Located in high windswept mountains just to the east of the Sierra Nevada, Bodie possesses one of the harshest climates in all of California. Though summer days can be relatively warm, freezing temperatures can occur in Bodie in any month of the year. Even in July, the warmest month, Bodie’s average minimum temperature is just 35 degrees F. Perhaps more impressive, the average diurnal variation in August averages a remarkable 43 degrees F. Most of the precipitation that falls in Bodie occurs in the form of snow. Despite registering a paltry 12.73 inches of precipitation, Bodie boasts an average annual snowfall of over 95 inches.
- Köppen Classification: (Dsc) Continental cold winter/dry summer.
- Current local conditions from the National Weather Service.
- Climate data from The Western Regional Climate Center.
Rob O’Keefe
