Portland, Oregon
Portland
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About
Portland is the most populous city in Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It sits at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers and anchors a metropolitan area of about 2.5 million people.
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Why visit
Portland is best for a few slow, neighborhood-driven days: Powell's City of Books, food carts, coffee, breweries, the International Rose Test Garden, Japanese Garden, Forest Park, and day trips to the Columbia River Gorge, Multnomah Falls, Mount Hood, or Willamette Valley wine country. It rewards wandering more than checklist tourism.
When to avoid
Winter is long, grey, and rainy, and the city can feel damp for months. Some downtown blocks have visible homelessness, drug use, and safety issues; use normal city awareness at night and do not leave anything visible in a parked car. Traffic over the bridges and through I-5/I-84 can snarl quickly. Wildfire smoke can affect late summer air quality, and heat waves now hit harder than Portland's old mild-climate reputation suggests.
Dry summer (Jul-Sep)
June through August are the period when heat, daylight, crowds, or humidity most affect a visit to Portland, Oregon. Summer is usually comfortable for walking, though visitor pressure can be high. In Portland, Oregon, put exposed walks, ruins, viewpoints, beaches, and markets early or late, then use interiors for the harder hours. In Portland, Oregon, choose this season when outdoor time, long evenings, festivals, or nearby landscapes matter more than museum pacing. For Portland, Oregon, visitor volume and cultural programming do not always peak at the same time.
Rainy season (Nov-Mar)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Portland, Oregon. The cooler season is wetter and quieter, with stronger conditions for museums and cafes. Think of this period in Portland, Oregon as a planning question: what can still be walked, entered, and reached comfortably? Use this period in Portland, Oregon for close looking indoors, then add outdoor sections when weather and daylight cooperate. For Portland, Oregon, shorten exposed walks, verify opening times, and avoid making a late or wet return depend on weak transport links.
The next week in Portland, Oregon
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Rain
13° / 8°
5.1 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Drizzle
13° / 7°
3.1 mm
UV Moderate
Sun
Overcast
18° / 6°
UV Moderate
Mon
Overcast
21° / 7°
UV High
Tue
Drizzle
21° / 11°
UV Moderate
Wed
Overcast
23° / 8°
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
34° / 0°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.9h
05:40 – 20:32local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Portland, Oregon
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Portland International Airport (PDX) at 10 km.
Getting around Portland, Oregon
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Douglas Lynch.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.