Weather in Bakersfield, California, United States

Historical monthly conditions · 2021–2025

Monthly averages

Average daily air-temperature lows/highs and peak wind gusts. Rain is the average monthly total.

Monthly average temperatures, rain, cloud cover and wind gusts
MonthAvg lowAvg highRainCloud coverAvg peak gust
January5°C16°C41.0 mm45%22.2 km/h
February6°C18°C52.9 mm44%24.0 km/h
March8°C19°C63.7 mm50%25.6 km/h
April11°C24°C18.9 mm28%25.4 km/h
May15°C28°C3.0 mm17%26.0 km/h
June19°C32°C3.9 mm12%24.9 km/h
July23°C36°C0.1 mm10%23.3 km/h
August21°C35°C12.6 mm9%22.5 km/h
September19°C32°C3.0 mm13%22.6 km/h
October13°C26°C15.6 mm20%21.1 km/h
November8°C19°C36.1 mm37%21.0 km/h
December6°C16°C56.0 mm53%20.6 km/h

Weather match by month

Feels like 15°C–30°C · cloud ≤60% · rain ≤0.1 mm/h · gust ≤50 km/h

Feels-like temperature accounts for humidity and wind in shade. Percentages cover 08:00–20:00 local solar time.

Monthly share of daytime hours that match the weather conditions above
MonthMatch rate
January8.3%
February18.8%
March25.8%
April57.4%
May72.5%
June51.0%
July23.9%
August31.3%
September60.2%
October67.5%
November30.6%
December8.5%
About this location and data
Urban-centre population
503,676
Elevation
140 m
Coordinates
35.35°N, 119.02°W
Urban area
199 km²

Weather averages use 4 ERA5 grid cells, weighted by the area of the urban centre in each cell.

2021-2025 recent-weather sample (not a 30-year normal).

How the weather scores are calculated