Salem, OR: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 69.7°F in Salem, OR, the warmest August since 2025, 23rd warmest of 132.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 69.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 23rd warmest of 132
Precipitation: 0.01 in; Driest since 2018; 24th driest of 133

A normal August in Salem, OR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.6°F, between 67.1°F and 71.2°F in eight years of ten and 0.26 in of precipitation, between 0.02 in and 1.05 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Salem, OR since 1893: 69.7°F in 2026; the highest is 73°F, in 2023 and 2017.

Normal range, 67.1 to 71.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August 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	69.7	23	84	39	55.3	20	0.01	109	0
2025	72.4	5	86.2	14	58.7	2	0.13	80	0
2024	71.3	8	85.2	22	57.4	6	0.39	52	0
2023	73	1	87.1	6	58.9	1	0.86	24	0
2022	72.5	3	87.7	3	57.4	6	0.15	75	0
2021	72.3	6	86.3	13	58.3	3	0.02	104	0
2020	69.1	27	84.1	36	54.2	40	0.12	82	0
2019	69.8	20	83.3	52	56.2	11	0.32	61	0
2018	70.2	14	84.6	29	55.8	14	trace	111	0
2017	73	1	89	2	57.1	9	0.15	75	0
2016	71.3	8	86.8	7	55.8	14	0.41	47	0
2015	71.2	10	85.2	22	57.3	8	0.71	31	0
2014	72.5	3	86.7	11	58.3	3	0.35	57	0
2013	70.6	11	83.7	45	57.5	5	0.35	57	0
2012	69.6	24	85	25	54.2	40	trace	111	0
2011	69.1	27	82.5	60	55.6	17	0.11	84	0
2010	67.4	56	81.6	71	53.2	55	0.20	70	0
2009	68.3	42	81.9	68	54.7	29	0.18	74	0
2008	67.6	54	80.4	92	54.9	27	1.28	16	0
2007	67.3	61	80.1	98	54.4	36	0.72	29	0
2006	67.4	56	82.7	56	52.1	74	trace	111	0
2005	68.9	34	85.1	24	52.7	63	0.05	91	0
2004	70.1	16	84.2	33	56	13	1.04	19	0
2003	68.8	36	82.5	60	55	24	0.03	100	0
2002	67.4	56	82.5	60	52.4	69	0.02	104	0
2001	67.1	66	81.5	73	52.8	60	0.78	27	0
2000	65.6	96	80.1	98	51	92	0.03	100	0
1999	67.9	49	80.2	97	55.5	18	0.68	35	0
1998	69	32	84	39	54	43	0.04	97	0
1997	69.8	20	83.8	44	55.8	14	1.13	17	0
1996	67.8	50	82.7	56	52.8	60	0.20	70	0
1995	65.1	109	78.7	115	51.4	85	1.29	15	0
1994	67	68	82.1	67	52	78	0.05	91	0
1993	67.2	65	81.1	82	53.3	53	0.40	50	0
1992	68.2	44	85	25	51.3	86	0.38	53	0
1991	67.8	50	82.2	66	53.3	53	0.67	36	0
1990	69.1	27	83	53	55.2	22	0.85	25	0
1989	64.9	112	78.3	119	51.5	82	0.48	45	0
1988	65.8	95	82.7	56	48.9	118	0.00	126	0
1987	67.8	50	84.1	36	51.5	82	0.15	75	0
1986	69.8	20	86.8	7	52.9	59	trace	111	0
1985	65.4	99	81.3	79	49.5	110	0.20	70	0
1984	66.8	76	82.3	65	51.3	86	trace	111	0
1983	67.7	53	81.4	77	54.1	42	2.09	6	0
1982	66.4	84	81.6	71	51.2	90	0.41	47	0
1981	68.7	37	86	15	51.3	86	trace	111	0
1980	62.7	131	79.2	106	46.3	131	0.04	97	0
1979	65.6	96	79	107	52.3	70	0.70	33	0
1978	68.3	42	81.5	73	55.1	23	2.56	3	0
1977	70.1	16	85.7	20	54.5	33	1.70	10	0
1976	64.2	121	76.6	125	51.7	81	1.89	8	0
1975	63	130	76.5	126	49.6	109	1.96	7	0
1974	67.4	56	82.9	54	51.8	80	0.11	84	0
1973	63.6	125	78.8	113	48.4	121	0.80	26	0
1972	68.2	44	85.8	17	50.5	98	0.14	78	0
1971	69.1	27	84.2	33	54	43	1.49	12	0
1970	65.4	99	83.7	45	47.1	128	trace	111	0
1969	63.5	126	80.3	95	46.7	130	0.05	91	0
1968	65.2	107	77.7	122	52.7	63	4.17	1	0
1967	71.6	7	91.1	1	52.1	74	trace	111	0
1966	66.9	71	83.5	49	50.3	101	0.40	50	0
1965	66.7	79	80.8	88	52.6	66	0.99	22	0
1964	63.8	123	78.2	121	49.4	112	0.41	47	0
1963	65.3	105	79.8	101	50.8	94	0.09	87	0
1962	64.8	114	79.6	103	50	106	0.70	33	0
1961	69.3	25	85.8	17	52.7	63	0.28	65	0
1960	64.8	114	78.9	110	50.6	97	0.65	38	0
1959	65.4	99	81.5	73	49.4	112	0.02	104	0
1958	70.2	14	87.4	4	53.1	57	0.03	100	0
1957	63.7	124	78.3	119	49.2	114	0.27	67	0
1956	65.2	107	79.9	100	50.4	99	0.37	55	0
1955	64.5	120	81.1	82	47.9	123	trace	111	0
1954	63.1	129	75.3	130	50.8	94	0.72	29	0
1953	65.4	99	78.8	113	51.9	79	1.65	11	0
1952	66	91	81.7	70	50.3	101	trace	111	0
1951	64.7	117	80.9	86	48.5	120	0.65	38	0
1950	68.7	37	85.4	21	52.1	74	0.35	57	0
1949	66.2	87	79.7	102	52.8	60	0.38	53	0
1948	65	111	77.4	124	52.5	67	0.52	43	0
1947	64.7	117	78.9	110	50.4	99	0.44	46	0
1946	67.4	56	83.5	49	51.2	90	0.09	87	0
1945	67.3	61	83.9	43	50.8	94	0.20	70	0
1944	66.2	87	81.2	80	51.3	86	0.05	91	0
1943	66.1	90	80.7	89	51.5	82	2.14	5	0
1942	69.3	25	84.3	31	54.3	38	0.04	97	0
1941	68	46	81.1	82	54.8	28	1.33	14	0
1940	68.5	39	84.8	28	52.2	72	trace	111	0
1939	67	68	83.7	45	50.2	103	1.04	19	0
1938	64.1	122	79	107	49.2	114	0.06	89	0
1937	64.8	114	79.5	104	50.1	104	0.71	31	0
1936	66	91	84.2	33	47.8	124	trace	111	0
1935	65.9	94	84.3	31	47.5	125	0.53	41	0
1934	66.6	80	84.1	36	49.1	116	0.27	67	0
1933	66.9	71	84	39	49.8	108	0.37	55	0
1932	66.8	76	81.5	73	52.1	74	0.54	40	0
1931	66.9	71	86.8	7	46.9	129	trace	111	0
1930	66.2	87	82.9	54	49.1	116	0.01	109	3
1929	66.9	71	87.3	5	47.2	127	0.05	91	2
1928	65.4	99	82.7	56	48.1	122	0.00	126	0
1927	69.1	27	84.6	29	53.6	48	0.12	82	0
1926	67.3	61	80.7	89	53.9	45	2.42	4	0
1925	66.3	85	80.4	92	52.2	72	0.77	28	0
1924	66.9	71	80.4	92	53.4	52	0.53	41	0
1923	69.9	18	84.9	27	55	24	0.05	91	0
1922	67	68	80.9	86	53.1	57	1.49	12	0
1921	66.6	80	83.6	48	49.5	110	0.13	80	0
1920	67.1	66	86.8	7	47.4	126	0.95	23	0
1919	66.5	82	79.5	104	53.6	48	0.00	126	0
1918	66.5	82	77.6	123	55.3	20	0.67	36	0
1917	70.5	12	85.9	16	55	24	0.00	126	0
1916	68.4	41	81.2	80	55.5	18	0.35	57	0
1915	70.3	13	84	39	56.6	10	0.00	126	0
1914	67.5	55	80.5	91	54.5	33	0.00	126	0
1913	69	32	81.9	68	56.1	12	0.30	62	0
1912	64.6	119	74.5	131	54.7	29	1.81	9	0
1911	66.8	76	79	107	54.6	32	trace	111	0
1910	63.5	126	76.1	128	50.9	93	0.02	104	0
1909	65.4	99	78.4	117	52.3	70	0.02	104	0
1908	66.3	85	78.9	110	53.7	46	0.52	43	0
1907	64.9	112	76.2	127	53.7	46	1.07	18	0
1906	68.5	39	82.5	60	54.4	36	trace	111	0
1905	66	91	78.4	117	53.5	50	0.03	100	0
1904	68	46	82.4	64	53.5	50	0.14	78	0
1903	65.3	105	76	129	54.5	33	0.29	64	0
1901							0.30	62	12
1900	67.3	61	85.8	17	48.7	119	0.00	126	0
1899	62	132	74	132	50.1	104	2.91	2	0
1898	68	46	81.4	77	54.7	29	0.06	89	0
1897	68.9	34	83.5	49	54.3	38	0.28	65	0
1896	65.6	96	78.7	115	52.5	67	1.00	21	0
1895	65.1	109	80.3	95	49.9	107	0.23	69	0
1894	69.9	18	86.5	12	53.2	55	0.00	126	0
1893	63.4	128	81.1	82	45.8	132	0.10	86	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	73
2017	73
2022	72.5
2014	72.5
2025	72.4
2021	72.3
1967	71.6
2024	71.3
2016	71.3
2015	71.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	62
1980	62.7
1975	63
1954	63.1
1893	63.4
1969	63.5
1910	63.5
1973	63.6
1957	63.7
1964	63.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1968	4.17
1899	2.91
1978	2.56
1926	2.42
1943	2.14
1983	2.09
1975	1.96
1976	1.89
1912	1.81
1977	1.70

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1988	0.00
1928	0.00
1919	0.00
1917	0.00
1915	0.00
1914	0.00
1900	0.00
1894	0.00
2018	trace
2012	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 95°F; 6 August 2026
Coldest night: 47°F; 30 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.01 in; 29 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 0.01 in of precipitation in Salem, OR, the driest August since 2018, tied 24th driest of 133 (with 1930).
The hottest day of August 2026 in Salem, OR: 95°F on Thursday 6 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Salem, OR: a low of 47°F on Sunday 30 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Salem, OR: 0.01 in on Saturday 29 August 2026.