Climate of Bakersfield

Bakersfield has a desert climate. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Bakersfield is 47° degrees and there is about 60 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 302 days a year with an average humidity of 46% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 15°C and 35°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 19°C
Rain: it rains 50 days and there is a total of approximately 151 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3536 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 15°C and 35°C
Warmest month:	35°C in July
Coldest month:	15°C in December
Night temperature:	between 5°C and 19°C
Dry days:	315 days
Days with rain:	50 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	151 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3536 hours

Climate of Bakersfield
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Bakersfield
The best travel time for Bakersfield
Climate of Bakersfield by month
Experiences with the weather of Bakersfield

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Bakersfield.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Bakersfield.

Climate table of Bakersfield

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Bakersfield. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Bakersfield might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	61	61	66	72	78	89	96	94	90	78	67	58
Night temp. (°F)	42	41	44	47	52	59	65	65	61	54	47	40
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	10	12	9	5	2	0	2	0	1	2	5	11
Days with rain	7	7	9	6	3	1	2	1	2	3	3	6
Dry days	24	21	22	24	28	29	29	30	28	28	27	25
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	7	7	9	11	12	12	12	12	11	8	7	7
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	3	3	4	5	6	7	7	6	6	5	4	3

Best time to visit Bakersfield

The best time to visit Bakersfield in the state of California is from March through June and September through November. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Bakersfield is 96°F in July and the lowest is 58°F in December.

Climate of Bakersfield by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Bakersfield? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January