Bakersfield, California Climate

United States

Pop. 373,640 Elev. 130 m / 427 ft TZ: America/Los_Angeles (UTC-7) ·

Bakersfield has a dry climate with hot summers reaching 94°F (34°C) in August and cool winters averaging 38°F (3°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 100°F (38°C). Rain falls on about 21 days per year (14.2 in / 361 mm total). The city averages 254 sunny days per year.

Temperature 94°F (34°C) high 38°F (3°C) low
Feels like 100°F (38°C) high 38°F (3°C) low
Rain 21 days 14.2 in (361 mm) /yr
Sky 254 sunny 7 stormy
Wind 0.9 mph (0.4 m/s) avg

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Best months to visit: Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Oct

Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
25
Jan
55
Feb
54
Mar
39
Apr
20
May
4
Jun
0
Jul
13
Aug
21
Sep
17
Oct
43
Nov
37
Dec
Humidity (%)
64
Jan
64
Feb
64
Mar
59
Apr
50
May
45
Jun
43
Jul
48
Aug
55
Sep
61
Oct
68
Nov
75
Dec

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Commercial airport 5 mi Meadows Field (BFL)
Ski resort 39 mi Mount Pinos Winter Sports Area
National park 28 mi César E. Chávez National Monument
Mountain peak (6,910 ft) 24 mi Bear Mountain
Hospital 1 mi Mercy Hospital Downtown
Hiking trail 48 mi Big Sycamore Trail

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 62°F 17°C 38°F 3°C 0.7 in 18 mm 20
February 67°F 20°C 46°F 8°C 1.1 in 28 mm 9
March 68°F 20°C 47°F 8°C 3.9 in 98 mm 0.0 in0 mm 9
April 74°F 23°C 51°F 11°C 1.5 in 37 mm 18
May 83°F 28°C 59°F 15°C 0.0 in 1 mm 25
June 90°F 32°C 65°F 18°C 0.0 in 0 mm 29
July 93°F 34°C 69°F 20°C 0.0 in 0 mm 31
August 94°F 34°C 68°F 20°C 0.0 in 0 mm 27
September 88°F 31°C 66°F 19°C 0.2 in 5 mm 24
October 77°F 25°C 53°F 12°C 1.1 in 28 mm 27
November 69°F 21°C 50°F 10°C 3.5 in 88 mm 16
December 62°F 17°C 44°F 7°C 2.3 in 57 mm 19

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 20 0
February 9 0
March 9 4
April 18 2
May 25 0
June 29 0
July 31 0
August 27 0
September 24 0
October 27 0
November 16 1
December 19 0