Climate averages 1991–2020
Bend weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Bend: daytime highs average 27.2°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes August a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 01 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Eugene (142 km away). In August its highs average 27.4°C, about as warm as Bend, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bend ranks joint 369th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 128th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Bend is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.4°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bend climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.8°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 71 | 12.2 | 9.39 h |
| February | 5.2°C-4.2°C | -4.2°C | 56 | 11.1 | 10.410 h |
| March | 8.2°C-2.4°C | -2.4°C | 56 | 12.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.7°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 46 | 11.5 | 13.413 h |
| May | 16.9°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 45 | 9.6 | 14.715 h |
| June | 21.4°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 26 | 6.7 | 15.415 h |
| July | 27.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 14 | 3.7 | 15.115 h |
| August, selected | 27.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 14 | 3.9 | 14.014 h |
| September | 22.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 16 | 3.4 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.0°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 37 | 6.8 | 11.011 h |
| November | 7.6°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 69 | 11.6 | 9.710 h |
| December | 3.2°C-4.9°C | -4.9°C | 96 | 13.1 | 9.09 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Eugene in AugustUnited States · 142 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Salem, United States in AugustUnited States · 168 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 14.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Gresham in AugustUnited States · 183 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Portland in AugustUnited States · 195 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Beaverton in AugustUnited States · 198 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 14.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Vancouver, United States in AugustUnited States · 205 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Hillsboro in AugustUnited States · 210 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 14.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Medford in AugustUnited States · 230 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 15.0°C · 15 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bend) is explained once on the Bend year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.