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Best time to visit Bakersfield

April is the best time to visit Bakersfield for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 96/100
The least cloud August 9 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth July 36 °C
Cooler weather December 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 96 24 °C 4
2 October 92 27 °C 2
3 November 91 20 °C 4
4 March 89 20 °C 7
5 May 87 29 °C 2
6 February 78 18 °C 7
7 September 73 33 °C 0
8 December 72 16 °C 6
9 January 71 16 °C 7
10 June 71 33 °C 0
11 August 59 36 °C 0
12 July 56 36 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 36 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 16.0 °C 47 mm 54 %
February 17.6 °C 48 mm 53 %
March 20.4 °C 48 mm 49 %
April 24.0 °C 26 mm 39 %
May 28.6 °C 10 mm 29 %
June 33.3 °C 1 mm 13 %
July 36.5 °C 1 mm 12 %
August 36.0 °C under 1 mm 9 %
September 32.9 °C 1 mm 11 %
October 26.6 °C 10 mm 23 %
November 19.8 °C 27 mm 40 %
December 15.5 °C 46 mm 49 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.