Bishop Weather in May
Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.23 in over about 2 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 83°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 0.23 in
- Record high
- 104°FMay 28, 2020
- Record low
- 20°FMay 27, 1912
- Chance of a freeze
- 43%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 6.2
- Daylight
- 13 h 45 min to 14 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 8.1 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 78°F | 40°F | 94°F 1981 | 25°F 1915 | 6% |
| May 2 | 78°F | 41°F | 96°F 1947 | 25°F 1899 | 6% |
| May 3 | 78°F | 41°F | 94°F 1947 | 25°F 1964 | 6% |
| May 4 | 79°F | 41°F | 93°F 1947 | 26°F 1912 | 6% |
| May 5 | 79°F | 41°F | 100°F 1946 | 28°F 1975 | 7% |
| May 6 | 79°F | 42°F | 94°F 1989 | 27°F 1896 | 7% |
| May 7 | 80°F | 42°F | 92°F 1895 | 27°F 1965 | 7% |
| May 8 | 80°F | 42°F | 96°F 2018 | 28°F 1988 | 7% |
| May 9 | 80°F | 43°F | 94°F 2020 | 26°F 2022 | 7% |
| May 10 | 81°F | 43°F | 96°F 1960 | 25°F 2010 | 7% |
| May 11 | 81°F | 43°F | 96°F 1960 | 28°F 1908 | 7% |
| May 12 | 81°F | 43°F | 95°F 1996 | 25°F 2022 | 7% |
| May 13 | 82°F | 44°F | 94°F 1984 | 32°F 1998 | 7% |
| May 14 | 82°F | 44°F | 94°F 2006 | 30°F 1915 | 7% |
| May 15 | 82°F | 44°F | 93°F 2022 | 25°F 1896 | 7% |
| May 16 | 83°F | 44°F | 96°F 2014 | 30°F 1899 | 7% |
| May 17 | 83°F | 45°F | 97°F 1954 | 27°F 1998 | 7% |
| May 18 | 84°F | 45°F | 100°F 1954 | 29°F 1977 | 7% |
| May 19 | 84°F | 45°F | 99°F 2008 | 31°F 2026 | 7% |
| May 20 | 84°F | 45°F | 96°F 1984 | 28°F 1915 | 7% |
| May 21 | 85°F | 46°F | 95°F 1947 | 28°F 1912 | 7% |
| May 22 | 85°F | 46°F | 99°F 1984 | 25°F 1912 | 7% |
| May 23 | 85°F | 46°F | 98°F 1984 | 32°F 2021 | 7% |
| May 24 | 86°F | 46°F | 97°F 2001 | 28°F 1978 | 7% |
| May 25 | 86°F | 46°F | 100°F 1951 | 26°F 1980 | 7% |
| May 26 | 86°F | 47°F | 101°F 1951 | 30°F 1912 | 7% |
| May 27 | 87°F | 47°F | 101°F 2020 | 20°F 1912 | 7% |
| May 28 | 87°F | 47°F | 104°F 2020 | 33°F 2006 | 7% |
| May 29 | 88°F | 47°F | 99°F 2003 | 30°F 1906 | 7% |
| May 30 | 88°F | 48°F | 100°F 1986 | 30°F 2011 | 7% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 48°F | 101°F 2025 | 27°F 1912 | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
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.