Bishop weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Bishop is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and October close behind. Bishop averages about 3,563 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,563
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 276 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈17 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 1,253 m
When is the best time to visit Bishop?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bishop is September, then May and October. The dullest month is January (15/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bishop?
Bishop is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,563 hours of sunshine a year. 84 Sunshine Score points separate September (99) from January (15), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #30 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 50% of the annual 276 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 53 mm | 2 |
| February | 23 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 42 mm | 3 |
| March | 63 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 31 mm | 5 |
| April | 96 | 20° / 68°F | 5° / 41°F | 22 mm | 6 |
| May | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 10° / 50°F | 16 mm | 8 |
| June | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 5 mm | 9 |
| July | 49 | 37° / 99°F | 20° / 68°F | 11 mm | 9 |
| August | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 19° / 66°F | 8 mm | 9 |
| September | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 5 mm | 7 |
| October | 97 | 23° / 73°F | 8° / 46°F | 18 mm | 5 |
| November | 64 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 22 mm | 3 |
| December | 15 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 43 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fresno United States · 137 km · best in May · 3,516 h sun/yr
- Reno United States · 266 km · best in Aug · 3,499 h sun/yr
- San Luis Obispo United States · 313 km · best in Jun · 3,588 h sun/yr
- Sacramento United States · 319 km · best in Jun · 3,401 h sun/yr
- Las Vegas United States · 320 km · best in Apr · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Monterey United States · 321 km · best in Aug · 3,366 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mammoth Lakes United States · 51 km · 3,564 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Merced United States · 190 km · 3,486 h sun/yr · best in May
- Bakersfield United States · 224 km · 3,612 h sun/yr · best in May
- Stockton United States · 260 km · 3,452 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Truckee United States · 266 km · 3,395 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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