Salem climate

Salem Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Millport 4 Ne, 14.7 km from Salem

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 37°F.

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
63°F
Average low
42°F
Record high
91°FOct 2, 1927
Record low
17°FOct 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 27 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
6.0 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 169°F47°F87°F 195226°F 19160%
Oct 268°F46°F91°F 192730°F 19160%
Oct 368°F46°F90°F 192724°F 19080%
Oct 467°F46°F90°F 201925°F 19740%
Oct 567°F45°F90°F 195129°F 19630%
Oct 667°F45°F91°F 200726°F 19580%
Oct 766°F45°F90°F 194124°F 19640%
Oct 866°F44°F89°F 191624°F 19230%
Oct 965°F44°F91°F 200727°F 1907
Oct 1065°F44°F87°F 193927°F 1924
Oct 1165°F43°F87°F 201023°F 1964
Oct 1264°F43°F85°F 193821°F 1906
Oct 1364°F43°F88°F 192824°F 1957
Oct 1463°F42°F86°F 192824°F 1934
Oct 1563°F42°F85°F 194725°F 1939
Oct 1663°F42°F86°F 193525°F 1912
Oct 1762°F42°F83°F 193827°F 1937
Oct 1862°F41°F84°F 190822°F 1939
Oct 1962°F41°F84°F 195320°F 1907
Oct 2061°F41°F82°F 192021°F 1972
Oct 2161°F40°F84°F 192018°F 1952
Oct 2260°F40°F85°F 200720°F 1923
Oct 2360°F40°F81°F 200720°F 1923
Oct 2460°F39°F82°F 196320°F 1907
Oct 2559°F39°F82°F 201224°F 1966
Oct 2659°F39°F85°F 201220°F 1907
Oct 2758°F38°F81°F 196321°F 1949
Oct 2858°F38°F84°F 192719°F 1936
Oct 2957°F38°F81°F 201417°F 1965
Oct 3057°F37°F80°F 199919°F 1969
Oct 3157°F37°F80°F 195017°F 1988

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.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 7:05 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 6:20 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00335315 (Millport 4 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00366233, 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.