Salem climate

Salem Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem, 1.3 km from Salem

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.33 in over about 8 wet days.

August 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.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
4.33 in
Record high
104°FAug 13, 2007
Record low
49°FAug 27, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
13.0
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
3.1 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
Aug 188°F65°F102°F 201256°F 201428%0%
Aug 288°F65°F101°F 201257°F 200928%0%
Aug 388°F65°F103°F 201154°F 202528%0%
Aug 488°F65°F100°F 201253°F 202528%0%
Aug 588°F65°F101°F 201250°F 201728%0%
Aug 688°F65°F97°F 200850°F 201728%0%
Aug 788°F65°F98°F 200758°F 202028%0%
Aug 888°F65°F99°F 201262°F 201728%0%
Aug 988°F65°F101°F 201258°F 201727%0%
Aug 1088°F65°F99°F 200758°F 202427%0%
Aug 1188°F64°F99°F 200755°F 202427%0%
Aug 1288°F64°F102°F 200759°F 201227%0%
Aug 1388°F64°F104°F 200754°F 201427%0%
Aug 1487°F64°F100°F 200755°F 201427%0%
Aug 1587°F64°F103°F 200751°F 201327%0%
Aug 1687°F64°F104°F 200753°F 201326%0%
Aug 1787°F64°F102°F 202654°F 200826%0%
Aug 1887°F63°F100°F 202550°F 201226%0%
Aug 1987°F63°F99°F 202550°F 201226%0%
Aug 2087°F63°F98°F 202553°F 201526%0%
Aug 2186°F63°F102°F 202353°F 201225%0%
Aug 2286°F63°F100°F 201452°F 202425%0%
Aug 2386°F63°F100°F 201450°F 201825%0%
Aug 2486°F62°F99°F 201450°F 200925%0%
Aug 2586°F62°F101°F 201451°F 201525%0%
Aug 2685°F62°F102°F 202350°F 202525%0%
Aug 2785°F62°F96°F 201449°F 202524%0%
Aug 2885°F61°F94°F 201449°F 202524%0%
Aug 2985°F61°F94°F 200849°F 202524%0%
Aug 3085°F61°F96°F 202651°F 202524%0%
Aug 3184°F61°F99°F 202651°F 202524%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.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00237506 (Salem), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232981, 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.