diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bme680/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/bme680/sensor.py
index 5dca1da45a2..6c32639fdb4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bme680/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bme680/sensor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Support for BME680 Sensor over SMBus."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import logging
 import threading
 from time import monotonic, sleep
@@ -7,7 +9,11 @@ import bme680  # pylint: disable=import-error
 from smbus import SMBus
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA, SensorEntity
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import (
+    PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
+    SensorEntity,
+    SensorEntityDescription,
+)
 from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_MONITORED_CONDITIONS,
     CONF_NAME,
@@ -54,13 +60,37 @@ SENSOR_HUMID = "humidity"
 SENSOR_PRESS = "pressure"
 SENSOR_GAS = "gas"
 SENSOR_AQ = "airquality"
-SENSOR_TYPES = {
-    SENSOR_TEMP: ["Temperature", TEMP_CELSIUS, DEVICE_CLASS_TEMPERATURE],
-    SENSOR_HUMID: ["Humidity", PERCENTAGE, DEVICE_CLASS_HUMIDITY],
-    SENSOR_PRESS: ["Pressure", "mb", DEVICE_CLASS_PRESSURE],
-    SENSOR_GAS: ["Gas Resistance", "Ohms", None],
-    SENSOR_AQ: ["Air Quality", PERCENTAGE, None],
-}
+SENSOR_TYPES: tuple[SensorEntityDescription, ...] = (
+    SensorEntityDescription(
+        key=SENSOR_TEMP,
+        name="Temperature",
+        native_unit_of_measurement=TEMP_CELSIUS,
+        device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_TEMPERATURE,
+    ),
+    SensorEntityDescription(
+        key=SENSOR_HUMID,
+        name="Humidity",
+        native_unit_of_measurement=PERCENTAGE,
+        device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_HUMIDITY,
+    ),
+    SensorEntityDescription(
+        key=SENSOR_PRESS,
+        name="Pressure",
+        native_unit_of_measurement="mb",
+        device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_PRESSURE,
+    ),
+    SensorEntityDescription(
+        key=SENSOR_GAS,
+        name="Gas Resistance",
+        native_unit_of_measurement="Ohms",
+    ),
+    SensorEntityDescription(
+        key=SENSOR_AQ,
+        name="Air Quality",
+        native_unit_of_measurement=PERCENTAGE,
+    ),
+)
+SENSOR_KEYS: list[str] = [desc.key for desc in SENSOR_TYPES]
 DEFAULT_MONITORED = [SENSOR_TEMP, SENSOR_HUMID, SENSOR_PRESS, SENSOR_AQ]
 OVERSAMPLING_VALUES = {0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16}
 FILTER_VALUES = {0, 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127}
@@ -70,7 +100,7 @@ PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
         vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): cv.string,
         vol.Optional(CONF_I2C_ADDRESS, default=DEFAULT_I2C_ADDRESS): cv.positive_int,
         vol.Optional(CONF_MONITORED_CONDITIONS, default=DEFAULT_MONITORED): vol.All(
-            cv.ensure_list, [vol.In(SENSOR_TYPES)]
+            cv.ensure_list, [vol.In(SENSOR_KEYS)]
         ),
         vol.Optional(CONF_I2C_BUS, default=DEFAULT_I2C_BUS): cv.positive_int,
         vol.Optional(
@@ -115,12 +145,14 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass, config, async_add_entities, discovery_info=
     if sensor_handler is None:
         return
 
-    dev = []
-    for variable in config[CONF_MONITORED_CONDITIONS]:
-        dev.append(BME680Sensor(sensor_handler, variable, name))
+    monitored_conditions = config[CONF_MONITORED_CONDITIONS]
+    entities = [
+        BME680Sensor(sensor_handler, name, description)
+        for description in SENSOR_TYPES
+        if description.key in monitored_conditions
+    ]
 
-    async_add_entities(dev)
-    return
+    async_add_entities(entities)
 
 
 def _setup_bme680(config):
@@ -317,30 +349,29 @@ class BME680Handler:
 class BME680Sensor(SensorEntity):
     """Implementation of the BME680 sensor."""
 
-    def __init__(self, bme680_client, sensor_type, name):
+    def __init__(self, bme680_client, name, description: SensorEntityDescription):
         """Initialize the sensor."""
-        self._attr_name = f"{name} {SENSOR_TYPES[sensor_type][0]}"
+        self.entity_description = description
+        self._attr_name = f"{name} {description.name}"
         self.bme680_client = bme680_client
-        self.type = sensor_type
-        self._attr_native_unit_of_measurement = SENSOR_TYPES[sensor_type][1]
-        self._attr_device_class = SENSOR_TYPES[sensor_type][2]
 
     async def async_update(self):
         """Get the latest data from the BME680 and update the states."""
         await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self.bme680_client.update)
-        if self.type == SENSOR_TEMP:
+        sensor_type = self.entity_description.key
+        if sensor_type == SENSOR_TEMP:
             self._attr_native_value = round(
                 self.bme680_client.sensor_data.temperature, 1
             )
-        elif self.type == SENSOR_HUMID:
+        elif sensor_type == SENSOR_HUMID:
             self._attr_native_value = round(self.bme680_client.sensor_data.humidity, 1)
-        elif self.type == SENSOR_PRESS:
+        elif sensor_type == SENSOR_PRESS:
             self._attr_native_value = round(self.bme680_client.sensor_data.pressure, 1)
-        elif self.type == SENSOR_GAS:
+        elif sensor_type == SENSOR_GAS:
             self._attr_native_value = int(
                 round(self.bme680_client.sensor_data.gas_resistance, 0)
             )
-        elif self.type == SENSOR_AQ:
+        elif sensor_type == SENSOR_AQ:
             aq_score = self.bme680_client.sensor_data.air_quality
             if aq_score is not None:
                 self._attr_native_value = round(aq_score, 1)