Bend weather in May: Bend, Oregon: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Bend in May has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 52°F, rising from 62°F on the 1st to 70°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal May, 0.97 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 3°C, 25 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationBend
- Station IDUSC00350694
- Location44.06°N 121.28°W
- Elevation3,660 ft (1,116 m)
- Population106,926
- Jan 43° 25°
- Feb 46° 24°
- Mar 52° 28°
- Apr 58° 31°
- May 66° 37°
- Jun 74° 42°
- Jul 84° 49°
- Aug 83° 48°
- Sep 76° 41°
- Oct 63° 34°
- Nov 49° 28°
- Dec 41° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bend in May?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 51.6°F. May is 7.5°F warmer than April and 6.2°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Bend and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 62°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 49°F and 54°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 18%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 33°F | 18% | 8% |
| May 8 | 64°F | 35°F | 18% | 8% |
| May 15 | 66°F | 37°F | 18% | 9% |
| May 22 | 68°F | 39°F | 18% | 9% |
| May 31 | 70°F | 40°F | 16% | 9% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 33°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 62°F | 34°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 63°F | 34°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 63°F | 34°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 63°F | 34°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 6 | 64°F | 35°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 7 | 64°F | 35°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 64°F | 35°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 65°F | 35°F | 18% | 8% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 65°F | 36°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 65°F | 36°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 66°F | 36°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 66°F | 37°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 66°F | 37°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 66°F | 37°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 67°F | 37°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 67°F | 38°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 67°F | 38°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 67°F | 38°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 68°F | 38°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 68°F | 38°F | 18% | 9% | 15 h |
| May 22 | 68°F | 39°F | 18% | 9% | 15 h |
| May 23 | 68°F | 39°F | 18% | 9% | 15 h |
| May 24 | 68°F | 39°F | 18% | 9% | 15 h |
| May 25 | 69°F | 39°F | 17% | 9% | 15 h |
| May 26 | 69°F | 39°F | 17% | 9% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 69°F | 39°F | 17% | 9% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 69°F | 40°F | 17% | 9% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 69°F | 40°F | 17% | 9% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 70°F | 40°F | 17% | 9% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 70°F | 40°F | 16% | 9% | 15 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FMay average
- Normal low
- 37°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.97 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 15 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 11
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00350694; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Bend in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 18% on average, highest around May 1 (18%). In all, 0.97 in falls on 5 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Bend, 9 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00350694.
What are the records for May in Bend?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1901) is 93°F, on May 30, 1903; the coldest is 11°F, on May 16, 1903. The wettest May brought 4.11 in (1998); the snowiest, 4.0 inches (1922).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.6°F: 2021 50.6°F (−1.0), 2022 48.3°F (−3.3), 2025 52.0°F (+0.4), 2026 58.2°F (+6.6). 2 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.6°F | −1.0°F | – |
| 2022 | 48.3°F | −3.3°F | 0.25 in |
| 2025 | 52.0°F | +0.4°F | 0.52 in |
| 2026 | 58.2°F | +6.6°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00350694; recent months: ACIS, station USC00350694. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Bend compare across Oregon?
Across the 105 places PlainClimate covers in Oregon, May normal highs run from 54°F in Government Camp to 76°F in Ontario; Bend's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.