Climate averages 1991–2020
Bakersfield weather
in April.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Bakersfield: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 04 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Visalia (109 km away). In April its highs average 21.8°C, 0.7°C cooler than Bakersfield, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bakersfield ranks joint 134th of 498 for the warmest April highs and 76th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Bakersfield is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.7°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 27 mm to 9.8 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bakersfield climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.3°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 47 | 7.5 | 10.110 h |
| February | 16.7°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 49 | 7.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.3°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 48 | 7.3 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 22.6°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 27 | 4.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.3°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.8 | 2.1 | 14.014 h |
| June | 32.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.515 h |
| July | 35.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 35.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| September | 31.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.5°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 11 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.0°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 26 | 4.7 | 10.310 h |
| December | 14.8°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 48 | 6.9 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Visalia in AprilUnited States · 109 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 9.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in AprilUnited States · 110 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 9.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Lancaster in AprilUnited States · 110 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in AprilUnited States · 117 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Palmdale in AprilUnited States · 121 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.7°C · 23 mm rain
- Santa Barbara in AprilUnited States · 123 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Ventura in AprilUnited States · 124 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 10.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Simi Valley in AprilUnited States · 125 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 22 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bakersfield) is explained once on the Bakersfield year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.