Salem climate

Salem Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem, 1.7 km from Salem

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.04 in over about 7 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.04 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
96°FOct 1, 1900
Record low
16°FOct 24, 1981
Chance of a freeze
84%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
6.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 175°F50°F96°F 190030°F 189522%0%
Oct 275°F50°F96°F 190030°F 197422%0%
Oct 375°F49°F95°F 190026°F 197422%0%
Oct 474°F49°F94°F 190026°F 197422%0%
Oct 574°F49°F94°F 190027°F 196822%0%
Oct 674°F48°F93°F 190028°F 196822%0%
Oct 773°F48°F93°F 190026°F 193523%0%
Oct 873°F48°F94°F 190025°F 190623%0%
Oct 973°F47°F91°F 189925°F 190623%0%
Oct 1072°F47°F94°F 189924°F 196423%0%
Oct 1172°F47°F92°F 189926°F 196424%0%
Oct 1271°F46°F92°F 190024°F 196724%0%
Oct 1371°F46°F91°F 190021°F 198824%0%
Oct 1471°F46°F93°F 190021°F 198824%0%
Oct 1570°F46°F90°F 190025°F 193724%0%
Oct 1670°F45°F86°F 194725°F 199125%0%
Oct 1770°F45°F87°F 195026°F 189625%0%
Oct 1869°F45°F87°F 196323°F 194825%0%
Oct 1969°F44°F86°F 195322°F 199225%0%
Oct 2068°F44°F92°F 196321°F 197225%0%
Oct 2168°F44°F86°F 195318°F 195225%0%
Oct 2268°F43°F90°F 196319°F 195226%0%
Oct 2367°F43°F89°F 196323°F 189526%0%
Oct 2467°F43°F85°F 193416°F 198126%0%
Oct 2566°F42°F84°F 190016°F 198126%0%
Oct 2666°F42°F85°F 190021°F 196226%0%
Oct 2765°F42°F85°F 194024°F 198827%0%
Oct 2865°F42°F85°F 190018°F 197627%1%
Oct 2964°F41°F90°F 190017°F 192527%1%
Oct 3064°F41°F91°F 190018°F 197627%1%
Oct 3164°F41°F90°F 190019°F 192327%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salem, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:10 AM, sunset 6:45 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00127755 (Salem), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00126580, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.