Salem climate

Salem Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Roanoke Rgnl AP, 7.6 km from Salem

Average highs run from 84°F on September 1 to 75°F on September 30, and lows from 64°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.06 in over about 9 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
80°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
4.06 in
Record high
101°FSep 1, 1953
Record low
34°FSep 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.9
Daylight
12 h 58 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
3.4 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 184°F64°F101°F 195348°F 197629%0%
Sep 284°F63°F99°F 195346°F 196729%0%
Sep 384°F63°F98°F 195349°F 196729%0%
Sep 484°F63°F98°F 202649°F 199729%0%
Sep 583°F63°F101°F 195446°F 199729%0%
Sep 683°F62°F99°F 195446°F 198429%0%
Sep 783°F62°F99°F 195443°F 198829%0%
Sep 882°F62°F93°F 201642°F 198829%0%
Sep 982°F61°F95°F 197844°F 202529%0%
Sep 1082°F61°F97°F 198341°F 195629%0%
Sep 1182°F61°F96°F 198344°F 194928%0%
Sep 1281°F60°F97°F 201944°F 199328%0%
Sep 1381°F60°F94°F 199843°F 198528%0%
Sep 1481°F60°F94°F 195240°F 197528%0%
Sep 1580°F60°F93°F 199842°F 196428%0%
Sep 1680°F59°F97°F 199142°F 198428%0%
Sep 1780°F59°F95°F 195440°F 200028%0%
Sep 1879°F59°F94°F 195441°F 199028%0%
Sep 1979°F58°F95°F 197838°F 198428%0%
Sep 2079°F58°F90°F 195540°F 202028%0%
Sep 2178°F57°F91°F 198036°F 195628%0%
Sep 2278°F57°F94°F 197040°F 196228%0%
Sep 2378°F57°F93°F 197036°F 197628%0%
Sep 2477°F56°F93°F 201034°F 198328%0%
Sep 2577°F56°F93°F 200735°F 196328%0%
Sep 2677°F56°F93°F 201938°F 195028%0%
Sep 2776°F55°F93°F 199841°F 198928%0%
Sep 2876°F55°F92°F 199836°F 198928%0%
Sep 2976°F54°F93°F 195337°F 195128%0%
Sep 3075°F54°F91°F 195336°F 195128%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 (EDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:05 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013741 (Roanoke Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013741, 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.