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August Weather in West Bishop California, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 94°F to 90°F, rarely falling below 83°F or exceeding 100°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 57°F to 52°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 63°F.

For reference, on July 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in West Bishop typically range from 57°F to 95°F, while on December 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 23°F to 50°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in West Bishop

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in West Bishop

Average Hourly Temperature in August in West BishopAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablecomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Alcalá la Real, Spain (5,800 miles away); An Nabk, Syria (7,261 miles); and Shāhreẕā, Iran (7,610 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to West Bishop (view comparison).

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The month of August in West Bishop experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 12% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 11% on August 7.

The clearest day of the month is August 7, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 89% of the time.

For reference, on February 22, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 44%, while on August 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 89%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in West Bishop

Cloud Cover Categories in August in West BishopAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepFeb 2256%Feb 2256%Aug 188%Aug 188%Aug 3188%Aug 3188%Aug 1189%Aug 1189%Aug 2188%Aug 2188%clearmostly clearovercastpartly cloudymostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In West Bishop, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 5% and ending it at 3%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 25% on February 21, and its lowest chance is 2% on June 28.

Probability of Precipitation in August in West Bishop

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in West Bishop is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.5 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.1 inches on August 23.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in West Bishop

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in West BishopAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 in1.2 in1.2 in1.4 in1.4 inJulSepAug 230.1 inAug 230.1 inAug 10.2 inAug 10.2 inAug 310.2 inAug 310.2 inAug 110.2 inAug 110.2 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of August in West Bishop, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 3 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 6 seconds, and weekly decrease of 14 minutes, 41 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 12 hours, 59 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 14 hours, 2 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in West Bishop

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in West Bishop is 5:58 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 25 minutes later at 6:24 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 8:00 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 38 minutes earlier at 7:23 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in West Bishop during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during August, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:33 AM and sets 14 hours, 44 minutes later, at 8:17 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:04 AM and sets 9 hours, 35 minutes later, at 4:39 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in West Bishop

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in West Bishop

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in West BishopAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep0010102020203030404050505060700001010202030303040405050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in West Bishop

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in West BishopAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 53:58 PMJul 53:58 PMJul 213:18 AMJul 213:18 AMAug 44:14 AMAug 44:14 AMAug 1911:26 AMAug 1911:26 AMSep 26:56 PMSep 26:56 PMSep 177:35 PMSep 177:35 PM4:59 AM4:59 AM8:44 PM8:44 PM8:14 PM8:14 PM5:48 AM5:48 AM6:01 AM6:01 AM8:33 PM8:33 PM7:28 PM7:28 PM5:56 AM5:56 AM5:56 AM5:56 AM7:26 PM7:26 PM6:56 PM6:56 PM7:16 AM7:16 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
8%2:50 AMNE6:39 PMNW-10:45 AMS240,966 mi
2
3%3:51 AMNE7:25 PMWNW-11:41 AMS243,178 mi
3
0%4:56 AMENE8:02 PMWNW-12:33 PMS245,308 mi
4
0%6:01 AMENE8:33 PMWNW-1:21 PMS247,295 mi
5
2%7:04 AMENE8:59 PMWNW-2:05 PMS249,052 mi
6
6%8:04 AMENE9:21 PMW-2:46 PMS250,474 mi
7
11%9:03 AME9:43 PMW-3:25 PMS251,442 mi
8
18%10:00 AME10:03 PMW-4:03 PMS251,836 mi
9
26%10:57 AME10:25 PMWSW-4:42 PMS251,551 mi
10
35%11:56 AMESE10:48 PMWSW-5:22 PMS250,511 mi
11
44%12:56 PMESE11:15 PMWSW-6:05 PMS248,688 mi
12
50%1:58 PMESE11:47 PMWSW-6:52 PMS246,113 mi
13
65%3:03 PMESE--7:44 PMS242,888 mi
14
75%-12:26 AMSW4:07 PMSE8:41 PMS239,196 mi
15
84%-1:15 AMSW5:08 PMSE9:41 PMS235,300 mi
16
91%-2:14 AMSW6:03 PMSE10:43 PMS231,524 mi
17
97%-3:24 AMSW6:49 PMESE11:44 PMS228,217 mi
18
99%-4:39 AMWSW7:28 PMESE--
19
100%-5:56 AMWSW8:02 PMESE12:42 AMS225,698 mi
20
100%-7:12 AMWSW8:31 PME1:36 AMS224,200 mi
21
96%-8:27 AMW8:59 PME2:28 AMS223,831 mi
22
90%-9:41 AMW9:26 PME3:17 AMS224,564 mi
23
81%-10:55 AMWNW9:55 PMENE4:07 AMS226,251 mi
24
71%-12:09 PMWNW10:28 PMENE4:58 AMS228,662 mi
25
60%-1:22 PMWNW11:06 PMENE5:51 AMS231,533 mi
26
50%-2:33 PMNW11:51 PMNE6:46 AMS234,609 mi
27
37%-3:39 PMNW-7:43 AMS237,678 mi
28
27%12:44 AMNE4:36 PMNW-8:41 AMS240,587 mi
29
18%1:44 AMNE5:24 PMNW-9:37 AMS243,240 mi
30
11%2:47 AMENE6:03 PMWNW-10:29 AMS245,588 mi
31
5%3:52 AMENE6:36 PMWNW-11:18 AMS247,616 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in West Bishop is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in West Bishop

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in West BishopAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 10%Aug 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%Aug 110%Aug 110%Aug 210%Aug 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in West Bishop is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 5.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.2 miles per hour, while on October 6, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.1 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during August is 5.2 miles per hour on August 5.

Average Wind Speed in August in West Bishop

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in West Bishop throughout August is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 48% on August 14.

Wind Direction in August in West Bishop

Wind Direction in August in West BishopAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in West Bishop typically lasts for 5.9 months (179 days), from around April 23 to around October 19, rarely starting before April 2 or after May 19, and rarely ending before September 28 or after November 8.

The month of August in West Bishop is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in West Bishop

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in West Bishopgrowing seasonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 16100%Aug 1690%Sep 2890%Sep 28Jul 26100%Jul 26100%coldcoolcomfortablewarmhotswelteringvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in West Bishop are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 698°F, from 2,277°F to 2,975°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in West Bishop

Growing Degree Days in August in West BishopAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312,000°F2,000°F2,200°F2,200°F2,400°F2,400°F2,600°F2,600°F2,800°F2,800°F3,000°F3,000°F3,200°F3,200°FJulSepAug 12,277°FAug 12,277°FAug 312,975°FAug 312,975°FAug 112,520°FAug 112,520°FAug 212,756°FAug 212,756°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in West Bishop is gradually decreasing during August, falling by 0.9 kWh, from 8.1 kWh to 7.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in West Bishop

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in West BishopAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJulSepAug 18.1 kWhAug 18.1 kWhAug 317.2 kWhAug 317.2 kWhAug 117.8 kWhAug 117.8 kWhAug 217.5 kWhAug 217.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of West Bishop are 37.361 deg latitude, -118.455 deg longitude, and 4,403 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of West Bishop contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 584 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,429 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (7,277 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,251 feet).

The area within 2 miles of West Bishop is covered by shrubs (63%) and cropland (30%), within 10 miles by shrubs (85%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (68%) and trees (20%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in West Bishop, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in West Bishop.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and West Bishop according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at West Bishop is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between West Bishop and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of West Bishop and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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