Salem climate

Salem Weather in October

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

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.71 in over about 8 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
69°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.71 in
Record high
93°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
20°FOct 29, 2017
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
4.3 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 174°F50°F93°F 202338°F 202225%0%
Oct 274°F50°F91°F 201937°F 202025%0%
Oct 374°F49°F92°F 201934°F 201125%0%
Oct 473°F49°F86°F 201834°F 201025%0%
Oct 573°F49°F88°F 202433°F 201025%0%
Oct 673°F48°F89°F 202432°F 202026%0%
Oct 772°F48°F86°F 201834°F 201226%0%
Oct 872°F48°F87°F 200729°F 201226%0%
Oct 972°F47°F85°F 201529°F 201227%0%
Oct 1071°F47°F89°F 201731°F 200927%0%
Oct 1171°F47°F84°F 202231°F 200927%0%
Oct 1271°F46°F86°F 202028°F 201927%0%
Oct 1370°F46°F89°F 202428°F 201928%0%
Oct 1470°F46°F86°F 201740°F 201928%0%
Oct 1569°F45°F89°F 201736°F 201828%0%
Oct 1669°F45°F84°F 201527°F 202028%0%
Oct 1769°F45°F85°F 201127°F 202028%0%
Oct 1868°F44°F85°F 201628°F 202228%0%
Oct 1968°F44°F86°F 201626°F 202229%0%
Oct 2067°F44°F86°F 201626°F 202229%0%
Oct 2167°F43°F82°F 201528°F 201829%0%
Oct 2267°F43°F87°F 202328°F 201829%0%
Oct 2366°F43°F86°F 202431°F 201329%0%
Oct 2466°F42°F82°F 202334°F 201830%0%
Oct 2565°F42°F83°F 201224°F 201330%0%
Oct 2665°F42°F85°F 201424°F 201330%0%
Oct 2764°F41°F86°F 201431°F 201230%0%
Oct 2864°F41°F83°F 202328°F 201730%0%
Oct 2964°F41°F83°F 202420°F 201731%0%
Oct 3063°F40°F84°F 201620°F 201731%0%
Oct 3163°F40°F80°F 201623°F 202331%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:49 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 6:09 PM

Every day of October: 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.