Cold desert
Bishop, California
Inyo County, California · Population 3.8k · 4,150 ft elevation
Living in Bishop
Bishop has a cold desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bishop is an outdoor hub: about 88% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 7,800 ft around town.
Bishop at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 4,150 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,432 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5593th percentile
- Median home value
- $406k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,431/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 832 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,200 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 59%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 88%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 7,841 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 23°F | 1.1″ | 3.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Feb | 59°F | 26°F | 0.9″ | 2.5″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 31°F | 0.6″ | 0.4″ | 246 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 37°F | 0.2″ | 1.4″ | 276 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 44°F | 0.2″ | 0.3″ | 328 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jul | 100°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 47°F | 0.1″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 37°F | 0.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 27°F | 0.3″ | 0.1″ | 227 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 22°F | 0.7″ | 1.3″ | 195 hrs |
Near Bishop
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- West Bishop, CA · 2.7k
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- Squaw Valley, CA · 3.6k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology