What is the soil temperature in Bend, Oregon?

Soil temperature at 6cm in Bend, Oregon is currently 22.7°C. Too cold to seed — 22.7°C at 6cm and not warming.

Soil temperature in Bend, Oregon

Soil temperature

73°F22.7°C

at 6cm — germination depth

Cooling over the next 11 days.

Too cold to seed — 22.7°C at 6cm and not warming.

Most cool-season lawns in the northern US and Canada are bluegrass, tall fescue, or a mix of the two. We assume that, and use12.5°C as the seeding threshold.

I know what grass I have

The differences are small. Ryegrass is the quickest off the mark; bluegrass is the slowest and wants the warmest soil. Everything else sits between.

Soil temperature at 6cm for reliable germination. Sources onthe method page.
Species	Soil temp	Days
Perennial ryegrass	8°C	5–10
Red / chewings fescue	8–10°C	10–14
Tall fescuelikely yours	10–12°C	10–14
Browntop bentColonial bentgrass	10–12°C	14–21
Smooth-stalked meadow grassKentucky bluegrasslikely yours	12–13°C	14–28

Soil temperature at 6cm in Bend, Oregon is currently 22.7°C, and falling about 19.5°C over the next 11 days. That depth matters because it is where grass seed sits and where roots start working, and it lags air temperature by days — which is why a warm afternoon here tells you very little on its own.

Lawns in this area are typically Kentucky bluegrass with tall fescue, the usual mix for cool-season lawns at this latitude. That blend needs the soil to hold above 12.5°C before seed germinates reliably. Too cold to seed — 22.7°C at 6cm and not warming.

8 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The best weekend slot right now is Monday 10am–3pm, on the basis that no rain since Saturday, ground firm.

The next recommended window in Bend opens at 5pm on Tuesday 1 September, and holds while conditions stay put. Underfoot, the ground reads as firm after 0mm rain over the last week.

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The next 10 days

Column height is how mowable the day is; the lighter band is the best stretch within it. The line is soil temperature at 6cm. It crosses the seeding threshold inside this forecast.

12.5°C — seeding

Soil at 6cm 21.6°C cooling to 0.0°C

Tuesday 1 September · 5pm–8pmConfident

5pm–8pm — no rain in the record, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain in the record
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.99
Good:Temperature: Temperature22°C
Good:Wind: Wind light13 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but fine

Limiting factor:none

Wednesday 2 September · 3pm–5pmConfident

3pm–5pm — dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain in the record
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.47
Good:Temperature: Temperature12°C
Good:Wind: Wind light10 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed

Limiting factor:none

Thursday 3 September · 8am–6pmConfident

8am–6pm — barely growing — growth potential 0.16

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm2mm rain over the last week
Poor:Growth: Barely growinggrowth potential 0.16
Good:Temperature: Temperature12°C
Good:Wind: Wind light17 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:growth

Friday 4 September · 1pm–8pmConfident

1pm–8pm — barely growing — growth potential 0.19

Marginal:Grass wetness: Grass drydried off since a shower 2 hours ago
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm3mm rain over the last week
Poor:Growth: Barely growinggrowth potential 0.19
Good:Temperature: Temperature10°C
Good:Wind: Wind light15 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed

Limiting factor:growth

Saturday 5 September · 8am–6pmReasonably confident

8am–6pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.31

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm6mm rain over the last week
Marginal:Growth: Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.31
Good:Temperature: Temperature10°C
Good:Wind: Wind light5 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:growth

Sunday 6 September · 10am–8pmReasonably confident

10am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm6mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.57
Good:Temperature: Temperature10°C
Good:Wind: Wind light4 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Monday 7 September · 10am–3pmReasonably confident

10am–3pm — no rain since Saturday, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Saturday
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm7mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.76
Good:Temperature: Temperature12°C
Good:Wind: Wind light9 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Tuesday 8 September · 8am–6pmReasonably confident

8am–6pm — rain earlier today, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm8mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.50
Good:Temperature: Temperature11°C
Good:Wind: Wind light8 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Wednesday 9 SeptemberLow confidence this far out

No — ground frozen.

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Monday
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm8mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.88
Good:Temperature: Temperature13°C
Good:Wind: Wind light4 km/h

Limiting factor:none

Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out

No — ground frozen.

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Monday
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm6mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.97
Marginal:Temperature: Temperature14°C
Good:Wind: Wind light6 km/h

Limiting factor:none

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