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Weather in West Bishop, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

West Bishop has hot summers

West Bishop has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 27°. A typical November afternoon reaches 61°, and nights fall to 32°.

Winter 54°/28°Spring 70°/40°Summer 93°/58°Fall 74°/42°
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Sunrise 9:19 am · sunset 7:54 pm

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What stands out about West Bishop’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Hot summersJuly afternoons average 96°, hotter than 97% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 4 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 100% of U.S. towns.Among California’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 27°, colder than 1,475 of 1,618 California towns.A short growing season166 frost-free days, from Apr 29 to Oct 15.
A normal year

Where today sits in West Bishop’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
54° / 28°
Snow is rare
Spring
70° / 40°
Last frost around Apr 29
Summer
93° / 58°
104 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
74° / 42°
First frost around Oct 15
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 15). Last frost next spring: Apr 29
Best months to be outside
MayOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
When is it wettest?January, with 0.8 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.5° vs. the 20th century.What is each month like?Highs, lows, rain and snow for all 12.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for West Bishop itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Bishop Airport, CA (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.