Annual mean 18°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind W
Warmest
33.9 °C
Coldest
12.0 °C
Wettest
14%
Windiest
4.4 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Bakersfield over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 34°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. Bakersfield has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 4% in June, the driest month, to 14% in March, the wettest. Winds in Bakersfield are highest in May, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Bakersfield come in July, when the sky is typically 4% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 33%.
Month by month Bakersfield climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
13°C
7°C
10°C
14%
32%
2.7 m/s
17
0
75
February
15°C
7°C
11°C
12%
26%
2.8 m/s
36
0
77
March
17°C
9°C
13°C
14%
33%
3.2 m/s
46
3
80
April
21°C
12°C
17°C
10%
20%
3.5 m/s
68
15
74
May
25°C
15°C
21°C
9%
15%
3.8 m/s
73
32
58
June
30°C
21°C
27°C
4%
6%
3.7 m/s
51
57
28
July
34°C
23°C
30°C
4%
4%
3.5 m/s
25
65
10
August
33°C
22°C
30°C
6%
5%
3.1 m/s
26
67
10
September
29°C
19°C
27°C
5%
7%
2.9 m/s
52
60
27
October
25°C
14°C
21°C
5%
10%
2.6 m/s
76
30
59
November
18°C
9°C
14°C
10%
19%
2.4 m/s
54
2
86
December
13°C
7°C
10°C
13%
32%
2.5 m/s
18
0
75
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bakersfield weather by season
Year round, Bakersfield has days of about 13°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 34°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bakersfield weather in winterDecember to February
High 14°CLow 7°CRain 13%
Winter in Bakersfield has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Bakersfield weather in springMarch to May
High 21°CLow 12°CRain 11%
Spring in Bakersfield has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Bakersfield weather in summerJune to August
High 32°CLow 22°CRain 5%
Summer in Bakersfield has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
Bakersfield weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 14°CRain 6%
Autumn in Bakersfield has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bakersfield?
Bakersfield has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 4% in June, the driest month, to 14% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is Bakersfield windiest?
Winds in Bakersfield are highest in May, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Bakersfield year round?
The average temperature in Bakersfield over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 34°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.