Bishop climate

Bishop Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bishop, 0.5 km from Bishop

Average highs run from 72°F on December 1 to 69°F on December 31, and lows from 49°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.18 in over about 5 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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
2.18 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
97°FDec 19, 2020
Record low
15°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
71%
Daylight
10 h 32 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
9.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 172°F49°F87°F 198228°F 200616%0%
Dec 272°F49°F89°F 200736°F 198516%0%
Dec 371°F48°F87°F 200535°F 197616%0%
Dec 471°F48°F96°F 201730°F 200916%0%
Dec 571°F48°F93°F 197225°F 200916%0%
Dec 671°F48°F91°F 195132°F 200216%0%
Dec 771°F48°F87°F 196625°F 201116%0%
Dec 871°F48°F88°F 202328°F 201116%0%
Dec 971°F47°F91°F 202127°F 197816%0%
Dec 1070°F47°F90°F 199320°F 197816%0%
Dec 1170°F47°F92°F 198729°F 200817%0%
Dec 1270°F47°F85°F 199128°F 196617%0%
Dec 1370°F47°F89°F 201927°F 198917%0%
Dec 1470°F47°F91°F 201927°F 198517%0%
Dec 1570°F47°F90°F 201930°F 196417%0%
Dec 1670°F46°F86°F 197725°F 198917%0%
Dec 1770°F46°F90°F 201629°F 198917%0%
Dec 1870°F46°F89°F 201228°F 199617%0%
Dec 1970°F46°F97°F 202020°F 199617%0%
Dec 2070°F46°F96°F 202030°F 197317%0%
Dec 2170°F46°F87°F 199022°F 197317%0%
Dec 2269°F46°F89°F 201722°F 198917%0%
Dec 2369°F46°F86°F 198815°F 198917%0%
Dec 2469°F46°F90°F 197417°F 198917%0%
Dec 2569°F46°F90°F 196415°F 198317%0%
Dec 2669°F45°F88°F 202123°F 198318%0%
Dec 2769°F45°F96°F 202028°F 198318%0%
Dec 2869°F45°F90°F 202028°F 199718%0%
Dec 2969°F45°F90°F 202022°F 198318%0%
Dec 3069°F45°F94°F 202418°F 198318%0%
Dec 3169°F45°F91°F 202125°F 198318%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bishop, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00410805 (Bishop), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012928, 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.