	21.75	84	0
1946	54.9	64	66.3	66	43.4	69	24.73	54	0
1945	55.4	43	67.3	31	43.4	69	28.76	25	0
1944	55.2	57	67.2	35	43.2	74	16.85	122	0
1943	54.7	67	66.8	45	42.7	86	25.30	52	0
1942	55.1	59	66.3	66	43.9	61	18.14	114	0
1941	56.8	17	68.4	18	45.2	34	18.72	110	0
1940	56.5	21	68.3	19	44.8	41	29.96	20	0
1939	55.3	51	67.2	35	43.4	69	19.36	106	0
1938	55.4	43	67.1	40	43.7	65	25.76	47	0
1937	53.6	108	65.3	97	42	101	36.69	5	0
1936	54.5	78	67.2	35	41.8	104	26.74	36	0
1935	54.4	84	67.8	24	41	122	20.23	97	1
1934	56.9	15	70.7	2	43.1	78	16.91	121	0
1933	53	121	64.5	115	41.4	114	29.56	21	0
1932	54.1	94	66.4	62	41.8	104	22.00	80	1
1931	55.2	57	68.8	12	41.6	109	26.29	40	0
1930	52.2	127	65.2	99	39.5	131	21.97	81	3
1929	53	121	66	81	40.2	129	13.82	127	2
1928	55.4	43	66.7	49	44.1	58	22.54	72	0
1927	55.7	37	66.5	56	44.8	41	30.94	17	3
1926	58.2	3	69.7	6	46.8	6	21.85	83	0
1925	56.8	17	67.7	26	46	15	24.24	56	0
1924	56.2	29	68	21	44.4	49	13.35	129	0
1923	55.4	43	66.2	72	44.7	43	22.37	75	0
1922	54.5	78	66.3	66	42.6	87	21.25	90	1
1921	54.7	67	67.1	40	42.3	93	25.83	44	0
1920	52.7	124	65.8	89	39.7	130	22.70	70	9
1919	54	98	63.6	122	44.4	49	28.18	30	0
1918	56.8	17	66.7	49	46.8	6	18.49	112	0
1917	54.7	67	64.3	117	45.1	40	15.55	125	0
1916	54.1	94	63.6	122	44.5	47	32.53	11	0
1915	56.4	25	66	81	46.8	6	15.97	124	0
1914	55.6	39	63.9	120	47.2	3	27.45	32	4
1913					45.2	34	21.42	86	32
1912	54.6	75	63.5	124	45.7	24	22.42	74	1
1911	53.8	105	63.1	126	44.5	47	21.30	89	0
1910	54.8	65	63.8	121	45.8	19	19.65	102	0
1909	53.6	108	62.9	127	44.4	49	21.70	85	1
1908	54.7	67	64.1	119	45.3	29	15.33	126	1
1907	55.3	51	64.7	107	45.9	16	23.25	66	0
1906	56.5	21	66.3	66	46.6	10	21.39	88	0
1905	55.9	33	65.2	99	46.5	12	20.76	95	0
1904	55.5	41	65.2	99	45.8	19	26.31	39	0
1903	54.2	92	62.8	128	45.5	28	13.65	128	1
1902									63
1901									163
1900									30
1899	53.4	115	65	103	41.7	107	28.62	26	1
1898	54.7	67	65.8	89	43.6	67	19.43	105	0
1897					44.1	58	25.71	48	42
1896	54.7	67	66.2	72	43.2	74	26.66	37	0
1895	53.5	112	64.6	110	42.4	89	32.26	12	0
1894	53.9	103	64.8	106	43	81	36.88	3	0
1893	51.3	129	62.2	129	40.4	127	33.48	9	1

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	59.3
2016	58.4
2021	58.2
1926	58.2
2025	58.1
2014	58.1
2024	57.9
1992	57.9
2022	57.6
1958	57.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1893	51.3
1955	51.9
1930	52.2
1976	52.6
1954	52.6
1920	52.7
1962	52.9
1933	53
1929	53
1971	53.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1983	37.54
1996	37.37
1894	36.88
1953	36.84
1937	36.69
2017	35.91
1997	35.88
1950	34.08
1893	33.48
2012	33.11

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2001	13.30
1985	13.31
1924	13.35
1903	13.65
1929	13.82
1908	15.33
1917	15.55
1915	15.97
1977	16.71
1944	16.85

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 21 July 2026
Coldest night: 20°F; 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.37 in; 23 February 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	40.7°F 62nd warmest of 133	2.32 in 13th driest of 134
February	43.9°F 41st warmest of 132	4.92 in 56th wettest of 134
March	49.4°F 13th warmest of 132	3.08 in 47th driest of 133
April	52.8°F 23rd warmest of 133	3.10 in 43rd wettest of 133
May	59.6°F 14th warmest of 134	0.65 in 13th driest of 134
June	64.8°F 17th warmest of 134	1.20 in 58th wettest of 133
July	69.2°F 30th warmest of 132	0.26 in 60th wettest of 132
August	69.7°F 23rd warmest of 132	0.01 in 24th driest of 133
September	61.2°F 46th coldest of 131	2.42 in 27th wettest of 133
October so far	62.7°F 6th warmest of 132	0.01 in 25th driest of 134

Hot days and freezes

Salem, OR has had 16 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 58th most of 129 (with 2011, 2008, 1943 and 2 other years).
Salem, OR has had 1 day at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 46th most of 129 (with 2019, 2012, 2010 and 24 other years).
Salem, OR has had 26 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 93rd most of 131 (with 2003, 1986, 1941 and 2 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Salem, OR came on Friday 3 April 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 96th latest of 132 (with 2018, 2017 and 1934).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
14 June	Warmest day	96°F	92°F 1961	Provisional
3 May	Warmest day	89°F	86°F 1992	Provisional
6 April	Warmest day	79°F	78°F 1906	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 17.97 in of precipitation in Salem, OR, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2015, 17th driest of 131.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Salem, OR: 100°F on Tuesday 21 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Salem, OR: a low of 20°F on Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Salem, OR: 1.37 in on Monday 23 February 2026.