Showers in the Vicinity

36 °F

Central Oregon is located on the east side of the Cascade Mountain range and enjoys low humidity levels and an arid, high desert climate. At 4,200 feet in elevation, most of the precipitation in Sunriver falls as snow during the winter months.

• Today
  May 21
  
  36°F
  Showers in the Vicinity
• Wednesday
  May 22
  
  48°F
  Rain / Snow Showers
• Thursday
  May 23
  
  51°F
  Showers
• Friday
  May 24
  
  54°F
  Partly Cloudy
• Saturday
  May 25
  
  58°F
  Partly Cloudy

Get a real live view of how Sunriver looks today.

Rain shadow Effect

Sunriver and Central Oregon lie to the east of the Cascade Mountain range creating a rain shadow effect in the region. Most of the moisture from the Pacific storms stay to the west of the Cascade range in the valley. The high desert region therefore stays mostly high and dry. Sunriver averages about 34 inches of snow per year, typically beginning in early November and lasting thru late March/early April. Nearby Mt. Bachelor receives about 370 inches annually.

Monthly averages

Sunriver experiences a climate typical of the high desert - warm days and cool, dry nights in the summer and cool and refreshing in the winter.