Salem climate

Salem Weather in September

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

Average highs run from 85°F on September 1 to 76°F on September 30, and lows from 61°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.13 in over about 6 wet days.

September 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.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.13 in
Record high
105°FSep 2, 1953
Record low
27°FSep 26, 1928
Chance of a freeze
4%
Days of 90°F or more
3.1
Daylight
13 h 00 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
5.4 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
Sep 185°F61°F104°F 195342°F 198721%0%
Sep 284°F61°F105°F 195343°F 189521%0%
Sep 384°F60°F100°F 192545°F 196521%0%
Sep 484°F60°F105°F 189943°F 197421%0%
Sep 584°F60°F104°F 189943°F 195021%0%
Sep 684°F59°F101°F 189940°F 192421%0%
Sep 783°F59°F102°F 193937°F 198821%0%
Sep 883°F59°F104°F 193938°F 198821%0%
Sep 983°F58°F103°F 193940°F 198621%0%
Sep 1083°F58°F100°F 196437°F 192421%0%
Sep 1182°F58°F98°F 193641°F 196921%0%
Sep 1282°F57°F98°F 193641°F 195521%0%
Sep 1382°F57°F100°F 193937°F 197521%0%
Sep 1481°F57°F102°F 193935°F 192321%0%
Sep 1581°F56°F103°F 193940°F 197421%0%
Sep 1681°F56°F96°F 192740°F 196121%0%
Sep 1780°F55°F94°F 192738°F 193721%0%
Sep 1880°F55°F97°F 195336°F 193721%0%
Sep 1980°F55°F94°F 189538°F 192921%0%
Sep 2079°F54°F96°F 194036°F 199121%0%
Sep 2179°F54°F96°F 194036°F 192721%0%
Sep 2279°F53°F95°F 201032°F 191821%0%
Sep 2378°F53°F93°F 196132°F 198322%0%
Sep 2478°F53°F94°F 196131°F 192822%0%
Sep 2578°F52°F95°F 190030°F 195022%0%
Sep 2677°F52°F96°F 190027°F 192822%0%
Sep 2777°F52°F90°F 201731°F 189522%0%
Sep 2877°F51°F95°F 193928°F 189922%0%
Sep 2976°F51°F100°F 195328°F 194222%0%
Sep 3076°F50°F93°F 194130°F 189522%0%

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.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

September 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of September: 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.