Cold semi-arid
Bend, Oregon
Deschutes County, Oregon · Population 101k · 3,629 ft elevation
Living in Bend
Bend has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bend is an outdoor hub: about 68% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Bend at a glance
- Population
- 101k
- Elevation
- 3,629 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,917 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $647k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,767/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 193 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,339 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 39%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 68%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,543 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 6.4″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 24°F | 1.0″ | 5.5″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 28°F | 0.7″ | 1.5″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 31°F | 0.8″ | 0.7″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 37°F | 1.0″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 42°F | 0.7″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 48°F | 0.3″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 41°F | 0.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 34°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 28°F | 1.3″ | 2.0″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 5.3″ | 118 hrs |
Near Bend
- Deschutes River Woods, OR · 5.8k
- Eagle Crest, OR · 2.9k
- Redmond, OR · 35k
- Three Rivers, OR · 4k
- Sisters, OR · 3k
- Crooked River Ranch, OR · 4.7k
- La Pine, OR · 2.5k
- Prineville, OR · 11k
Largest places in Oregon
- Portland, OR · 643k
- Eugene, OR · 178k
- Salem, OR · 177k
- Gresham, OR · 113k
- Hillsboro, OR · 107k
- Beaverton, OR · 98k
- Medford, OR · 86k
- Springfield, OR · 62k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology