Salem, OR: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 59.6°F in Salem, OR, the warmest May since 2023, 14th warmest of 134.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 59.6°F; Warmest since 2023; 14th warmest of 134
Precipitation: 0.65 in; Driest since 2023; 13th driest of 134

A normal May in Salem, OR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.3°F, between 53.5°F and 60.5°F in eight years of ten and 1.98 in of precipitation, between 0.69 in and 3.68 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Salem, OR since 1893: 59.6°F in 2026; the highest is 61.9°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 53.5 to 60.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	59.6	14	71.7	19	47.5	14	0.65	121	0
2025	57.9	38	69.6	42	46.1	39	0.81	114	0
2024	57	51	68	67	46	42	2.85	33	0
2023	61.9	1	74.4	7	49.4	1	0.61	123	0
2022	55.7	71	65.2	101	46.2	36	4.08	11	0
2021	59.4	16	71.6	22	47.1	20	0.94	107	0
2020	57.8	40	68.6	59	47.1	20	2.85	33	0
2019	58.9	23	71.1	27	46.8	29	1.72	73	0
2018	60.5	7	72.7	12	48.3	6	0.21	131	0
2017	58.3	30	70.5	33	46.2	36	1.64	75	0
2016	60.6	5	72.1	15	49.1	3	1.17	97	0
2015	60	11	71.2	24	48.8	4	0.72	120	0
2014	59.8	12	71.1	27	48.5	5	2.07	57	0
2013	58.1	35	69.4	48	46.9	24	2.94	31	0
2012	55.7	71	67.5	73	44	73	2.31	46	0
2011	53.5	114	62.8	124	44.3	68	3.40	24	0
2010	54.4	98	63.7	119	45	60	3.47	21	0
2009	57.2	47	70.4	35	44.1	72	3.03	28	0
2008	57.3	44	67	77	47.6	13	0.43	127	0
2007	56.7	55	69	52	44.3	68	1.27	94	0
2006	57.1	49	69.5	47	44.7	62	2.88	32	0
2005	57.9	38	67.5	73	48.2	8	4.65	4	0
2004	56.7	55	66.7	80	46.8	29	2.06	58	0
2003	55.8	69	66.5	83	45.1	58	1.74	72	0
2002	54	106	64.7	108	43.3	91	1.35	89	0
2001	57.3	44	71.2	24	43.4	90	1.45	86	0
2000	55.7	71	65.3	99	46.2	36	1.56	83	0
1999	53.3	116	64.1	116	42.5	106	1.90	61	0
1998	54.6	94	62.4	129	46.7	32	5.56	2	0
1997	60.4	9	73	9	47.8	11	2.71	37	0
1996	53.1	119	62.7	125	43.5	88	3.21	26	0
1995	59	22	72	16	46	42	1.29	93	0
1994	59.2	18	71.5	23	46.9	24	1.61	77	0
1993	60.5	7	72.6	13	48.3	6	3.59	18	0
1992	60.8	4	77	1	44.6	65	0.05	134	0
1991	53.1	119	62.9	122	43.2	94	4.51	7	0
1990	55.2	82	66.6	82	43.8	81	1.94	60	0
1989	56.2	63	68.4	63	44	73	1.08	104	0
1988	53.7	110	65.2	101	42.2	111	2.39	43	0
1987	58	36	71	31	45.1	58	1.52	85	0
1986	55.2	82	66.7	80	43.8	81	2.22	50	0
1985	55.1	87	67.6	72	42.7	103	0.65	121	0
1984	52.9	124	64.5	110	41.3	121	3.32	25	0
1983	57.3	44	70.3	36	44.3	68	2.12	54	0
1982	54.7	93	68.5	61	40.8	123	0.73	119	0
1981	54.5	95	65.4	98	43.6	86	2.19	52	0
1980	53.7	110	64.9	106	42.5	106	1.53	84	0
1979	56.8	54	69.6	42	43.9	78	2.20	51	0
1978	54.8	92	66.5	83	43	96	2.97	29	0
1977	51.8	132	62.1	130	41.4	120	3.76	15	0
1976	53.2	118	65.9	90	40.5	125	1.33	92	0
1975	54.2	101	66.8	79	41.7	115	1.66	74	0
1974	52.8	126	64.2	115	41.5	118	0.90	111	0
1973	55.7	71	69.9	41	41.6	116	1.11	100	0
1972	56.5	60	70.1	38	42.9	99	2.40	41	0
1971	53.3	116	66.4	85	40.2	128	1.89	62	0
1970	54.2	101	68.5	61	39.9	130	1.36	88	0
1969	58.9	23	72.8	11	44.9	61	0.89	113	0
1968	54.5	95	66	89	43	96	3.46	22	0
1967	54.3	100	68.2	65	40.5	125	1.87	64	0
1966	54.9	89	70.2	37	39.5	131	0.78	116	0
1965	52.1	129	64.3	113	40	129	1.16	98	0
1964	53.6	112	66.3	87	41	122	0.59	125	0
1963	55.2	82	67.5	73	42.8	101	3.70	17	0
1962	51.4	134	60.4	133	42.4	108	2.11	55	0
1961	54	106	64.3	113	43.6	86	2.44	40	0
1960	52.5	128	62.9	122	42	113	3.59	18	0
1959	54	106	65.8	93	42.2	111	2.09	56	0
1958	61	2	75	4	46.9	24	1.38	87	0
1957	58.4	29	69.6	42	47.1	20	2.77	36	0
1956	58.5	26	71.7	19	45.4	52	1.61	77	0
1955	53	122	65.8	93	40.3	127	1.18	96	0
1954	55.6	75	69.6	42	41.5	118	1.34	91	0
1953	54.1	104	64.5	110	43.7	85	3.76	15	0
1952	55.4	80	70.1	38	40.8	123	0.20	132	0
1951	55.8	69	68.7	57	43	96	2.49	39	0
1950	55.2	82	68.7	57	41.6	116	1.21	95	0
1949	58.9	23	71.2	24	46.6	33	2.23	49	0
1948	55.2	82	65	105	45.4	52	4.15	10	0
1947	60.6	5	75.2	3	46.1	39	0.18	133	0
1946	58.5	26	72.2	14	44.7	62	1.15	99	0
1945	58	36	69.1	50	46.8	29	4.44	8	0
1944	56.4	62	68.8	56	43.9	78	0.93	108	0
1943	54.5	95	66.4	85	42.6	105	1.09	102	0
1942	55.9	65	65.9	90	45.8	47	4.58	6	0
1941	56.6	57	67.8	69	45.5	50	3.83	14	0
1940	59.1	21	72.9	10	45.3	56	2.17	53	0
1939	57.5	42	71.1	27	44	73	0.90	111	0
1938	57	51	70.1	38	43.8	81	0.78	116	0
1937	57.2	47	71	31	43.3	91	1.60	79	0
1936	58.3	30	71.1	27	45.5	50	3.41	23	0
1935	54.4	98	69.4	48	39.4	132	0.41	129	0
1934	58.3	30	71.8	17	44.7	62	1.35	89	0
1933	52.1	129	60.6	132	43.5	88	4.61	5	0
1932	55.1	87	67.8	69	42.4	108	3.06	27	0
1931	59.3	17	74.6	6	44	73	0.78	116	0
1930	51.6	133	63.8	118	39.4	132	1.75	69	0
1929	55.9	65	68.9	55	42.9	99	1.10	101	0
1928	61	2	76.1	2	46	42	0.45	126	0
1927	54.2	101	64.6	109	43.8	81	1.75	69	0
1926	58.2	33	68.6	59	47.7	12	2.95	30	0
1925	59.7	13	71.8	17	47.5	14	1.86	65	0
1924	60.3	10	74.8	5	45.9	45	0.61	123	0
1923	56.9	53	67.7	71	46.1	39	1.89	62	0
1922	57.1	49	69.6	42	44.6	65	0.93	108	0
1921	55.3	81	67.9	68	42.7	103	1.62	76	0
1920	53.1	119	68.2	65	38	134	0.25	130	0
1919	55.5	79	65.2	101	45.8	47	0.81	114	0
1918	55.6	75	65.9	90	45.4	52	1.08	104	0
1917	54.1	104	62.6	127	45.6	49	1.60	79	0
1916	52.9	124	62.7	125	43.1	95	2.58	38	0
1915	55.9	65	64.8	107	46.9	24	2.38	44	0
1914	59.2	18	70.5	33	47.9	10	1.96	59	0
1913	56.6	57	66.2	88	47	23	2.24	47	0
1912	57.4	43	67.3	76	47.4	17	2.40	41	0
1911	53.6	112	61.7	131	45.4	52	2.78	35	0
1910	59.2	18	69.1	50	49.3	2	1.58	81	0
1909	53.5	114	63.4	120	43.9	78	1.02	106	1
1908	51.9	131	59.8	134	44.4	67	2.38	44	1
1907	58.2	33	69	52	47.3	18	0.92	110	0
1906	56.6	57	65.6	95	47.5	14	1.85	66	0
1905	55.6	75	64	117	47.3	18	1.57	82	0
1904	57.7	41	69	52	46.4	35	0.43	127	0
1903	55.6	75	64.4	112	46.9	24	1.09	102	0
1902	55.9	65	65.3	99	46.5	34	3.59	18	0
1901	56.5	60	65.1	104	48	9	1.79	67	0
1900	58.5	26	71.7	19	45.3	56	3.90	12	0
1899	53	122	62.6	127	43.3	91	3.90	12	0
1898	56.1	64	68.3	64	44	73	1.75	69	0
1897	59.5	15	73.2	8	45.9	45	1.78	68	0
1896	52.7	127	63.1	121	42.3	110	5.54	3	0
1895	54.9	89	65.5	96	44.2	71	6.23	1	0
1894	54.9	89	67	77	42.8	101	2.24	47	0
1893	53.8	109	65.5	96	42	113	4.20	9	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	61.9
1958	61
1928	61
1992	60.8
2016	60.6
1947	60.6
2018	60.5
1993	60.5
1997	60.4
1924	60.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1962	51.4
1930	51.6
1977	51.8
1908	51.9
1965	52.1
1933	52.1
1960	52.5
1896	52.7
1974	52.8
1984	52.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1895	6.23
1998	5.56
1896	5.54
2005	4.65
1933	4.61
1942	4.58
1991	4.51
1945	4.44
1893	4.20
1948	4.15

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1992	0.05
1947	0.18
1952	0.20
2018	0.21
1920	0.25
1935	0.41
2008	0.43
1904	0.43
1928	0.45
1964	0.59

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 3 May 2026
Coldest night: 37°F; 17 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.26 in; 25 May 2026, 13 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.65 in of precipitation in Salem, OR, the driest May since 2023, tied 13th driest of 134 (with 1985).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Salem, OR: 89°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Salem, OR: a low of 37°F on Sunday 17 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Salem, OR: 0.26 in on Monday 25 May 2026 and Wednesday 13 May 2026.