diff --git a/esphome/components/bme280/bme280.cpp b/esphome/components/bme280/bme280.cpp
index f32a0d2861..b7c7f12f6f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bme280/bme280.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bme280/bme280.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void BME280Component::update() {
     return;
   }
 
-  float meas_time = 1;
+  float meas_time = 1.5;
   meas_time += 2.3f * oversampling_to_time(this->temperature_oversampling_);
   meas_time += 2.3f * oversampling_to_time(this->pressure_oversampling_) + 0.575f;
   meas_time += 2.3f * oversampling_to_time(this->humidity_oversampling_) + 0.575f;