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Town

Bishop

3,879 people

Perched in the Owens Valley between the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains, Bishop is a basecamp for world-class rock climbing, fly fishing, and hiking in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Its unpretentious main street delivers hearty cowboy breakfasts and gear shops alongside stunning 14,000-foot peaks looming in every direction.

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Outdoor adventureScenic drivesSmall-town charmWeekend getaway

Our AI's themes

How long
2–4 days
Our AI's estimate of a typical stay.
Sightseeing weather
April, May, September and October
Weather only, worked out from the town's records.

On the map

Where it is, and the other places we have mapped around it.

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The weather you'd get

Typical daily high and low, and the share of days with rain, from historical records (2011-2025). Average weather for Bishop, not a forecast.

January high 50°
low 35°
rain on 17%
February high 52°
low 36°
rain on 19%
March high 58°
low 40°
rain on 22%
April high 68°
low 47°
rain on 13%
May high 76°
low 55°
rain on 14%
June high 89°
low 67°
rain on 6%
July high 95°
low 75°
rain on 9%
August high 92°
low 73°
rain on 9%
September high 85°
low 65°
rain on 8%
October high 72°
low 54°
rain on 6%
November high 59°
low 43°
rain on 13%
December high 50°
low 36°
rain on 17%
Warmest month: July, highs around 95°F, 35°C. Wettest: March, rain on about 22% of days. Driest: June.
Sightseeing weather. The mildest, driest and calmest months for sightseeing are April, May, September and October. That is weather only. It says nothing about ski seasons, beach days or festivals, which is often why people go.

Nearby towns

Lone Pine · 55 mi

From Wikipedia

Bishop is the only incorporated city in Inyo County, California, United States. It is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley in the Mojave Desert, at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m). The city was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada range; the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley. Bishop is a commercial and residential center, while many vacation destinations and tourist attractions in the Sierra Nevada are located nearby.

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Names, place details, opening times and addresses © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Weather: Open-Meteo historical weather data.

Airports: OurAirports, public domain.

Photo: Downtown Bishop with the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the background by Bishopvisitor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Descriptions, themes and estimates are written by Journey Builder's AI.