Salem, OR: September

30 September 2026: September 2026 averaged 61.2°F in Salem, OR, the coldest September since 2005, tied 46th coldest of 131 (with 1915).

September 2026

Mean temperature: 61.2°F; Coldest since 2005; 46th coldest of 131
Precipitation: 2.42 in; Wettest since 2023; 27th wettest of 133

A normal September in Salem, OR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 63.5°F, between 61.2°F and 65.5°F in eight years of ten and 1.17 in of precipitation, between 0.08 in and 2.78 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every September in Salem, OR since 1893: 61.2°F in 2026; the lowest is 56.6°F, in 1893.

Normal range, 61.2 to 65.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every September 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	61.2	85	72	109	50.3	32	2.42	27	0
2025	66.1	7	78.5	32	53.7	2	1.29	70	0
2024	66.8	2	80	17	53.5	3	0.85	94	0
2023	64	27	75.7	64	52.3	18	2.49	23	0
2022	67	1	80.5	13	53.5	3	0.29	118	0
2021	66	8	79	25	52.9	7	2.89	15	0
2020	65	17	76.6	55	53.3	6	1.36	68	0
2019	62.2	65	71.7	115	52.6	10	2.97	14	0
2018	62.5	52	76.5	58	48.5	60	0.35	114	0
2017	66.3	4	79.2	24	53.4	5	2.36	31	0
2016	62.4	58	75.6	66	49.1	49	1.54	60	0
2015	63	46	76	62	49.9	39	1.13	79	0
2014	66.3	4	80.2	16	52.4	15	1.20	74	0
2013	64.3	24	74.1	89	54.6	1	7.05	1	0
2012	64.1	25	79.6	20	48.7	57	0.04	128	0
2011	66.6	3	81.1	9	52	19	0.35	114	0
2010	63.7	30	74.7	78	52.6	10	2.07	41	0
2009	64.4	23	77.7	37	51	25	1.20	74	0
2008	63.1	44	78.1	35	48.1	72	0.41	112	0
2007	61.3	82	74	90	48.6	59	2.76	19	0
2006	63.4	35	78.7	28	48.1	72	0.54	106	0
2005	60.6	94	74.7	78	46.4	102	2.33	34	0
2004	60.6	94	71.5	116	49.7	41	2.08	40	0
2003	64.8	20	78.6	30	51	25	0.94	89	0
2002	63.2	39	77.4	43	48.9	53	0.98	86	0
2001	63.6	32	77.3	44	49.8	40	0.57	105	0
2000	62.2	65	75.1	74	49.2	47	0.75	98	0
1999	63.2	39	80.3	14	46.2	106	0.09	126	0
1998	64.5	22	79.5	22	49.5	44	0.68	102	0
1997	64.1	25	75.7	64	52.5	13	3.81	6	0
1996	60	108	72.3	107	47.6	82	1.94	46	0
1995	64.6	21	76.9	51	52.4	15	1.81	53	0
1994	65.2	15	79.6	20	50.7	28	1.64	57	0
1993	63.3	36	81	10	45.6	112	0.01	130	0
1992	62	70	75.2	70	48.8	55	0.70	100	0
1991	65.4	12	82.4	2	48.4	65	0.04	128	0
1990	64.9	18	79.5	22	50.2	33	0.42	108	0
1989	63.1	44	80.6	11	45.6	112	1.03	83	0
1988	62.3	62	79	25	45.5	115	0.98	86	0
1987	62.7	49	78.6	30	46.8	98	0.14	124	0
1986	58.9	119	70.5	124	47.4	88	3.12	12	0
1985	58.3	124	72	109	44.7	121	1.25	73	0
1984	61.3	82	75.2	70	47.3	89	1.19	77	0
1983	60.3	101	75.2	70	45.4	116	0.32	116	0
1982	61.4	80	74.6	81	48.1	72	1.83	52	0
1981	61.9	72	76.9	51	46.9	95	2.78	18	0
1980	62.5	52	77.9	36	47	93	1.05	82	0
1979	62.9	48	77	48	48.7	57	2.19	37	0
1978	61	88	70.8	121	51.1	24	2.64	20	0
1977	58.9	119	70.4	125	47.5	87	2.36	31	0
1976	62	70	76	62	47.9	77	1.13	79	0
1975	63.5	34	81.7	5	45.3	118	0.00	133	0
1974	65.7	9	84.8	1	46.7	99	0.28	119	0
1973	62.1	68	76.1	61	48.1	72	2.80	17	0
1972	57.6	128	72	109	43.1	129	2.07	41	0
1971	59.1	115	72.4	106	45.8	110	3.98	5	0
1970	58.3	124	73.4	97	43.2	128	1.81	53	0
1969	61.1	87	74.6	81	47.6	82	3.58	8	0
1968	60.5	97	73.2	100	47.7	81	2.48	24	0
1967	64.9	18	81.9	4	47.9	77	0.84	95	0
1966	63.2	39	77.5	42	48.9	53	1.66	56	0
1965	59.6	112	75.2	70	43.9	124	0.13	125	0
1964	58.8	121	73.4	97	44.2	122	0.74	99	0
1963	65.7	9	79	25	52.4	15	1.41	64	0
1962	62.5	52	76.6	55	48.4	65	1.53	61	0
1961	58.3	124	73.8	93	42.8	132	0.91	90	0
1960	62.4	58	77.6	39	47.2	91	0.65	104	0
1959	60.2	103	71.9	113	48.4	65	2.10	39	0
1958	62.4	58	76.6	55	48.2	70	1.00	85	0
1957	65.3	13	81.5	6	49.1	49	0.96	88	0
1956	61.7	76	76.7	54	46.7	99	0.87	93	0
1955	60.4	99	74.5	85	46.3	103	2.30	35	0
1954	59	117	72.6	104	45.4	116	1.28	71	0
1953	62.5	52	77.7	37	47.3	89	1.59	58	0
1952	63.8	29	81.3	8	46.3	103	0.20	122	0
1951	62.7	49	78.2	34	47.1	92	3.22	11	0
1950	61.7	76	77.6	39	45.9	109	0.84	95	0
1949	63.3	36	77.3	44	49.3	46	1.37	67	0
1948	61	88	75.6	66	46.3	103	2.60	21	0
1947	63	46	77.6	39	48.3	68	1.01	84	0
1946	60.5	97	73.9	91	47	93	1.89	48	0
1945	60.2	103	74.3	87	46	108	2.46	25	0
1944	65.3	13	80.6	11	50	37	1.97	44	0
1943	65.5	11	82	3	49	52	0.06	127	0
1942	63.2	39	78.4	33	47.9	77	0.01	130	0
1941	60.3	101	71	120	49.6	42	2.37	29	0
1940	63.9	28	75.1	74	52.6	10	2.36	31	0
1939	63.2	39	77.1	47	49.4	45	0.38	113	0
1938	65.2	15	78.7	28	51.7	20	1.38	66	0
1937	60.9	90	73.7	94	48.1	72	0.91	90	0
1936	60.6	94	77	48	44.2	122	1.49	62	0
1935	63.6	32	81.5	6	45.6	112	1.20	74	0
1934	60	108	76.8	53	43.1	129	0.43	107	0
1933	57.8	127	69.1	127	46.5	101	2.99	13	0
1932	61.6	78	80.3	14	42.9	131	0.01	130	0
1931	60.8	91	74.6	81	46.9	95	1.59	58	0
1930	60.8	91	74.7	78	46.9	95	2.03	43	0
1929	61.8	75	79.9	18	43.6	126	0.27	120	0
1928	59.7	111	75.4	68	43.9	124	0.78	97	0
1927	61.3	82	71.2	118	51.3	22	3.71	7	0
1926	60.1	106	72.1	108	48.2	70	1.89	48	0
1925	62.1	68	73.7	94	50.5	31	1.73	55	0
1924	62.4	58	76.3	59	48.5	60	2.37	29	0
1923	63.7	30	77.3	44	50	37	0.70	100	0
1922	63.3	36	77	48	49.6	42	1.97	44	0
1921	58.5	123	73.4	97	43.6	126	1.86	50	0
1920			72.8	102			4.45	4	7
1919	60.7	93	71.3	117	50.2	33	2.42	27	0
1918	66.3	4	79.7	19	52.9	7	0.17	123	0
1917	62.3	62	71.8	114	52.7	9	1.32	69	0
1916	62.3	62	73.9	91	50.6	29	1.17	78	0
1915	61.2	85	74.9	76	47.6	82	0.42	108	0
1914	59	117	67.5	130	50.6	29	4.84	2	0
1913					48.8	55	2.57	22	30
1912	60.1	106	70.8	121	49.2	47	1.49	62	1
1911	57.2	129	65.9	132	48.5	60	4.56	3	0
1910	59.1	115	69	128	49.1	49	1.26	72	0
1909	62.5	52	74.3	87	50.8	27	0.90	92	0
1908	60.4	99	73	101	47.8	80	0.30	117	0
1907	62.7	49	73.7	94	51.6	21	1.84	51	0
1906	61.9	72	72.5	105	51.3	22	1.92	47	0
1905	62.2	65	72	109	52.5	13	2.86	16	0
1904	62.5	52	74.8	77	50.1	36	0.42	108	0
1903	61.5	79	72.8	102	50.2	33	0.23	121	0
1902	59.6	112	74.4	86	44.8	120	0.42	108	0
1901	59.8	110	71.2	118	48.5	60	3.25	10	0
1899	61.9	72	76.2	60	47.6	82	1.40	65	0
1898	61.4	80	74.6	81	48.3	68	1.13	79	0
1897	58.7	122	69.8	126	47.6	82	2.45	26	0
1896	60.2	103	75.4	68	45	119	0.66	103	0
1895	57	130	68.3	129	45.7	111	2.18	38	0
1894	59.6	112	70.7	123	48.5	60	2.27	36	0
1893	56.6	131	67.2	131	46.1	107	3.55	9	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	67
2024	66.8
2011	66.6
2017	66.3
2014	66.3
1918	66.3
2025	66.1
2021	66
1974	65.7
1963	65.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1893	56.6
1895	57
1911	57.2
1972	57.6
1933	57.8
1985	58.3
1970	58.3
1961	58.3
1921	58.5
1897	58.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2013	7.05
1914	4.84
1911	4.56
1920	4.45
1971	3.98
1997	3.81
1927	3.71
1969	3.58
1893	3.55
1901	3.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1975	0.00
1993	0.01
1942	0.01
1932	0.01
2012	0.04
1991	0.04
1943	0.06
1999	0.09
1965	0.13
1987	0.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 9 September 2026
Coldest night: 42°F; 28 September 2026
Wettest day: 0.55 in; 3 September 2026

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September 2026 brought 2.42 in of precipitation in Salem, OR, the wettest September since 2023, tied 27th wettest of 133 (with 1919).
The hottest day of September 2026 in Salem, OR: 87°F on Wednesday 9 September 2026.
The coldest night of September 2026 in Salem, OR: a low of 42°F on Monday 28 September 2026.
The wettest day of September 2026 in Salem, OR: 0.55 in on Thursday 3 September 2026.