Bishop climate

Bishop Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bishop AP, 3.4 km from Bishop

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.66 in over about 3 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Bishop, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
0.66 in
Record high
81°FDec 18, 1901
Record low
-9°FDec 27, 1916
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 9 h 38 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 157°F23°F74°F 202112°F 20078%
Dec 257°F23°F77°F 195810°F 20078%
Dec 356°F23°F78°F 195810°F 19558%
Dec 456°F23°F77°F 19014°F 19098%
Dec 556°F23°F73°F 19776°F 19488%
Dec 655°F22°F74°F 1962-4°F 19098%
Dec 755°F22°F73°F 19628°F 19989%
Dec 855°F22°F72°F 19627°F 20139%
Dec 955°F22°F74°F 19575°F 20099%
Dec 1055°F22°F74°F 20256°F 20139%
Dec 1154°F22°F78°F 19584°F 19099%
Dec 1254°F22°F74°F 19536°F 19499%
Dec 1354°F22°F74°F 19538°F 196710%
Dec 1454°F22°F71°F 20104°F 191410%
Dec 1554°F22°F73°F 20167°F 194810%
Dec 1654°F22°F72°F 19806°F 198410%
Dec 1754°F22°F77°F 20250°F 198410%
Dec 1854°F22°F81°F 19015°F 198410%
Dec 1954°F22°F76°F 1901-1°F 191411%
Dec 2054°F22°F71°F 1972-3°F 191411%
Dec 2154°F22°F76°F 2025-4°F 196711%
Dec 2254°F22°F74°F 2014-8°F 199011%
Dec 2354°F22°F73°F 1899-5°F 199011%
Dec 2454°F22°F74°F 18992°F 190911%
Dec 2554°F22°F75°F 1899-4°F 191612%
Dec 2654°F22°F74°F 18993°F 196212%
Dec 2754°F22°F73°F 1898-9°F 191612%
Dec 2854°F22°F71°F 1980-1°F 191612%
Dec 2954°F22°F71°F 19012°F 190612%
Dec 3054°F22°F69°F 19982°F 199012%
Dec 3155°F22°F69°F 19013°F 191612%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bishop, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023157 (Bishop AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023157, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.