Deschutes County climate

Deschutes County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bend, 16.4 km from Deschutes County

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.97 in over about 5 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Deschutes County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
0.97 in
Record high
93°FMay 24, 2001
Record low
11°FMay 2, 2003
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 15 h 14 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
6.5 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
May 162°F33°F80°F 200017°F 200318%1%
May 262°F34°F83°F 200411°F 200318%1%
May 363°F34°F80°F 200423°F 202118%1%
May 463°F34°F82°F 201722°F 200418%1%
May 563°F34°F86°F 201722°F 200418%0%
May 664°F35°F78°F 201912°F 200318%0%
May 764°F35°F74°F 199912°F 200318%0%
May 864°F35°F83°F 200115°F 200218%0%
May 965°F35°F82°F 200714°F 200318%0%
May 1065°F36°F79°F 202014°F 200318%0%
May 1165°F36°F82°F 201314°F 200018%0%
May 1266°F36°F90°F 200121°F 200818%0%
May 1366°F37°F80°F 200123°F 200918%0%
May 1466°F37°F84°F 201223°F 200218%0%
May 1566°F37°F80°F 201222°F 199918%0%
May 1667°F37°F83°F 202324°F 199918%0%
May 1767°F38°F88°F 200815°F 200318%0%
May 1867°F38°F90°F 200915°F 200318%0%
May 1967°F38°F87°F 200619°F 200318%0%
May 2068°F38°F86°F 200819°F 202218%0%
May 2168°F38°F83°F 200022°F 200318%0%
May 2268°F39°F85°F 200024°F 200718%0%
May 2368°F39°F92°F 200122°F 201018%0%
May 2468°F39°F93°F 200122°F 200418%0%
May 2569°F39°F89°F 200126°F 201317%0%
May 2669°F39°F85°F 200125°F 202217%0%
May 2769°F39°F85°F 200125°F 199817%0%
May 2869°F40°F83°F 199925°F 200717%0%
May 2969°F40°F83°F 200926°F 200717%0%
May 3070°F40°F86°F 200927°F 199917%0%
May 3170°F40°F83°F 200926°F 200016%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Deschutes County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 8:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00350694 (Bend), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00358246, 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.