Kern County · California
Bakersfield, CA weather averages
NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Bakersfield Ap, 6.3 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.
Quick answer
Bakersfield averages a daily high of 76.9°F and a daily low of 53.6°F across the year, with 6.47 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 97.1°F and December the coldest at 39°F.
- Average annual high
- 76.9°FWarmest month July
- Average annual low
- 53.6°FColdest month December
- Precipitation per year
- 6.47 inWettest month February
- Snowfall per year
- 0.1 in8.5 days at or below 32°F
Bakersfield weather month by month
Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in | Snow in | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56.2 | 39.3 | 1.16 | 0.1 | 39.3 to 56.2 degrees |
| February | 62.8 | 42.4 | 1.24 | 0 | 42.4 to 62.8 degrees |
| March | 68.7 | 46.5 | 1.21 | 0 | 46.5 to 68.7 degrees |
| April | 75 | 50.2 | 0.52 | 0 | 50.2 to 75 degrees |
| May | 83.5 | 57.5 | 0.18 | 0 | 57.5 to 83.5 degrees |
| June | 90.9 | 64.2 | 0.08 | 0 | 64.2 to 90.9 degrees |
| July | 97.1 | 70.5 | — | 0 | 70.5 to 97.1 degrees |
| August | 95.8 | 69 | 0.04 | 0 | 69 to 95.8 degrees |
| September | 90 | 64 | 0.08 | 0 | 64 to 90 degrees |
| October | 79.4 | 55 | 0.3 | 0 | 55 to 79.4 degrees |
| November | 65.7 | 44.6 | 0.64 | 0 | 44.6 to 65.7 degrees |
| December | 56.6 | 39 | 1.02 | 0 | 39 to 56.6 degrees |
Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00023155, Bakersfield Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals
How to read Bakersfield climate normals
What a climate normal is, and what it is not.
A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Bakersfield Ap, 6.3 km from the centre of Bakersfield. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Bakersfield sees about 99.8 days a year at or above 90°F and about 19 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.
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