Salem, OR: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 43.7°F in Salem, OR (1 day missing), the warmest winter since 2025, tied 12th warmest of 131 (with 1967, 1959, 1953 and 1 other year).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 43.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 12th warmest of 131

A normal winter in Salem, OR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 41.9°F, between 39.7°F and 44.3°F in eight years of ten and 17.06 in of precipitation, between 10.30 in and 26.25 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Salem, OR since 1894: 43.7°F in 2026; the highest is 45.9°F, in 2015 and 1934.

Normal range, 39.7 to 44.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	43.7	12	51.1	9	36.4	28	14.60	93	1
2025	43.8	11	50.9	12	36.6	22	16.75	72	0
2024	43.9	9	50	22	37.8	8	22.62	23	0
2023	41.1	68	47.9	68	34.3	74	11.90	113	0
2022	42.5	35	49.7	27	35.4	48	17.20	65	0
2021	42.7	32	49	37	36.4	28	19.97	42	0
2020	43.1	24	49.5	29	36.6	22	14.58	94	0
2019	41.6	55	48.2	59	35	59	16.06	80	0
2018	42.6	34	49.8	24	35.4	48	12.62	110	0
2017	38.6	118	45	117	32.2	113	23.96	16	0
2016	45.2	3	51.5	3	39	2	25.97	10	0
2015	45.9	1	53.1	1	38.6	4	14.41	95	0
2014	39.8	100	46.3	100	33.4	93	10.54	119	0
2013	40.9	73	46.4	98	35.4	48	10.45	120	0
2012	41.1	68	48.3	58	34	81	18.75	50	0
2011	42.4	37	48.7	46	36.1	33	17.51	64	0
2010	43.2	20	50.1	19	36.2	31	16.06	80	0
2009	39.2	109	46.7	92	31.7	117	12.48	111	0
2008	40	98	46.6	96	33.5	89	18.48	52	0
2007	40.5	87	47.6	78	33.5	89	16.60	74	0
2006	41.9	46	48.4	54	35.4	48	27.01	7	0
2005	41.9	46	49.4	31	34.4	70	5.81	133	0
2004	41.6	55	47.5	81	35.6	45	22.17	25	0
2003	43.9	9	51.2	6	36.6	22	21.36	32	0
2002	41.8	52	48.5	50	35.1	58	20.50	39	0
2001	40.9	73	49	37	32.8	101	6.65	132	0
2000	42	44	48.7	46	35.3	53	19.35	45	0
1999	41.5	60	47.3	85	35.7	43	29.67	2	0
1998	42.9	27	49.2	33	36.6	22	18.40	56	0
1997	41.9	46	48.5	50	35.2	56	26.16	9	0
1996	42.1	42	48.6	48	35.6	45	28.55	4	0
1995	44.3	8	51.4	4	37.2	15	17.89	59	0
1994	42.8	29	49.6	28	35.9	38	15.33	88	0
1993	38.3	120	45.4	111	31.1	119	14.21	97	0
1992	44.4	7	51.2	6	37.5	10	12.95	107	0
1991	40.6	83	48.4	54	32.7	103	8.96	129	0
1990	41.2	65	47.9	68	34.5	69	17.77	61	0
1989	39.1	112	46.2	101	32	115	9.59	125	0
1988	40.4	90	47.3	85	33.6	87	18.45	54	0
1987	40.9	73	48.8	45	32.9	99	15.05	91	0
1986	40.1	95	47.9	68	32.3	109	17.02	67	0
1985	37	125	45	117	29	129	7.39	131	0
1984	41.9	46	49.5	29	34.2	77	14.33	96	0
1983	43.4	18	49.9	23	36.8	19	25.83	11	0
1982	41	71	47.7	76	34.3	74	21.86	28	0
1981	42.2	41	50.1	19	34.2	77	15.82	83	0
1980	41.1	68	49	37	33.2	95	17.57	63	0
1979	36	129	42.7	131	29.2	128	12.67	109	0
1978	43.2	20	48.9	43	37.5	10	17.94	58	0
1977	40.1	95	49.2	33	31	122	4.97	134	0
1976	40.9	73	48.1	63	33.8	84	18.46	53	0
1975	42.5	35	49	37	36	36	16.58	75	0
1974	40.7	79	47	88	34.4	70	27.53	5	0
1973	39.1	112	47.2	87	31	122	15.96	82	0
1972	40.2	92	46.7	92	33.8	84	20.84	34	0
1971	39.2	109	46	105	32.3	109	20.57	37	0
1970	42.8	29	50.5	16	35	59	27.16	6	0
1969	36.6	127	43.2	127	30	127	22.90	20	0
1968	43.1	24	50.5	16	35.7	43	19.55	43	0
1967	43.7	12	51.1	9	36.2	31	16.67	73	0
1966	39.3	107	46.2	101	32.4	105	16.79	71	0
1965	41	71	47	88	34.9	62	22.12	26	0
1964	40.6	83	48	66	33.2	95	15.82	83	0
1963	40.8	78	48.2	59	33.4	93	9.15	128	0
1962	39.6	105	46.9	90	32.2	113	11.72	114	0
1961	42.9	27	50.1	19	35.8	41	18.85	49	0
1960	39.2	109	46.5	97	31.9	116	13.79	101	0
1959	43.7	12	50.3	18	37.2	15	20.84	34	0
1958	44.6	5	51.3	5	37.9	6	24.71	14	0
1957	38.4	119	45.3	113	31.6	118	10.44	121	0
1956	39.8	100	46	105	33.5	89	30.32	1	0
1955	39.7	103	46.7	92	32.7	103	11.14	116	0
1954	41.8	52	49	37	34.6	66	23.66	17	0
1953	43.7	12	50.7	14	36.7	20	28.90	3	0
1952	38.8	116	45.2	116	32.4	105	18.19	57	0
1951	43.5	17	49.4	31	37.5	10	21.02	33	0
1950	36.9	126	43.4	126	30.3	126	23.37	18	0
1949	35.7	131	42.9	130	28.5	131	22.02	27	0
1948	40.7	79	48.5	50	33	97	17.19	66	0
1947	41.2	65	48.5	50	34	81	11.11	117	0
1946	41.3	64	47.9	68	34.6	66	18.59	51	0
1945	41.6	55	49.2	33	34	81	13.93	100	0
1944	40.3	91	48.4	54	32.3	109	13.97	99	0
1943	40.5	87	48	66	33	97	20.55	38	0
1942	40.2	92	46.7	92	33.7	86	16.32	77	0
1941	43.3	19	51.2	6	35.3	53	10.71	118	0
1940	43.2	20	49.8	24	36.6	22	26.73	8	0
1939	41.2	65	47.5	81	35	59	16.26	78	0
1938	41.4	63	47.9	68	34.9	62	25.68	12	0
1937	38	121	44.9	121	31.1	119	22.90	20	0
1936	39.1	112	45.9	110	32.4	105	21.78	29	0
1935	41.8	52	49.2	33	34.4	70	17.77	61	1
1934	45.9	1	52.9	2	38.9	3	25.53	13	0
1933	37.4	124	44.2	123	30.6	124	21.41	31	0
1932	38.7	117	45	117	32.4	105	19.06	47	1
1931	40.6	83	48.9	43	32.3	109	13.53	103	0
1930	39.3	107	47.4	84	31.1	119	21.50	30	0
1929	36	129	43.1	129	29	129	11.42	115	0
1928	39.7	103	46	105	33.5	89	9.23	127	0
1927	41.9	46	48.1	63	35.9	38	22.79	22	2
1926	44.5	6	51	11	38	5	15.52	86	0
1925	42	44	47.9	68	36.1	33	19.41	44	0
1924	42.4	37	49	37	35.9	38	12.35	112	0
1923	39.5	106	45.3	113	33.6	87	23.20	19	0
1922	37.7	123	44.9	121	30.5	125	10.25	123	1
1921	42.3	40	48.6	48	36	36	22.46	24	0
1920	36.6	127	45	117	28.4	132	9.37	126	1
1919	40.6	83	46.4	98	34.8	65	20.29	40	0
1918	44.7	4	49.8	24	39.6	1	24.10	15	0
1917	40.2	92	46	105	34.4	70	8.84	130	0
1916	40.5	87	46.2	101	34.9	62	19.04	48	0
1915	40	98	45.4	111	34.6	66	10.24	124	0
1914	40.9	73	44	124	37.9	6	16.22	79	5
1913	39.8	100	45.3	113	34.3	74	10.28	122	2
1912	42.7	32	47.9	68	37.4	14	13.41	105	0
1911	40.7	79	46	105	35.4	48	14.17	98	0
1910	38	121	43.2	127	32.8	101	15.35	87	0
1909	39	115	43.9	125	34.1	79	17.84	60	0
1908	43	26	48.2	59	37.8	8	15.29	89	0
1907	42.1	42	47.6	78	36.7	20	17.00	68	0
1906	42.8	29	48.1	63	37.5	10	15.78	85	0
1905	41.9	46	47.7	76	36.1	33	13.44	104	0
1904	41.6	55	46.9	90	36.4	28	15.20	90	0
1903	41.6	55	47.5	81	35.8	41	12.93	108	0
1902	41.5	60	47.8	75	35.2	56	14.70	92	1
1901							19.07	46	90
1900	43.2	20	50.8	13	35.6	45	13.71	102	0
1899	40.7	79	48.4	54	32.9	99	16.42	76	0
1898	42.4	37	48.2	59	36.6	22	16.83	69	0
1897					36.9	17	16.83	69	27
1896	43.7	12	50.6	15	36.9	17	20.82	36	0
1895	40.1	95	46.1	104	34.1	79	20.23	41	0
1894	41.5	60	47.6	78	35.3	53	18.42	55	0
1893							13.41	105	32

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	45.9
1934	45.9
2016	45.2
1918	44.7
1958	44.6
1926	44.5
1992	44.4
1995	44.3
2024	43.9
2003	43.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1949	35.7
1979	36
1929	36
1969	36.6
1920	36.6
1950	36.9
1985	37
1933	37.4
1922	37.7
1937	38
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1956	30.32
1999	29.67
1953	28.90
1996	28.55
1974	27.53
1970	27.16
2006	27.01
1940	26.73
1997	26.16
2016	25.97

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1977	4.97
2005	5.81
2001	6.65
1985	7.39
1917	8.84
1991	8.96
1963	9.15
1928	9.23
1920	9.37
1989	9.59

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 62°F; 11 December 2025, 10 December 2025
Coldest night: 20°F; 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.93 in; 18 December 2025

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The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Salem, OR: 62°F on Thursday 11 December 2025 and Wednesday 10 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Salem, OR: a low of 20°F on Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Salem, OR: 2.93 in on Thursday 18 December 2025.