Bakersfield, CA Weather & Climate Normals
Bakersfield's real weather, in one number
Bakersfield, CA scores 50/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Bakersfield's hottest and coldest months
Bakersfield's hottest month is Jul, averaging 85°F; its coldest is Dec, averaging 49°F, a 35.6°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Bakersfield's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 41°F | 1.19in | 0.1in |
| Feb | 64°F | 43°F | 1.18in | 0in |
| Mar | 70°F | 47°F | 1.15in | 0in |
| Apr | 76°F | 51°F | 0.6in | 0in |
| May | 84°F | 58°F | 0.25in | 0in |
| Jun | 92°F | 65°F | 0.05in | 0in |
| Jul | 98°F | 71°F | 0in | 0in |
| Aug | 97°F | 70°F | 0in | 0in |
| Sep | 91°F | 65°F | 0.05in | 0in |
| Oct | 80°F | 55°F | 0.28in | 0in |
| Nov | 67°F | 45°F | 0.51in | 0in |
| Dec | 59°F | 40°F | 1.1in | 0in |
Mar, Apr, May, Oct, and Nov are the best time to see Bakersfield at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Dec's cold.
Rain and snow in Bakersfield
Bakersfield averages 6.36in of precipitation a year across roughly 38 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0.1in of snow a year.
Where Bakersfield ranks
Bakersfield ranks 1632 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 400 of 429 within CA. About 417,468 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Bakersfield Ap, CA US, 5.7 miles from Bakersfield, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station