Is Oregon in a drought?
This week's U.S. Drought Monitor for Oregon, and the category in each of its 36 counties, from the National Drought Mitigation Center.
Yes, in part: 88.3% of Oregon is in drought (D1 to D4).
98.52% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4), 57.58% in severe drought or worse (D2 to D4), 20.23% extreme or worse (D3 to D4) and 0% in D4 Exceptional Drought.
Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.
On the map valid 13 October 2026, 32 of 36 counties had some drought (D1 or worse); 4 more were abnormally dry (D0) only. D3 Extreme Drought somewhere in 15. D2 Severe Drought somewhere in 11.
Every county, map valid 13 October 2026
The category is the most severe one covering any part of the county; the share says how much of it. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row with that category or worse somewhere in it.
| County | Category this week | Share in it | In drought (D1–D4) | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County | D3 Extreme Drought | 30.88% | 100% | 17 weeks |
| Benton County | D2 Severe Drought | 58.09% | 98.58% | 23 weeks |
| Clackamas County | D2 Severe Drought | 12.93% | 94.57% | 11 weeks |
| Clatsop County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 8.26% | 0% | 20 weeks |
| Columbia County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 99.25% | 0% | 37 weeks |
| Coos County | D2 Severe Drought | 0.84% | 58.96% | 28 weeks |
| Crook County | D3 Extreme Drought | 73.02% | 99.99% | 23 weeks |
| Curry County | D1 Moderate Drought | 42.66% | 42.66% | 37 weeks |
| Deschutes County | D3 Extreme Drought | 58.53% | 100% | 17 weeks |
| Douglas County | D2 Severe Drought | 86.11% | 94.81% | 30 weeks |
| Gilliam County | D2 Severe Drought | 14.58% | 40.73% | 30 weeks |
| Grant County | D3 Extreme Drought | 97.7% | 100% | 19 weeks |
| Harney County | D3 Extreme Drought | 3.97% | 100% | 15 weeks |
| Hood River County | D1 Moderate Drought | 54.92% | 54.92% | 11 weeks |
| Jackson County | D2 Severe Drought | 81.92% | 100% | 28 weeks |
| Jefferson County | D3 Extreme Drought | 89.85% | 100% | 23 weeks |
| Josephine County | D2 Severe Drought | 17.72% | 100% | 28 weeks |
| Klamath County | D3 Extreme Drought | 0.71% | 99.99% | 23 weeks |
| Lake County | D2 Severe Drought | 2.85% | 100% | 23 weeks |
| Lane County | D3 Extreme Drought | 44.42% | 88.71% | 23 weeks |
| Lincoln County | D1 Moderate Drought | 12.28% | 12.28% | 17 weeks |
| Linn County | D3 Extreme Drought | 19.51% | 100% | 11 weeks |
| Malheur County | D3 Extreme Drought | 12.7% | 93.63% | 29 weeks |
| Marion County | D2 Severe Drought | 36.67% | 99.41% | 11 weeks |
| Morrow County | D3 Extreme Drought | 12.02% | 73.35% | 17 weeks |
| Multnomah County | D1 Moderate Drought | 36.3% | 36.3% | 11 weeks |
| Polk County | D2 Severe Drought | 4.47% | 77.96% | 11 weeks |
| Sherman County | D1 Moderate Drought | 13.45% | 13.45% | 32 weeks |
| Tillamook County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 37.79% | 0% | 20 weeks |
| Umatilla County | D3 Extreme Drought | 52.25% | 97.68% | 19 weeks |
| Union County | D3 Extreme Drought | 55.5% | 100% | 19 weeks |
| Wallowa County | D2 Severe Drought | 96.04% | 100% | 20 weeks |
| Wasco County | D3 Extreme Drought | 3% | 71.71% | 11 weeks |
| Washington County | D0 Abnormally Dry | 100% | 0% | 37 weeks |
| Wheeler County | D3 Extreme Drought | 75.16% | 100% | 23 weeks |
| Yamhill County | D1 Moderate Drought | 15.16% | 15.16% | 23 weeks |
Natural disaster risk in Oregon by county · Drought in every state
The categories
| Category | Name |
|---|---|
| D0 | Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought) |
| D1 | Moderate Drought |
| D2 | Severe Drought |
| D3 | Extreme Drought |
| D4 | Exceptional Drought |
What each category means on the ground is described on the Drought Monitor's classification page.
How this page reads the Drought Monitor
- The figures are the U.S. Drought Monitor's own statistics (share of area in each category), read from its data service. The categories are theirs, unchanged. This site does not make its own drought assessment.
- The Drought Monitor gives each county a share in each category. A county's category here is the most severe one covering any part of it, with the share it covers. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row, newest first, on which some of the county was at that category or worse.
- A new map is released every Thursday, valid for the Tuesday before. Every figure here carries that valid date. This site reads the new week once, after the Thursday release, and keeps it.
- Counties are matched to the Drought Monitor by their five-digit FIPS code. Connecticut is shown by its nine planning regions, which replaced its eight counties in 2022; the Drought Monitor's county statistics use the same planning regions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, droughtmonitor.unl.edu · The official map for Oregon · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook
Questions
Is Oregon in a drought right now?
On the U.S. Drought Monitor valid 13 October 2026, 88.3% of Oregon is in drought (D1 to D4) and 98.52% is at least abnormally dry (D0 to D4). 57.58% is in D2 Severe Drought or worse.
Which counties in Oregon are in the worst drought?
This week the most severe category in Oregon is D3 Extreme Drought, in Baker County, Crook County, Deschutes County, Grant County, Harney County, Jefferson County, Klamath County, Lane County and 7 more.
How is a county's category chosen on this page?
The U.S. Drought Monitor gives the share of each county in each category. This page names the most severe category covering any part of the county, and always says how much of the county it covers.