West Bishop weather by month
What a typical year looks like in West Bishop, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Bishop Airport, 10 km from West Bishop; records cover 1943–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 4.8 in123 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 23
- First fall freeze
- Oct 15
- Heating degree days
- 4,001
- Cooling degree days
- 1,211
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
West Bishop in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 24°−5°, with 1.1 in29 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1948)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 778
- Cooling degree days
- 0
West Bishop in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 26°−3°, with 0.89 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1986)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 620
- Cooling degree days
- 0
West Bishop in March
Highs average 67°19° and lows 31°0°, with 0.55 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 490
- Cooling degree days
- 0
West Bishop in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 37°3°, with 0.22 in5.6 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2020)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 298
- Cooling degree days
- 4
West Bishop in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 44°7°, with 0.23 in5.8 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2020)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 114
- Cooling degree days
- 67
West Bishop in June
Highs average 94°34° and lows 51°11°, with 0.13 in3.3 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1954)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 239
West Bishop in July
Highs average 100°38° and lows 57°14°, with 0.18 in4.6 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2021)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 409
West Bishop in August
Highs average 98°37° and lows 54°12°, with 0.07 in1.8 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2020)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 342
West Bishop in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 47°8°, with 0.11 in2.8 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2020)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 138
West Bishop in OctoberThis month
Highs average 78°25° and lows 37°3°, with 0.35 in8.9 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2024)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 245
- Cooling degree days
- 12
West Bishop in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 27°−3°, with 0.31 in7.9 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1949)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 582
- Cooling degree days
- 0
West Bishop in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 22°−5°, with 0.66 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1958)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 827
- Cooling degree days
- 0