Guides / Sprinklers · Updated November 2026

Rain Bird 5000 nozzle chart

From Rain Bird's 5000 Series charts. Standard nozzle rates are for half-circle operation; zero wind; ASABE S398.1 tests.

A 5000 rotor comes with a tree of standard Rain Curtain nozzles numbered by flow. They aren't matched: pick a bigger nozzle for a full circle and a smaller one for a quarter, so each head puts down the same rate. A quarter circle wants about a quarter of the full-circle flow. The 5000 MPR nozzles do that for you: each set (25, 30 or 35 ft) has quarter, third, half and full nozzles at about 0.6 in/hr, the same as Rain Bird's R-VAN rotary nozzles, so they can share a zone.

Standard nozzles

5000 Series standard (Rain Curtain) nozzles, half circle
Nozzle	psi	Radius (ft)	gpm	in/hr square	in/hr triangle	Min. for ½ in
1.5	25	33	1.12	0.20	0.23	150
2.0	25	35	1.50	0.24	0.27	125
2.5	25	35	1.81	0.28	0.33	107
3.0	25	36	2.26	0.34	0.39	88
4.0	25	36	2.91	0.43	0.49	70
5.0	25	37	3.72	0.52	0.60	58
6.0	25	37	4.25	0.60	0.69	50
8.0	25	33	5.90	1.26	1.50	24
1.5	35	34	1.35	0.22	0.26	136
2.0	35	36	1.81	0.27	0.31	111
2.5	35	37	2.17	0.31	0.35	97
3.0	35	38	2.71	0.36	0.42	83
4.0	35	40	3.50	0.42	0.49	71
5.0	35	41	4.47	0.51	0.59	59
6.0	35	43	5.23	0.54	0.63	56
8.0	35	41	7.06	0.94	1.10	32
1.5	45	35	1.54	0.24	0.28	125
2.0	45	37	2.07	0.29	0.34	103
2.5	45	37	2.51	0.35	0.41	86
3.0	45	39	3.09	0.37	0.43	81
4.0	45	42	4.01	0.44	0.51	68
5.0	45	43	5.09	0.48	0.56	63
6.0	45	44	6.01	0.59	0.69	51
8.0	45	44	8.03	0.92	1.06	33
1.5	55	35	1.71	0.27	0.31	111
2.0	55	37	2.30	0.32	0.37	94
2.5	55	37	2.76	0.39	0.45	77
3.0	55	40	3.47	0.42	0.48	71
4.0	55	42	4.44	0.48	0.56	63
5.0	55	45	5.66	0.54	0.62	56
6.0	55	50	6.63	0.51	0.59	59
8.0	55	47	8.86	0.80	0.93	38
1.5	65	34	1.86	0.31	0.36	97
2.0	65	35	2.52	0.40	0.46	75
2.5	65	37	3.01	0.42	0.49	71
3.0	65	40	3.78	0.45	0.53	67
4.0	65	42	4.83	0.53	0.61	57
5.0	65	45	6.16	0.59	0.68	51
6.0	65	50	7.22	0.55	0.64	55
8.0	65	48	9.63	0.84	0.97	36

MPR nozzles

5000 Series MPR nozzles (matched at about 0.6 in/hr)
Nozzle	psi	Radius (ft)	gpm	in/hr square	in/hr triangle	Min. for ½ in
25 ft quarter	25	23	0.74	0.54	0.62	56
25 ft quarter	35	24	0.88	0.59	0.68	51
25 ft quarter	45	25	1.00	0.62	0.71	48
25 ft quarter	55	25	1.11	0.68	0.79	44
25 ft quarter	65	25	1.21	0.75	0.86	40
25 ft third	25	23	1.00	0.55	0.63	55
25 ft third	35	24	1.21	0.61	0.70	49
25 ft third	45	25	1.38	0.64	0.74	47
25 ft third	55	25	1.53	0.71	0.82	42
25 ft third	65	25	1.67	0.77	0.89	39
25 ft half	25	23	1.44	0.52	0.61	58
25 ft half	35	24	1.73	0.58	0.67	52
25 ft half	45	25	1.98	0.61	0.70	49
25 ft half	55	25	2.21	0.68	0.79	44
25 ft half	65	25	2.41	0.74	0.86	41
25 ft full	25	23	2.78	0.51	0.58	59
25 ft full	35	24	3.34	0.56	0.64	54
25 ft full	45	25	3.82	0.59	0.68	51
25 ft full	55	25	4.25	0.65	0.76	46
25 ft full	65	25	4.63	0.71	0.82	42
30 ft quarter	25	29	1.03	0.47	0.54	64
30 ft quarter	35	30	1.23	0.53	0.61	57
30 ft quarter	45	30	1.40	0.60	0.69	50
30 ft quarter	55	30	1.56	0.67	0.77	45
30 ft quarter	65	30	1.69	0.72	0.83	42
30 ft third	25	29	1.34	0.46	0.53	65
30 ft third	35	30	1.62	0.52	0.60	58
30 ft third	45	30	1.85	0.59	0.69	51
30 ft third	55	30	2.06	0.66	0.76	45
30 ft third	65	30	2.24	0.72	0.83	42
30 ft half	25	29	2.15	0.49	0.57	61
30 ft half	35	30	2.59	0.55	0.64	55
30 ft half	45	30	2.96	0.63	0.73	48
30 ft half	55	30	3.30	0.71	0.82	42
30 ft half	65	30	3.60	0.77	0.89	39
30 ft full	25	29	4.24	0.49	0.56	61
30 ft full	35	30	5.08	0.54	0.63	56
30 ft full	45	30	5.78	0.62	0.71	48
30 ft full	55	30	6.39	0.68	0.79	44
30 ft full	65	30	6.92	0.74	0.85	41
35 ft quarter	25	32	1.40	0.53	0.61	57
35 ft quarter	35	34	1.67	0.56	0.64	54
35 ft quarter	45	35	1.92	0.60	0.70	50
35 ft quarter	55	35	2.13	0.67	0.77	45
35 ft quarter	65	35	2.31	0.73	0.84	41
35 ft third	25	32	1.77	0.50	0.58	60
35 ft third	35	34	2.15	0.54	0.62	56
35 ft third	45	35	2.46	0.58	0.67	52
35 ft third	55	35	2.74	0.65	0.75	46
35 ft third	65	35	2.99	0.70	0.81	43
35 ft half	25	32	2.75	0.52	0.60	58
35 ft half	35	34	3.33	0.55	0.64	55
35 ft half	45	35	3.81	0.60	0.69	50
35 ft half	55	35	4.23	0.66	0.77	45
35 ft half	65	35	4.62	0.73	0.84	41
35 ft full	25	32	5.36	0.50	0.58	60
35 ft full	35	34	6.62	0.55	0.64	55
35 ft full	45	35	7.58	0.60	0.69	50
35 ft full	55	35	8.43	0.66	0.76	45
35 ft full	65	35	9.18	0.72	0.83	42

3500 Series (smaller rotor)

3500 Series nozzles, half circle
Nozzle	psi	Radius (ft)	gpm	in/hr square	in/hr triangle	Min. for ½ in
0.75	25	15	0.54	0.46	0.53	65
1.0	25	20	0.77	0.37	0.43	81
1.5	25	23	1.06	0.39	0.45	77
2.0	25	27	1.40	0.37	0.43	81
3.0	25	29	2.17	0.50	0.57	60
4.0	25	31	2.97	0.59	0.69	51
0.75	35	17	0.67	0.45	0.52	67
1.0	35	21	0.92	0.40	0.46	75
1.5	35	23	1.28	0.47	0.54	64
2.0	35	27	1.69	0.45	0.52	67
3.0	35	31	2.60	0.52	0.60	58
4.0	35	33	3.58	0.63	0.73	48
0.75	45	17	0.77	0.51	0.59	59
1.0	45	21	1.06	0.46	0.53	65
1.5	45	24	1.48	0.49	0.57	61
2.0	45	27	1.93	0.51	0.59	59
3.0	45	31	3.00	0.60	0.69	50
4.0	45	35	4.13	0.65	0.75	46
0.75	55	18	0.85	0.51	0.58	59
1.0	55	22	1.18	0.47	0.54	64
1.5	55	24	1.65	0.55	0.64	55
2.0	55	28	2.15	0.53	0.61	57
3.0	55	32	3.25	0.61	0.71	49
4.0	55	35	4.60	0.72	0.83	42

How to read it

gpm is what one nozzle uses: add them up for a zone and keep it under what your water supply gives (our pressure and flow test works that out). in/hr is how fast water lands when heads are spaced head to head, at 50% of the throw diameter: square is a grid, triangle is staggered rows. Min. for ½ in is how long a zone runs to put down half an inch at the square rate. For your own lawn, soil and watering days, use the sprinkler run time calculator.

Sources: 5000 Series nozzle chart, 5000 MPR nozzle chart, 3500 Series chart.

Rain Bird 5000 nozzle chart

Standard nozzles

MPR nozzles

3500 Series (smaller rotor)

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