Bakersfield climate

Name: Bakersfield
Address: California, United States

United States · California · 35.373° N, 119.019° W

Köppen BShhot semi-aridArid

Hot, dry southern Central Valley with very little rainfall.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 105°F / 41°C

Coldest month

January, 42°F / 5°C

Annual swing

64°F / 35°C

Wettest month

December

Driest month

July

Rain per year

10.2" / 260 mm

Snow per year

0.5" / 12 mm

Elevation

407 ft / 124 m

Time zone

America/Los_Angeles

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	61 / 16	42 / 5	1.42 / 36	0.0 / 0	69%	4.3 / 6.9	51%
February	65 / 18	42 / 5	1.42 / 36	0.3 / 8	56%	4.4 / 7.1	38%
March	69 / 20	47 / 8	2.14 / 54	0.1 / 2	56%	5.0 / 8.0	49%
April	80 / 27	55 / 13	0.68 / 17	0.0 / 0	41%	5.6 / 9.0	33%
May	87 / 31	62 / 17	0.55 / 14	0.0 / 0	33%	6.3 / 10.1	25%
June	97 / 36	70 / 21	0.06 / 2	0.0 / 0	26%	6.2 / 10.0	18%
July	105 / 41	77 / 25	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	20%	5.7 / 9.2	12%
August	103 / 40	76 / 24	0.42 / 11	0.0 / 0	26%	5.1 / 8.2	11%
September	96 / 36	69 / 21	0.03 / 1	0.0 / 0	30%	4.8 / 7.7	10%
October	84 / 29	58 / 14	0.17 / 4	0.0 / 0	35%	4.2 / 6.8	16%
November	69 / 21	46 / 8	0.70 / 18	0.0 / 0	54%	3.7 / 6.0	32%
December	60 / 16	42 / 6	2.65 / 67	0.1 / 2	69%	4.2 / 6.8	58%

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